Sugar Tax (album)

Sugar Tax
Studio album by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Released	7 May 1991 (1991-05-07)
Recorded	1989–1990
Studio	The Pink Museum, Liverpool The Strongroom, London The Town House, London Amazon, Liverpool
Genre	Dance-pop synth-pop
Length	51:17
Label	Virgin
Producer	Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Howard Gray Andy Richards
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark chronology
The Best of OMD (1988) Sugar Tax (1991) Liberator (1993)
Singles from Sugar Tax
"Sailing on the Seven Seas" Released: 18 March 1991 "Pandora's Box" Released: 24 June 1991 "Then You Turn Away" Released: 2 September 1991 "Call My Name" Released: 18 November 1991

Sugar Tax is the eighth studio album by English electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), released on 7 May 1991 by Virgin Records. It was the group's first studio album since 1986's The Pacific Age, and the first of three recorded without co-founder Paul Humphreys, who had departed in 1989. Featuring singer Andy McCluskey alongside a new backing band, Sugar Tax leans towards the then-prevalent dance-pop genre, with McCluskey's songwriting at times being influenced by the breakdown of his relationship with Humphreys.

Sugar Tax has provoked mixed responses from critics since its release, being described as both the equal of OMD's seminal Architecture & Morality (1981), and a "forgettable" entry in the group's catalogue. It nevertheless became one of the band's biggest commercial successes, peaking at number three on the UK Albums Chart and selling three million copies by 2007. The record spawned four singles, including the UK top-10 hits "Sailing on the Seven Seas" and "Pandora's Box".

Sugar Tax is the only OMD album on which Paul Humphreys does not receive a songwriting credit.