Tracklist

A1	That Was Then But This Is Now	3:33
A2	Love's A Dangerous Language	3:39
A3	If I Ever Thought You'd Be Lonely	3:55
A4	The Power Of Persuasion	3:31
A5	Beauty Stab	2:06
A6	By Default By Design	4:07
B1	Hey Citizen!	3:55
B2	King Money	4:02
B3	Bite The Hand	3:06
B4	Unzip	2:49
B5	S.O.S.	4:48
B6	United Kingdom	3:19

Companies, etc.

• Published By – Neutron Music
• Published By – 10 Music Ltd.
• Recorded At – Sarm West Studios
• Recorded At – Sarm East Studios
• Recorded At – The Town House
• Recorded At – Abbey Road Studios
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Polygram
• Manufactured By – G.P.I. S.A.

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Stephen Singleton
• Arranged By [Strings] – ABC, David Bedford
• Bass – Alan Spenner
• Design [Album Sleeve] – ABC, Keith Breeden
• Drums – Andy Newmark
• Engineer [Abbey Road Studios] – John Kurlander
• Engineer [Sarm Studios East And West] – Bob Kraushaar
• Engineer [Townhouse Studios] – Keith Nixon
• Guitar, Piano, Synthesizer – Mark White
• Management [For Partisan Management Ltd.] – Robert Warr
• Management [North America, For Lookout Management, Inc.] – Bill Gerber
• Oboe – David Theodore
• Percussion – Louis Jardim*
• Photography By – Gered Mankowitz
• Producer – ABC, Gary Langan
• Recorder – Adrian Brett
• Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Howie Casey
• Vocals – Martin Fry
• Written-By, Arranged By – White*, Fry*, Singleton*

Notes

Recording of the album took place throughout August, September and October 1983 at Sarm Studios East and West, Townhouse Studios and Abbey Road Studios.

Made in Greece

Track durations are not listed on the release.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: AEPI

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
NTRL 2, 814 661-1	ABC	Beauty Stab ‎(LP, Album)	Neutron Records, Phonogram	NTRL 2, 814 661-1	UK	1983
25PP-103	ABC	Beauty Stab ‎(LP, Album, Promo)	Mercury	25PP-103	Japan	1983
VOG-1-3332	ABC	Beauty Stab ‎(LP, Album)	Vertigo	VOG-1-3332	Canada	1983
536 397-2	ABC	Beauty Stab ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	Mercury, Spectrum Music	536 397-2	UK	Unknown
814 661-4	ABC	Beauty Stab ‎(Cass, Album)	Mercury	814 661-4	New Zealand	1983

Tracklist

A1	That Was Then But This Is Now
A2	Love's A Dangerous Language
A3	If I Ever Thought You'd Be Lonely
A4	The Power Of Persuasion
A5	Beauty Stab
A6	By Default By Design
B1	Hey Citizen!
B2	King Money
B3	Bite The Hand
B4	Unzip
B5	S.O.S.
B6	United Kingdom

Companies, etc.

• Published By – Neutron Music
• Published By – 10 Music Ltd.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Phonogram Ltd. (London)
• Manufactured By – Polydor Records Ltd.

Credits

• Producer – ABC, Gary Langan
• Written-By, Arranged By – White*, Fry*, Singleton*

Notes

℗ 1983 Phonogram Ltd (Ldn)
Original sound recording made by Phonogram Ltd. (Ldn)
Made in Ireland

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side 1, stamped): NTRL 2 A//2∇420 H 1 3 TOWNHOUSE
• Matrix / Runout (Side 2, stamped): NTRL 2 B//2∇420 H 1 3 TOWNHOUSE

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
NTRL 2, 814 661-1	ABC	Beauty Stab ‎(LP, Album)	Neutron Records, Phonogram	NTRL 2, 814 661-1	UK	1983
25PP-103	ABC	Beauty Stab ‎(LP, Album, Promo)	Mercury	25PP-103	Japan	1983
VOG-1-3332	ABC	Beauty Stab ‎(LP, Album)	Vertigo	VOG-1-3332	Canada	1983
536 397-2	ABC	Beauty Stab ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	Mercury, Spectrum Music	536 397-2	UK	Unknown
814 661-4	ABC	Beauty Stab ‎(Cass, Album)	Mercury	814 661-4	New Zealand	1983

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