Introspective

This article is about the Pet Shop Boys album. For the album by Amber Smith, see Introspective (Amber Smith album). For the album by John Holt, see John Holt (singer). For other uses, see Introspection (disambiguation).

Introspective
One of several CD editions
Studio album by
Pet Shop Boys
Released10 October 1988 (1988-10-10)
Recorded1987–1988
Studio
Genre
Length48:03
LabelParlophone
Producer
Pet Shop Boys chronology
Actually
(1987) 		Introspective
(1988) 		Behaviour
(1990)
Singles from Introspective
  1. "Domino Dancing"
    Released: 12 September 1988
  2. "Left to My Own Devices"
    Released: 14 November 1988
  3. "It's Alright"
    Released: 26 June 1989
Alternative cover
Vinyl cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Los Angeles Times[4]
NME"squillion"/10[5]
Q[6]
Record Mirror4/5[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[9]
Spin Alternative Record Guide10/10[10]
Uncut8/10[11]
The Village VoiceA−[12]

Introspective is the third studio album by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released on 10 October 1988 by Parlophone.[13] It received generally positive reviews from critics.

  1. ^ John Leland (18 December 1988). "The Pet Shop Boys Make a Science of Ambiguity". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  2. ^ Bennun, David (12 November 2018). "The House That Neil & Chris Built: Introspective By Pet Shop Boys Revisited". The Quietus. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  3. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Introspective – Pet Shop Boys". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  4. ^ Hunt, Dennis (13 November 1988). "Dancing and Thinking". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  5. ^ Ellen, Barbara (15 October 1988). "A Six-Pack of Tennant's Please". NME. p. 45.
  6. ^ "Irresistible". Q. No. 26. November 1988.
  7. ^ Culp, Nancy (15 October 1988). "Pet Shop Boys: Introspective". Record Mirror. p. 32.
  8. ^ Coleman, Mark (1 December 1988). "Pet Shop Boys: Introspective". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 13 July 2007. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  9. ^ Hull, Tom (2004). "Pet Shop Boys". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 630–631. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  10. ^ Sheffield, Rob (1995). "Pet Shop Boys". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 294–295. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  11. ^ Dalton, Stephen (March 2018). "Pet Shop Boys: Please / Actually / Introspective". Uncut. No. 250. p. 43.
  12. ^ Christgau, Robert (14 March 1989). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  13. ^ "Introspective". PetShopBoys.co.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2016.[permanent dead link]