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}} ''Duran Duran'' (commonly known as ''The Wedding Album'') is the seventh studio album and the second self-titled album by Duran Duran, released on 11 February 1993. After dwindling commercial success since the mid-1980s, the album returned the band to the UK Top Five and US Top Ten, preceded by the single "Ordinary World" which also reached the UK and US top ten. The album has been certified Gold in the UK and Platinum in the US. The cover art by Nick Egan features wedding photos from the parents of the four band members. ==Background== Recording of the album was completed in early 1992 with an impending release by Capitol Records in the United States. Duran Duran's new management company, Left Bank, was distressed at the apparent lack of enthusiasm for the album and had it pulled from the release schedule. Manager Tommy Manzi later told HitQuarters it was the industry that were unenthusiastic about the return of the band rather than the music consumer. Manzi said that industry insiders "laughed at" Left Bank while they worked on reviving the careers of not only Duran Duran but also Meat Loaf because they would rather focus on "the next hip band" than perceived "old" acts.〔 As it happened, the album reached No. 4 in the UK Albums Chart, their highest charting album since 1983's ''Seven and the Ragged Tiger''. In the UK, three singles from the album reached the Top 40 including "Ordinary World" (#6), "Come Undone" (#13) and "Too Much Information" (#35). Four singles taken from the album charted in the US: "Ordinary World" (#3), "Come Undone" (#7), "Too Much Information" and "Drowning Man". "Breath After Breath", a collaboration with Milton Nascimento, was released only in Brazil, "None of the Above" in Japan and "Femme Fatale" (cover of The Velvet Underground song) in France. During the hiatus while waiting for the album to be released, the band began working on what would become the ''Thank You'' album, and a Warren Cuccurullo-derived riff of "First Impression" led to the rapid inclusion of the song "Come Undone". Frank Zappa (who died months later) and Lou Reed were collaborators in the post-production of the album. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Duran Duran (1993 album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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