Unorthodox Behaviour

Unorthodox Behaviour is the first album by British jazz fusion group Brand X. It peaked at 191 on the Billboard 200 in 1976, the same year it was released.[1]

Unorthodox Behaviour
Studio album by Brand X
Released	18 June 1976
Recorded	September – October 1975
Studio	Trident Studios, London
Genre	Jazz fusion, progressive rock
Length	41:01
Label	Charisma (UK) Passport (US)
Producer	Brand X, Dennis MacKay
Brand X chronology
Unorthodox Behaviour (1976) Moroccan Roll (1977)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

This album combines jazz fusion with progressive rock. It shows extensive use of improvisation in the extended pieces, which is common in both genres of music.

Track listing

All songs written by Phil Collins, John Goodsall, Robin Lumley, and Percy Jones.

1. "Nuclear Burn" – 6:23
2. "Euthanasia Waltz" – 5:42
3. "Born Ugly" – 8:18
4. "Smacks of Euphoric Hysteria" – 4:30
5. "Unorthodox Behaviour" – 8:29
6. "Running on Three" – 4:38
7. "Touch Wood" – 3:03

Personnel

Credits per insert of original album release on Charisma Records.

• John Goodsall – electric and acoustic guitars
• Robin Lumley – electric and acoustic pianos, Moog synthesizer, string synthesizer on "Nuclear Burn", Echoplex on "Smacks of Euphoric Hysteria"
• Percy Jones – electric and acoustic basses, marimba on "Unorthodox Behavior"
• Phil Collins – drums, percussion, vibraphone on "Euthanasia Waltz"
• Jack Lancaster – soprano saxophone on "Touch Wood"

Release information

Year	Type	Label	Catalog #	Country
1976	LP	Charisma	CAS 1117	UK
1976	LP	Passport Records	PB 9819	US
1976	LP	Charisma	6369 977	Netherlands
1989	CD	Virgin	CASCD 1117	UK
1998	CD	Caroline Blue Plate	CAROL 1387-2	US
2006	CD	Toshiba EMI Ltd	VJCP-68782	Japan

References

1. Connolly, Dave. "Unorthodox Behaviour". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 March 2013.