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Introspective is the third studio album by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released on 10 October 1988 by Parlophone. It received generally positive reviews from critics.

Background

The album was unusual in that it reversed the typical process by which pop/dance acts released singles. Instead of releasing an album of regular-length (3–5-minute) songs, then releasing lengthy remixes of those songs on subsequent singles, Introspective was released as an LP consisting of songs that all lasted six minutes or more. Tracks released as singles like "Always on My Mind" and "Domino Dancing" had been issued as shorter, more radio-friendly mixes prior to the album. None was released as a radio single in the same form as it appeared on the album. It was also the case for the two other singles "Left to My Own Devices" and "It's Alright".

Of the six tracks on the album, only two were written specifically for the album—"Left to My Own Devices" and "Domino Dancing". "Always on My Mind" and "It's Alright" are cover versions, "I Want a Dog" is a song that previously appeared as B-side of the single "Rent", and "I'm Not Scared" is their own version of a song they had written for Patsy Kensit's pop group Eighth Wonder. "Always on My Mind" was re-recorded for this album and mixed with "In My House", a new acid-house track on the album which expanded the lyric.

Introspective was re-released in 2001 (as were the duo's first six albums) as Introspective/Further Listening 1988–1989. The re-released version was digitally remastered and came with a second disc of B-sides and previously unreleased material from around the time of the album's original release. Yet another re-release followed on 9 February 2009, under the title Introspective: Remastered. This version contains only the six tracks on the original. With the 2009 re-release, the 2001 two-disc re-release was discontinued. On 2 March 2018, the two-disc version of the album was re-released, this time featuring newly remastered versions of the tracks. It was also released as a digital download and on vinyl.

Neil Tennant, in a speech he gave to the Oxford Union, said he regretted releasing Introspective so soon after Actually as he felt the 12-inch nature of the songs may have put some fans off the band and this probably impacted on the sales of Behaviour, the subsequent album critically regarded as the Pet Shop Boys' finest albumШаблон:Citation needed but commercially one of their least successful.Шаблон:Citation needed Nevertheless, Introspective remains, according to Tennant, the best-selling Pet Shop Boys album internationally. It peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart, behind U2's Rattle and Hum.

Track listing

Notes

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Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Introspective.

Pet Shop Boys

• Neil Tennant
• Chris Lowe

Additional musicians

• Richard Niles – orchestra arrangement and conducting Шаблон:Small
• Sally Bradshaw – additional vocals Шаблон:Small
• Josh Milan – piano solo Шаблон:Small
• Fro Sossa – additional keyboards Шаблон:Small
• Mike Bakst – additional keyboards, brass score Шаблон:Small
• Nestor Gomez – guitar Шаблон:Small
• Tony Concepción – brass, trumpet solo Шаблон:Small
• Kenneth William Faulk, Dana Tebor, Ed Calle – brass Шаблон:Small
• Lewis A. Martineé – brass arrangements Шаблон:Small
• The Voice in Fashion – backing vocals Шаблон:Small
• Blue Weaver – Fairlight programming Шаблон:Small
• Andy Richards, Gary Maughan – Fairlight programming Шаблон:Small
• Judy Bennett, Sharon Blackwell, H. Robert Carr, Mario Friendo, Derek Green, Michael Hoyte, Herbie Joseph, Paul Lee, Gee Morris, Dee Ricketts, Iris Sutherland, Yvonne White – additional vocals Шаблон:Small

Technical

• Trevor Horn – production Шаблон:Small
• Stephen Lipson – production, engineering Шаблон:Small
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• David Jacob – engineering Шаблон:Small; production Шаблон:Small
• Mike Nielsen – engineering Шаблон:Small
• Frankie Knuckles – mix, additional production Шаблон:Small
• John Poppo – mix engineering Шаблон:Small
• Lewis A. Martineé – production, engineering, mixing Шаблон:Small
• Mike Couzzi – engineering Шаблон:Small
• César Sogbe – engineering assistance Шаблон:Small
• Julian Mendelsohn – production, engineering Шаблон:Small

Artwork

• Mark Farrow – cover design
• Pet Shop Boys – cover design
• Eric Watson – photography

Charts

Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for Introspective

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)	11
European Albums (Music & Media)	3
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)	1
Icelandic Albums (Tónlist)	5
Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)	9
Japanese Albums (Oricon)	7
Spanish Albums (AFYVE)	3

Year-end charts

1988 year-end chart performance for Introspective

Chart (1988)	Position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)	80
European Albums (Music & Media)	65
UK Albums (Gallup)	24

1989 year-end chart performance for Introspective

Chart (1989)	Position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)	73
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)	61