Actually
Sign in to saveActually (stylised as Pet Shop Boys, actually.) is the second studio album by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released on 7 September 1987 by Parlophone in the United Kingdom and by EMI Manhattan in North America. The album features two number one singles, "It's a Sin" and "Heart", and a duet with Dusty Springfield, "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" Actually is the Pet Shop Boys' top-selling album in the UK, certified triple platinum with over one million sales; worldwide it has sold over four million copies.
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Los Angeles band led by a model named Ashley Ivy Huizenga. Their content is often linked with explicit sex, horror imageries and seduction. They classify themselves as "Snuff Pop" and "Slut Wave". Now in band Patriarchy. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Actually">Read more on Last.fm</a>
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- studio
- Album.name
- Actually
- Album.artist
- Pet Shop Boys
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- Pet Shop Boys - Actually.png
- Album.alt
- The duo wearing tuxedos, with one person on the right side yawning and the other staring at the viewer. The words "Pet Shop Boys, actually." appear on top.
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- yes
- Album.recorded
- 1986–1987
- Album.studio
- Sarm West and Advision (London)
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- Parlophone
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- Disco
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- 1986
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- Introspective
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Key dates
- Published
- 21 September 1987
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- album
- Genre
- synth-pop
- Producer
- Shep Pettibone
- Performer
- Pet Shop Boys
- Lyrics by
- Neil Tennant
- Distribution format
- music streaming
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- English language
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- United Kingdom
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- studio album
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18 sectionsContents
- Background and recording
- Music
- Album cover
- Release and promotion
- Critical reception
- Usage in other media
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Pet Shop Boys
- Additional musicians
- Technical
- Artwork
- Charts
- Weekly charts
- Year-end charts
- Certifications and sales
- See also
- References
Actually (stylised as Pet Shop Boys, actually.) is the second studio album by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released on 7 September 1987 by Parlophone in the United Kingdom and by EMI Manhattan in North America. The album features two number one singles, "It's a Sin" and "Heart", and a duet with Dusty Springfield, "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" Actually is the Pet Shop Boys' top-selling album in the UK, certified triple platinum with over one million sales; worldwide it has sold over four million copies.
==Background and recording== For their second album, Pet Shop Boys still had material from their early songwriting days, including "It's a Sin" (1982), "Rent" (1984), and "One More Chance" which they had recorded with Bobby Orlando and released as an unsuccessful single outside the UK in 1984. "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" was a collaboration with songwriter Allee Willis, suggested by their manager Tom Watkins; they had hoped to include it on Please (1986) but had to wait for a response from Dusty Springfield.
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