Brilliant (album)
| Brilliant | ||||
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| Released | 25 May 2012 | |||
| Recorded | September 2010 – December 2011 | |||
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| Length | 52:48 | |||
| Label | Chrysalis | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The Bolton News | Favourable |
| Consequence of Sound | |
| Metro | Mixed |
| musicOMH | |
| Release Magazine | 8/10 |
| The Scotsman | |
| Spin | 4/10 |
| The West Australian | |
Brilliant (stylised as Brill!ant) is the eleventh and final studio album by British synth-pop band Ultravox, released on 25 May 2012 by Chrysalis Records. It is the group's first studio album in 18 years, and the first in 28 years from the "classic" Ultravox line-up consisting of Midge Ure, Billy Currie, Warren Cann and Chris Cross (the last being 1984's Lament). The title track was released as its lead single, and premiered on 17 April 2012 on BBC Radio 2.
Brilliant debuted at number 21 on the UK Albums Chart, selling 6,100 copies in its first week. It received mixed reviews from critics.