Brilliant (album)

Brilliant
Studio album by
Ultravox
Released25 May 2012 (2012-05-25)
RecordedSeptember 2010 – December 2011
Studio
Genre
Length52:48
LabelChrysalis
Producer
Ultravox chronology
The Best of Ultravox
(2003) 		Brilliant
(2012) 		The Albums 1980–2012
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Bolton NewsFavourable[2]
Consequence of Sound[3]
MetroMixed[4]
musicOMH[5]
Release Magazine8/10[6]
The Scotsman[7]
Spin4/10[8]
The West Australian[9]

Brilliant (stylised as Brill!ant) is the eleventh and final studio album by British synth-pop band Ultravox, released on 25 May 2012 by Chrysalis Records. It is the group's first studio album in 18 years, and the first in 28 years from the "classic" Ultravox line-up consisting of Midge Ure, Billy Currie, Warren Cann and Chris Cross (the last being 1984's Lament). The title track was released as its lead single, and premiered on 17 April 2012 on BBC Radio 2.

Brilliant debuted at number 21 on the UK Albums Chart, selling 6,100 copies in its first week.[10] It received mixed reviews from critics.


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  1. ^ O'Brien, Jon. "Brilliant – Ultravox". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  2. ^ Hutchinson, Martin (3 June 2012). "CD Review: Ultravox – Brilliant". The Bolton News. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  3. ^ Ferguson, Jason (31 May 2012). "Album Review: Ultravox – Brilliant". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on 3 June 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  4. ^ Haider, Arwa (28 May 2012). "Ultravox's latest offering fails to live up to Brilliant tag". Metro. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  5. ^ Young, Martyn (27 May 2012). "Ultravox – Brilliant". musicOMH. Archived from the original on 1 July 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  6. ^ Svensson, Fredrik "Schlatta" (28 May 2012). "Ultravox: Brilliant". Release Magazine. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  7. ^ Shepherd, Fiona; Walton, Ken; Mathieson, Kenny; Gilchrist, Jim; Church, Michael (28 May 2012). "Album reviews: Ultravox | Scissor Sisters | Classical | Jazz | Folk | World". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  8. ^ Walters, Barry (6 June 2012). "Ultravox, 'Brilliant' (Capitol/EMI)". Spin. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  9. ^ Dwyer, Michael (25 May 2012). "CD Review: Brilliant (Ultravox)". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  10. ^ Jones, Alan (3 June 2012). "Official Charts Analysis: Gary Barlow LP sells 40k". Music Week. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2018.