CHINA CRISIS - WORKING WITH FIRE AND STEEL -ALBUM VINILO ORIGINAL 1984 VIRGIN ESPAÑA

China Crisis es un grupo inglés de música pop, formado por Gary Daly (voz, teclista, bajista) y Edward Lundon (voz, guitarrista y teclista), los dos originarios de Kirkby (Liverpool, Merseyside). A lo largo de su existencia han sido acompañados por otros músicos, pero su núcleo siempre ha sido el dúo Daly/Lundon.

Su estilo musical es cercano a la New wave, con letras que ocasionalmente incluían comentarios sociopolíticos. Sus canciones más conocidas son "Christian", "Wishful thinking" y "Black Man Ray", aparecidas entre 1982 y 1985. Durante la gira de reunión de los Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, también de Liverpool, China Crisis hicieron de teloneros.

Ya antes de la edición de su sencillo "Christian" el percusionista David Reilly había dejado el grupo; Daly y Lundon lo sustituyeron con una sección rítmica completa, el bajista Gary "Gazza" Johnson y el batería Kevin Wilkinson. Con esta formación China Crisis editaron en 1983 una serie de singles ("Tragedy and Mystery", "Working with Fire and Steel"; los dos fueron éxitos moderados en el Reino Unido, si bien el segundo llegó al número 27 de las listas dance norteamericanas) y su segundo disco, "Working with Fire and Steel - Posible Pop Songs Volume Two". El álbum, en el cual China Crisis experimentaron con nuevas sonoridades (saxófono, oboe e incluso arreglos orquestales), mejoró los resultados de su disco de debut, preparando su gran éxito: el sencillo "Wishful Thinking", editado en enero de 1984; "Wishful Thinking" consiguió llegar al número 9 británico, al top 20 alemán y fue considerablemente popular en Suecia.

The band was signed to Virgin Records and recorded their debut album, Difficult Shapes & Passive Rhythms, Some People Think It's Fun to Entertain, which was released in December 1982. A re-release of "African and White" became China Crisis' first hit in the United Kingdom, reaching No. 45 in the UK Singles Chart. The follow-up single, "Christian", made UK No. 12 in early 1983 and brought them to national prominence.By the time of this success; Reilly had left the band, but had remained with the band long enough to co-write and perform on "Christian", along with session musician Steve Levy playing oboe and saxophone. The album peaked at No. 21 in the UK Albums Chart. During this period the band toured supporting Simple Minds (as discussed in interviews on the DVD Live in Concert at the Paul McCartney Auditorium Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts).

Adding Gary "Gazza" Johnson (bass guitar) and Waterboys drummer Kevin Wilkinson to the line-up, a second album, Working with Fire and Steel – Possible Pop Songs Volume Two, was released in November 1983.Tracks included the singles "Tragedy and Mystery" (released six months earlier) and "Hanna Hanna" as well as the title track, "Working with Fire and Steel", which became a hit single in Australia. The album was a Top 20 success in the UK, and China Crisis spent 1984 and 1985 making their biggest chart run, beginning with their only UK Top 10 hit single, "Wishful Thinking", which peaked at No. 9.

Working with Fire and Steel – Possible Pop Songs Volume Two is the second studio album by English new wave group China Crisis, released in 1983.

All tracks written by Daly/Lundon.

Side 1:

1."Working with Fire and Steel" – 3:41

2."When the Piper Calls" – 4:04

3."Hanna Hanna" – 3:29

4."Animals in Jungles" – 3:40

5."Here Comes a Raincloud" – 4:16

Side 2:

6."Wishful Thinking" – 4:42

7."Tragedy and Mystery" – 4:03

8."Papua" – 3:36

9."The Gates of Door to Door" – 4:16

10."The Soul Awakening" – 4:36