Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat

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For the illusion of pulling a rabbit from a hat, see Hat-trick (magic trick).
Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat
Studio album by
Sparks
ReleasedJune 1984
StudioOasis Studios (Los Angeles, California)
GenreSynth-pop[1]
Length39:47
LabelAtlantic
ProducerIan Little
Sparks chronology
In Outer Space
(1983) 		Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat
(1984) 		Music That You Can Dance To
(1986)
Singles from Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat
  1. "With All My Might"
    Released: June 1984
  2. "Pretending to Be Drunk"
    Released: 1984
  3. "Progress"
    Released: 1984
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat is the thirteenth studio album by American pop and rock duo Sparks, released in June 1984 by Atlantic Records. It was not very well received and failed to capitalise on the commercial success of their previous studio album In Outer Space (1983). The album developed the light synth-pop sound of In Outer Space but with slightly darker lyrics revolving around Ron Mael's favourite subject matter: relationships.

Release

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Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat didn't make the U.S. Billboard 200. However, it did chart at No. 202 on the Billboard Bubbling Under the Top Pop Albums chart, which was considered disappointing given the popularity of their previous studio album In Outer Space (1983). In the UK, where the duo hadn't charted since 1979, the album was also unsuccessful.

Three singles were lifted from the album. The lead single, "With All My Might", reached No. 104 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles and made the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, where it peaked at No. 28.[2][3]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Ron Mael and Russell Mael.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat"4:07
2."Love Scenes"4:20
3."Pretending to Be Drunk"3:38
4."Progress"4:43
5."With All My Might"4:06
Side two
No.TitleLength
6."Sparks in the Dark (Part One)"0:28
7."Everybody Move"2:58
8."A Song That Sings Itself"4:29
9."Sisters"3:53
10."Kiss Me Quick"4:07
11."Sparks in the Dark (Part Two)"2:58
Total length:39:47
Repertoire Records bonus tracks (2013)
No.TitleLength
12."Sparks in the Dark" (Extended Club Mix)3:57
13."Pretending to Be Drunk" (Extended Version)5:39
14."Progress" (Extended Club Mix)6:15
15."With All My Might" (Extended Club Mix)6:40
16."Kiss Me Quick" (Extended Version)5:39
Total length:67:57

Personnel

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Credits are adapted from the Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat liner notes.[4]

Sparks

Additional musicians

Production and design

  • Ian Little – production
  • Steve Bates – engineering
  • Brian Reeves, Dave Bianco, Mick Guzauski – mixing
  • Ron Mael – cover concept
  • Stan Watts – cover illustration
  • Larry Vigon – art direction and design
  • Jim Shea – photography
  • Burt Hülpüsch – re-design

Charts

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Album

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Chart (1984) Peak
position
US Billboard Bubbling Under the Top LPs[5] 202

Singles

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References

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