Desire (Tuxedomoon album)

Desire is the second studio album by American post-punk band Tuxedomoon, released in 1981 by Ralph Records. The album was reissued on CD in 1987 by Cramboy, bundled together with No Tears.

Critical reception
By the critics who reviewed it, Desire was less favorably received than Tuxedomoon's first album, Half-Mute. A critic at Last Sigh magazine gave the album a positive review and said "this is an example of a band who explore the music they compose -- they play their own original style of music that can't be compared to any specific style of music."

Personnel
Adapted from the Desire liner notes.

Tuxedomoon

 * Steven Brown – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, keyboards, lead vocals
 * Peter Dachert (as Peter Principle) – bass guitar, guitar, synthesizer, drum programming
 * Blaine L. Reininger – violin, guitar, keyboards, arrangement, lead vocals
 * Winston Tong – lead vocals, backing vocals

Additional musicians

 * Vicky Aspinall – violin (track B4)
 * Al Robinson – cello (tracks A1–A3, B4)

Production and design

 * Gareth Jones – production, engineering
 * Stefano Paolillo – photography
 * Patrick Roques – cover art, design
 * Tuxedomoon – production