Shanghaied!

Shanghaied!
Studio album by
Mi-Sex
ReleasedOctober 1981
StudiosStudios 301, Music Farms Studios, Sydney
GenresNew wave, synth-pop
Length35:01
LabelCBS
ProducersJohn L Sayers and Misex
Mi-Sex chronology
Space Race
(1980)		 Shanghaied!
(1981)		 Where Do They Go?
(1983)
Singles from Shanghaied!
  1. "Falling In and Out"
    Released: April 1981
  2. "Missing Person"
    Released: September 1981
  3. "Shanghaied!"
    Released: November 1981

Shanghaied! is the third studio album by New Zealand new wave band Mi-Sex, released in October 1981. The album peaked at number 28 on the Australian Kent Music Report.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarHalf star

Ian McFarlane described the album as "arguably the band's best album... [which] failed to impress the record-buying public."

Track listing

Vinyl/cassette (237701)
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Jungle"Kevin Stanton, Murray Burns3:23
2."Be Quiet"Stanton, Burns, Steve Gilpin3:37
3."Mystery"Stanton2:13
4."Water"Stanton, Don Martin3:20
5."Talking to Myself"Stanton3:39
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Missing Person"Richard Hodgkinson2:44
2."Tears in Her Wine"Stanton, Burns3:19
3."Caught in the Act"Hodgkinson2:47
4."Shanghaied!"Stanton, Burns3:24
5."Falling In and Out"Stanton, Burns3:19
6."Young Maniacs"Stanton3:15

Charts

Chart (1981–1982) Peak
position
Australian Kent Music Report 28

References

  1. ↑ "Mi-Sex – Shanghaied!". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  2. ↑ McFarlane, 'Mi-Sex' entry. Archived from the original on 7 August 2004. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  3. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 204. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.