Seven and the Ragged Tiger

Seven and the Ragged Tiger is the third studio album by the English pop rock band Duran Duran, released on 21 November 1983 through EMI and Capitol Records. Co-produced by Alex Sadkin, Ian Little and the band, recording sessions took place in France, the Caribbean and Australia between April and October 1983 following Duran Duran's decision to record outside the UK as tax exiles. Unlike their previous two studio albums, the sessions were marred by a lack of productivity and tensions rose between the band members over its direction. Wanting a change in direction from their previous studio album Rio, Seven and the Ragged Tiger is a new wave and synth-pop record, with emphasis on synthesiser-based textures. The lyrics are ambiguous and cover a variety of topics; lead vocalist Simon Le Bon described the album as "an adventure story about a little commando team". The title refers to the five band members and their two managers; the "ragged tiger" means success. The cover artwork was shot at the State Library of New South Wales and designed by Malcolm Garrett. The album received poor critical reviews but was a commercial success, becoming the band's first and only UK number one album. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_a...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)