Sparks - No. 1 In Heaven (1979/2019) [Complete 2xCD] 40th Anniversary Edition

Nº 1 in Heaven is the eighth studio album by American pop and rock band Sparks. Recorded with Italian disco producer Giorgio Moroder, the album marked a change of musical direction for the group and became influential on later synth-pop bands.

Released in March 1979 by Virgin Records (with initial copies on colored vinyl) and later licensed to Elektra Records in the US, Nº 1 in Heaven renewed interest in the band after disappointing sales of the preceding albums Big Beat (1976) and Introducing Sparks (1977). It is the band's only album on Elektra, the fourth label that the band was signed to in the US.

Tracklist:
CD-1
01 - Tryouts for the Human Race 0:00
02 - Academy Award Performance 6:06
03 - La Dolce Vita 11:08
04 - Beat the Clock 17:03
05 - My Other Voice 21:28
06 - The Number One Song in Heaven 26:24

CD-2
07 - Tryouts for the Human Race (Alternative Long Version) 33:52
08 - Peter Cook's Promo Spot for 'No. 1 in Heaven' 41:48
09 - The Number One Song in Heaven (Single Version) 44:28
10 - Beat the Clock (Long Version)
11 - Peter Cook's Promo Spot for 'Tryouts for the Human Race'
12 - Tryouts for the Human Race (Single Version)

Personnel
Credits are adapted from the Nº 1 in Heaven liner notes.

Sparks
Ron Mael – keyboards, synthesiser, vocals
Russell Mael – vocals

Additional musicians
Keith Forsey – drums
Giorgio Moroder – synthesiser, vocoder
Dan Wyman – synthesiser programming
Chris Bennett, Dennis Young, Jack Moran – backing vocals