1985 ABC – How To Be A … Zillionaire!
How To Be A … Zillionaire! is the third studio album by English pop band ABC. It was originally released in October 1985, on the labels Neutron, Mercury and Vertigo.
It is the group’s only album to feature founder members Martin Fry and Mark White flanked by new members Eden and David Yarritu, the latter two credited merely as “performers” with effectively no or limited musical contribution to the album. The four-piece was also presented in a cartoon form for the album’s artwork and promotional videos, and wore outrageous costumes and played false instruments for “live” promotional performances.
Tracks
1 Fear Of The World (Mark White; Martin Fry) 03:50
2 Be Near Me (Mark White; Martin Fry) 03:39
3 Vanity Kills (Mark White; Martin Fry) 03:29
4 Ocean Blue (Mark White; Martin Fry) 03:33
5 15 Storey Halo (Mark White; Martin Fry) 05:34
6 A To Z (Mark White; Martin Fry) 02:49
7 How To Be A Millionaire (Mark White; Martin Fry) 03:35
8 Tower Of London (Mark White; Martin Fry) 03:39
9 So Hip It Hurts (Mark White; Martin Fry) 04:19
10 Between You & Me (Mark White; Martin Fry) 03:20
Musicians
| Drums | Keith Leblanc |
| Piano | Don Snow |
| Synthesizer | Mark White |
| Synthesizer | Don Snow |
| Programming | Mark White |
| Programming | Keith Leblanc |
| Sampler | Mark White |
| Sampler | Gary Moberley |
| Scratches | Eden |
| Vocals | Eden |
| Vocals | Martin Fry |
Other Musicians
1 Fear Of The World
| Guitar (Synthesizer) | Gary Moberley |
| HiHAt | David Palmer |
| Background Vocals | Jackie Challenor |
| Background Vocals | Lorenza Johnson |
| Background Vocals | Mae McKenna |
2 Be Near Me
| Bass | Brad Lang |
| HiHAt | David Palmer |
3 Vanity Kills
| HiHAt | David Palmer |
| Trumpet | Guy Barker |
| Background Vocals | Alan Carvell |
4 Ocean Blue
| Bass | Brad Lang |
| Background Vocals | Alan Carvell |
5 15 Storey Halo
| Drums | Chris Whitten |
| Background Vocals | Alan Carvell |
7 How To Be A Millionaire
| Guitar | David Williams |
| Background Vocals | Jackie Challenor |
| Background Vocals | Lorenza Johnson |
| Background Vocals | Mae McKenna |
8 Tower Of London
| Guitar | Skip McDonald |
| Background Vocals | Jackie Challenor |
| Background Vocals | Lorenza Johnson |
| Background Vocals | Mae McKenna |
9 So Hip It Hurts
| Background Vocals | Jackie Challenor |
| Background Vocals | Lorenza Johnson |
| Background Vocals | Mae McKenna |
10 Between You & Me
| Bass | Brad Lang |
| Background Vocals | Alan Carvell |
Liner Notes
Producer – Mark White, Martin Fry
Arranged By – Mark White
Arranged By (Gundigai Brass) – Gary Moberley (Tracks 5, 9)
Engineer – Martyn Webster
Engineer (Assistant) – Charles Harrowell, Dietmar Schillinger, Heff Moraes, Mark Stent, Mike Drake, Paul Corkett, Paul Wright
Mixed By – Julian Mendelsohn (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Mixed By – Martyn Webster (Tracks 2, 6)
Artwork – ABC, Best Films, DKB, Keith Breeden
Photography By – Nick Knight
Mastered At The Town House
Mixed At Sarm West Studios
Recorded At Jacobs Studios
Phonographic Copyright Phonogram Ltd (London)
Copyright Phonogram Ltd (London)