Album · Ultravox
Quartet by Ultravox
Quartet is an album by Ultravox, released in 1982. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 13 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Reap the Wild Wind”, on 12 lists with a best position of #90.
Quartet, Ultravox's sixth album, arrived on Chrysalis on 15 October 1982, and fittingly it's the work of the band's best-known foursome: Midge Ure singing and playing guitar, Billy Currie on keyboards, Chris Cross on bass and Warren Cann on drums. Ure had long since replaced John Foxx out front and steered the group into the charts, and for this one they handed the controls to George Martin.
The result is synth-pop in a tailored suit: sweeping keyboards, a crisp, marching beat and Ure's big, dramatic voice, everything polished to a high gleam. "Reap the Wild Wind" is the song that has lasted on the countdowns, with "Visions in Blue" turning up too. The album went to number six in Britain, earned a gold disc before 1982 was out, and even made a dent in Germany and the States.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Quartet on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reap the Wild Wind | 12 | #90 | – | 1983–2021 | |
| 2 | Visions in Blue | 1 | #1974 | – | 2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.