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Worlds Away by Strange Advance
Worlds Away is an album by Strange Advance, released in 1982. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 2 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Worlds Away”, on 2 lists with a best position of #390.
Worlds Away, the debut album from Vancouver new wave outfit Strange Advance, came out on Capitol in November 1982 with Bruce Fairbairn producing. Keyboardist Drew Arnott and bandmate Darryl Kromm built it on a wall of hardware: Yamaha CS-80, Roland Jupiter-8 and a Mellotron, with a Roland TR-808 ticking away underneath, fattened up by real toms and cymbals.
The result is sleek, chilly and melodramatic in the best synth-rock way, all glassy chords and widescreen choruses. "She Controls Me" and "Kiss in the Dark" became Canadian hits, a dance mix of "Love Games" caught on in English clubs, and the moody title track still sounds like it's beaming in from somewhere far off. The record went gold at home and earned the band a Juno nomination for Most Promising Group of the Year in 1983.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Worlds Away on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Worlds Away | 2 | #390 | – | 1991–1999 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.