Organisation (album)

Organisation
Studio album by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Released	24 October 1980 (1980-10-24)
Recorded	1980
Studio	Gramophone Suite (Liverpool) Ridge Farm (Rusper) Advision (London) The Manor (Shipton-on-Cherwell)
Genre	Synth-pop new wave
Length	40:05
Label	Dindisc
Producer	OMD Mike Howlett
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark chronology
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (1980) Organisation (1980) Architecture & Morality (1981)
Singles from Organisation
"Enola Gay" Released: 26 September 1980

Organisation is the second studio album by English electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), released on 24 October 1980 by Dindisc. On Organisation the group worked with a producer for the first time, enlisting former Gong bass player Mike Howlett, while session musician Malcolm Holmes became the band's full-time drummer. The record is noted for its dark, melancholic tone in comparison to other OMD releases.

Organisation met with favourable reviews and provided OMD with their first top-10 album in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number six on the UK Albums Chart. "Enola Gay" was the only single taken from the record, and was the group's fourth entry on the UK Singles Chart, reaching number eight. Organisation was remastered and re-released in 2003, with several bonus tracks.