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I Don’t Speak the Language 1983

electronic, dance 35 min 9 tracks Private I Records

I Don't Speak the Language is the debut studio album by American musician Matthew Wilder, released in 1983 on Private-I and Epic Records. It spawned Wilder's signature hit "Break My Stride".

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Character

Spare, classical in form, cool and unpretentious.

sparerichly built
classical in formformally daring
cooloverwhelming
unpretentious

Tracks

A1Break My Stride3:06
A2The Kid’s American4:37
A3I Don’t Speak the Language4:47
A4Love Above the Ground Floor4:16
B1World of the Rich and Famous4:45
B2Ladder of Lovers4:09
B3I Was There3:04
B4Dreams Keep Bringing You Back4:39
B5I Don’t Speak the Language (reprise)1:26

9 tracks, 35 minutes.

About the album

Artist: Matthew Wilder
Label: Private I Records
Released: 1983
Type: Album
Format: 12" Vinyl
Country: US

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