![]() "A Matter of Feeling" was released in January 1988 as a promotional single in Brazil. In the US, the single was released under the title "The Presidential Suite". It was their first single to be released on CD (catalogue number CD TOUR 1), which featured all the tracks from the 12-inch vinyl single. " Meet El Presidente", released to coincide with the tour in April 1987, reached No. These were initially released on a US-only promotional 12-inch single with mixes of "Meet El Presidente" on the flip-side. To commemorate the band's 1987 Strange Behaviour Tour, several promotional-only remixes were commissioned for "Skin Trade", including the "Parisian Mix" and the "S.O.S. In the UK and US, the single was released in a plain pink/red sleeve, though the original sleeve was released in Canada and France. The sleeve to the "Skin Trade" single was banned in several countries, as it featured an airbrushed naked female buttock. Bassist John Taylor has since been quoted as saying that his disillusion with the charts began when "Skin Trade" failed to reach the UK top 20. ![]() "Skin Trade" was a Bowie-flavoured track notable for Le Bon singing in a Prince-like falsetto, as well as featuring the Borneo Horns quite heavily. It was the first Duran Duran single to be released with a second remix 12-inch single, led off by a remix by The Latin Rascals. The album's lead single " Notorious" was a commercial success, reaching number two in the United States and number seven in the United Kingdom. In addition to the album and lead single named for the film Notorious (1946), there was also Vertigo (1958) and Rope (1948), the original title for "Hold Me". This is due to having a number of tracks titled after Hitchcock movies. In years to come, the band would refer to Notorious as their Alfred Hitchcock-inspired album. The remaining three members continued as a trio, recruiting Missing Persons guitarist Warren Cuccurullo and drummer Steve Ferrone to play on the album. Drummer Roger Taylor was too exhausted to continue in the music business, and guitarist Andy Taylor soon also left the band after taking part in some early recording sessions for the album. When they reconvened in 1986 to record a new studio album with Nile Rodgers the band faced several problems and conflicts. The box set also includes remixes, live tracks and the Working for the Skin Trade live video (for the first time on DVD).Īfter their extensive 1984 world tour Duran Duran took a break and eventually split into two different side projects, Arcadia and the Power Station. In 2010, EMI released a raft of material surrounding the Notorious reissue consisting of a two-disc set, a deluxe three-disc set, a digital only EP and a digital only live album. ![]() Produced by the band with Nile Rodgers, the album showcased a new 'funk-pop' musical direction for the band, emphasizing bass and brass, as exemplified by the singles " Notorious" and " Skin Trade". The album peaked at number 16 on the UK Albums Chart and at number 12 on the US Billboard 200. Notorious is the fourth studio album by English new wave band Duran Duran, released on 21 November 1986 by EMI Records. ![]()
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