Ransom Note (album)

"Computer One"/"Day to Day"
Ransom Note
Studio album by Dear Enemy
Released	February 1984
Studio	Sunset Sound Factory
Label	Capitol, EMI Music
Producer	Peter McIan
Dear Enemy chronology
Singles from Ransom Note
	"Computer One"/"Day to Day"; Released: October 1983; "The Good Life"/"On the Line"; Released: February 1984; "Kids on the Street"/"Talking to You"; Released: June 1984;

Ransom Note is the debut and only studio album by Australian indie-pop group Dear Enemy. Ransom Note peaked at No. 15 in Australia.

The album produced two top forty singles in Australia, including "Computer One", which also reached number 59 on the Billboard US Mainstream Rock chart in March 1984.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

Michael Sutton from AllMusic said "Dear Enemy sounds confused throughout much of Ransom Note, yearning for synth pop while developing an unfortunate crush on radio-friendly mainstream rock. Ron Martini's raspy vocals have an affecting tone on 'Computer One' and 'A Bit of Your Heart'; however, on other tracks it resembles the slick, empty voice of John Parr." Sutton continues "On 'All Through the Night', Dear Enemy can't decide if they want to be Ultravox or an arena band. 'On the Line' aims for Robert Palmer's hard-driving pop but crashes into a heap of clichés. 'The Good Life', 'Talking to You' and 'Restless' would be listenable if 'Computer One' hadn't shown that Dear Enemy was capable of writing better material."[2]

Track listing

Side A
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Computer One"	Martin Fisher, Chris Langford	4:43
2.	"The Good Life"	Les Barker	4:28
3.	"Talking to You"	Peter Leslie	4:24
4.	"All Through the Night"	Langford	6:05

Side B
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Kids On the Street"	Langford	3:26
2.	"On the Line"	Langford	3:15
3.	"Restless"	Langford	3:59
4.	"Bit of Your Heart"	Langford	3:40
5.	"Day to Day"	Langford	3:44

Personnel

Peter Leslie – bass, backing vocals
Ian Morrison - drums
Chris Langford - backing vocals
Les Barker - backing vocals
Martin Fisher - keyboard, backing vocals
Ron Martini - lead vocals
Peter McIan - producer

Charts

Chart (1984)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[3]	15

References

"Billboard - Dear Enemy Chart History - Mainstream Rock Songs". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
"Ransom Note on AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). Sydney: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988.

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[billboard-1] "Billboard - Dear Enemy Chart History - Mainstream Rock Songs". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved 21 April 2020.

[2] "Ransom Note on AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 April 2020.

[3] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). Sydney: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988.