Notorious is the fourth album by Duran Duran. Released in November 1986, it peaked at #16 in the UK and #12 in the US. The singles "Notorious" and "Skin Trade" demonstrated a Duran Duran reaching for white funk, heavy on bass and brass. The gap between previous efforts and the new one, however, was hard to handle for the greater part of the fan base, since the album left the well-worn path of the successful euro-dance-pop of earlier days.