X (INXS album)

X
Studio album by
INXS
Released25 September 1990
Recorded1989–1990
StudioRhinoceros 2 (Sydney, Australia), AIR (London, UK)
GenreAlternative rock, pop rock
Length41:42
LabelWEA, Atlantic, Mercury
ProducerChris Thomas
INXS chronology
Kick
(1987) 		X
(1990) 		Live Baby Live
(1991)
Singles from X
  1. "Suicide Blonde"
    Released: 20 August 1990 (US)[1]
  2. "Disappear"
    Released: November 1990
  3. "Bitter Tears"
    Released: February 1991 (AUS)
  4. "By My Side"
    Released: 18 March 1991 (UK)[2]

X is the seventh studio album by Australian rock band INXS, released on 25 September 1990 through WEA in Australia, Mercury Records in Europe, and Atlantic Records in the United States and Canada. The follow-up to the massive seller Kick, X scored hits with "Suicide Blonde" and "Disappear" (both Top 10 in the US).[3] Both singles were later used in the soundtrack to the 1991 American teen comedy Mystery Date. Two other singles from X were "Bitter Tears" and "By My Side" but they had less chart success.[4] A fifth single, "The Stairs", was only issued in the Netherlands to coincide with the release of the Live Baby Live album.

X was the third consecutive INXS album produced by Chris Thomas. The title, the Roman numeral for "10", represents the band's tenth year since their debut album was released in 1980. X features a sample of blues-harp player Charlie Musselwhite on "Suicide Blonde", and Musselwhite himself playing on "Who Pays the Price" and "On My Way". In 2002, a remastered version of the album was released, which included five previously unreleased tracks.

  1. ^ "RIAA". Recording Industry Association of America.
  2. ^ "Singles Titles A–Z". Music Week. 16 March 1991. p. 19.
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