| Systems of Romance | ||||
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| Released | 8 September 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 1978 | |||
| Studio | Conny's Studio in Cologne, West Germany | |||
| Genre | New wave | |||
| Length | 36:09 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
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Systems of Romance, released on 8 September 1978,[1] is the third album by British new wave band Ultravox (an exclamation mark having been dropped from the name earlier in the year). It was the final recording for the group with original lead singer, lyricist and co-composer John Foxx, and their first album without guitarist Stevie Shears, who had left the band. Shears was replaced by Robin Simon, making his first and only appearance on an Ultravox album. Though not a commercial success, Systems of Romance had a significant influence on the electropop music that came after it.