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The Official Secrets Act (album)

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Released
  
1980

Artist
  
M

Producer
  
Robin Scott

Genre
  
New wave

Length
  
40:02

Release date
  
1980

Label
  
MCA Records

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The Official Secrets Act (1980)
  
Famous Last Words (1981)

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New York - London - Paris - Mu, Running in the Family, Rival Factions, Non homologué, The Correct Use of So

The Official Secrets Act is M's second album, released in 1980 on MCA Records. The track "Official Secrets" was released as a single and charted in the UK at No. 64 in November 1980. The follow-up single was "Keep It To Yourself". The track "Maniac" featured Level 42 members Phil Gould on drums and Mark King on bass.

Contents

The album title is a reference to the various UK Official Secrets Acts.

Side one

  1. "Transmission (The World Is at Your Fingertips)" – 4:30
  2. "Join the Party" – 3:39
  3. "Working for the Corporation" – 3:35
  4. "Your Country Needs You" – 3:20
  5. "M'aider" – 5:26

Side two

  1. "Relax" – 3:42
  2. "Maniac" – 3:22
  3. "Keep it to Yourself" – 3:34
  4. "Abracadabra" – 2:51
  5. "Official Secrets" – 6:03

1997 Westside CD Reissue: WESM 502

  1. "Transmission" – 4:30
  2. "Join the Party" – 3:39
  3. "Working for the Corporation" – 3:35
  4. "Your Country Needs You" – 3:20
  5. "Mayday" – 5:26
  6. "Relax" – 3:42
  7. "Maniac" – 3:22
  8. "Keep it to Yourself" – 3:34
  9. "Abracadabra" – 2:51 (1)
  10. "Official Secrets" – 6:03
  11. "Abracadabra (Sunset–Sunrise Mix) – 2:51
  12. "Danube" – 3:33 (1)
  13. "The Wedding Dance" – 3:37 (1)
  14. "Mambo La" – 2:29 (2)
  15. "Don't Believe What the Papers Say" – 1:12
  16. "The Bride of Fortune" – 4:20 (3)


All tracks written by Robin Scott except,
(1) "Abracadabra", "Danube" & "The Wedding Dance" written by Scott/Novik
(2) "Mambo La" written by Unknown
(3) "The Bride of Fortune" written by Scott/Westwood

Songs

1Transmission (The World Is at Your Fingertips)
2Join the Party
3Working for the Corporation

References

The Official Secrets Act (album) Wikipedia
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