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Studio album by Pet Shop Boys
Released 2 September 1996
Recorded 1995–1996
Studio
Bunk Junk & Genius (London)
Sarm West (London)
Sarm Hook End (Checkendon, England)
Axis (New York City)
Bass Hit (New York City)
The State House of Broadcasting and Sound Recording (Moscow)
Genre
Dance-popsynth-popLatin
Length 53:56
Label Parlophone
Producer
Pet Shop BoysChris PorterPaul RobertsDanny TenagliaAndy Williams
Pet Shop Boys chronology
Alternative
(1995) Bilingual
(1996) Essential
(1998)

Bilingual is the sixth studio album by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released in the United Kingdom on 2 September 1996 by Parlophone and in the United States on 10 September 1996 by Atlantic Records. The album reached number four on the UK Albums Chart, lower than their previous five studio albums which had all reached the top three. It yielded four successful singles, with three of them—`Before`, `Se a vida é (That`s the Way Life Is)` and `A Red Letter Day`—reaching the UK top 10; the fourth one, the English/Spanish-language composition `Single-Bilingual`, peaked within the top 20.

Background and recording
Bilingual continues the heavily instrumented arrangements and backing vocals Pet Shop Boys began adding to their music with the album Very (1993). As the title suggests, many of the songs on the album have worldwide influences, particularly from Latin America. After the release of Very, Pet Shop Boys toured South America and were influenced by the beats and rhythms associated with Latin American music. Three of the songs on the album have bilingual lyrics, mixing the English language with Spanish and Portuguese.

Bilingual was recorded between 1995 and 1996 at Bunk Junk & Genius and Sarm West in London; Sarm Hook End near Henley-on-Thames; Axis and Bass Hit in New York City; and the State House of Broadcasting and Sound Recording in Moscow. The album was produced by Pet Shop Boys, Chris Porter, Danny Tenaglia, and K-Klass.[12]

No. Title Lyrics Music Producer(s) Length
1. `Discoteca` Pet Shop Boys 4:37
2. `Single` Pet Shop Boys 3:48
3. `Metamorphosis`
Paul RobertsAndy WilliamsPet Shop Boys
4:03
4. `Electricity` Pet Shop Boys 4:58
5. `Se a vida é (That`s the Way Life Is)` Tennant
AdemarioWellington Epiderme NegraNego do BarbalhoTennantLowe
Pet Shop BoysChris Porter
4:00
6. `It Always Comes as a Surprise`
Pet Shop BoysPorter
6:05
7. `A Red Letter Day` Pet Shop Boys 5:10
8. `Up Against It`
Pet Shop BoysPorter
4:16
9. `The Survivors`
Pet Shop BoysPorter
4:30
10. `Before`
Pet Shop BoysDanny Tenaglia
4:32
11. `To Step Aside`
Pet Shop BoysPorter
3:48
12. `Saturday Night Forever`
Pet Shop BoysTenaglia
3:59
Notes:

`It Always Comes as a Surprise` contains a sample of `Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars)`, performed by Stan Getz and Astrud Gilberto.
`Metamorphosis` contains the lyric `somebody spoke and I went into a dream`, which is taken from The Beatles` song `A Day in the Life`.

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Bilingual.[12]

Pet Shop Boys

Neil Tennant
Chris Lowe
Additional musicians

Pete Gleadall – programming (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7–9, 11, 12)
SheBoom – drums, percussion (tracks 1, 2); additional drums, percussion (track 5)
Robin Jones – additional percussion (track 1); percussion (track 6)
Davide Giovanni – additional vocals (track 1)
Joseph De Jesus – additional vocals (track 1)
Weston Foster – additional vocals (track 1)
Lino Rocha – additional vocals (track 1)
Sylvia Mason-James – vocals (track 3)
Simon Cotsworth – programming (track 3)
Ritchie Birkett – keyboards (track 3)
Trevor Henry/Ignorants – scratching, additional keyboards (track 3)
Kevin Robinson – brass (track 3)
Bud Beadle – brass (track 3)
Fayyaz Virji – brass (track 3)
Mike Innes – brass (track 5)
Noel Langley – brass (track 5)
Richard Sidell – brass (track 5)
Andy Hamilton – brass (tracks 5, 6); saxophone (track 9)
J.J. Belle – guitar (track 5)
Chris Cameron – additional keyboards (tracks 6, 9); string arrangement, string conducting (track 9)
Hugh Burns – guitar (track 6)
Katie Kissoon – additional vocals (tracks 6, 9)
The Choral Academy of Moscow – choir (track 7)
Victor Popov – choir direction (track 7)
Graeme Perkins – choir coordination (track 7)
Alyosha Zolotukhin – choir arrangement (track 7)
Barbara Tucker – additional vocals (tracks 7, 10)
Karen Bernod – additional vocals (tracks 7, 10)
Carole Sylvan – additional vocals (tracks 7, 10)
Johnny Marr – guitar, additional vocals (track 8)
Greg Bone – guitar (track 9)
Andy Duncan – drums, percussion (track 9)
Danny Tenaglia – drum programming (track 10)
Louie `Balo` Guzman – drum programming (track 10)
Peter Daou – keyboards (track 10)
Phil Pagano – programming (track 10)
Eddie Montilla – additional keyboards (track 12)
Technical

Pet Shop Boys – production
Bob Kraushaar – engineering (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7); mixing (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 11)
Paul Roberts – production (track 3)
Andy Williams – production (track 3)
Simon Cotsworth – engineering (track 3)
Chris Porter – production, recording (tracks 5, 6, 8, 9, 11); mixing (tracks 5, 6, 9)
Tatyana Vinnitskaya – choir recording (track 7)
Danny Tenaglia – production (tracks 10, 12)
Dana Vlcek – recording, mix engineering (track 10)
Rob Rives – engineering assistance (tracks 10, 12)
Rich Lowe – engineering (track 12)
Doug DeAngelis – mix engineering (track 12)
Claire Tonkinson – recording assistance
Andrew Green – recording assistance
Tom Elmhirst – recording assistance
Artwork

Mark Farrow Design – sleeve
Pet Shop Boys – sleeve
Chris Heath – photography
José Cea – photography