Terminal Jive

Terminal Jive
Studio album by
Sparks
ReleasedJanuary 28, 1980
Recorded1979
GenreNew wave[1]
Length35:55
LabelVirgin
Producer
Sparks chronology
No. 1 in Heaven
(1979) 		Terminal Jive
(1980) 		Whomp That Sucker
(1981)
Singles from Terminal Jive
  1. "When I'm with You"
    Released: January 1980
  2. "Young Girls"
    Released: May 1980
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Smash Hits9/10[3]

Terminal Jive is the ninth album by the American rock band Sparks and the second recorded with Giorgio Moroder. The album has a disco-vibe like its predecessor but featured fewer synthesizers, opting instead for more electric rock guitar, resulting in a new wave sound.[4] The album was produced by Moroder and Harold Faltermeyer, the latter of whom is claimed to have produced the majority of the album.

Sparks scored a hit single in France with "When I'm with You", which led to them staying in the country for a year promoting the album.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Sparks - Terminal Jive". Allmusic. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  2. ^ AllMusic review
  3. ^ Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (February 21 – March 5): 28.
  4. ^ "Sparks - Terminal Jive". Allmusic. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  5. ^ Answer by Ron to "You invented electroclash [...]" on p. 66 of: Easlea, Daryl (July 2003). "Record Collector Interview: Sparks". Record Collector. No. 287. pp. 60–72. ISSN 0261-250X.
  6. ^ Larkin, Colin (2009). "Sparks". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4 ed.). Muze Inc and Oxford University Press, Inc. doi:10.1093/acref/9780195313734.001.0001. ISBN 9780199726363.