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Recorded
  
1984-85

Artist
  
Paul Young

Producer
  
Laurie Latham

Length
  
55:34

Release date
  
25 March 1985

Label
  
Columbia Records

The Secret of Association httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediaen225Pau

Released
  
March 25, 1985 (1985-03-25)

The Secret of Association(1985)
  
Between Two Fires(1986)

Genres
  
Pop music, Rock music, Blue-eyed soul

Similar
  
Paul Young albums, Pop music albums

Paul young bite the hand that feeds


The Secret of Association is the second album by the English singer Paul Young. Released in 1985, it reached number one on the UK album charts and the Top 20 in the US. The album spawned the hit singles "Everytime You Go Away" (a #1 hit in the US and #4 in the UK), "I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down" (#9 UK, #13 US), "Everything Must Change" (#9 UK, #56 US), and "Tomb of Memories" (UK #16).

Contents

The album has been certified Double Platinum (600,000 copies sold) by the BPI in the UK, and Gold (500,000 copies sold) in the US by the RIAA.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Paul Young and Ian Kewley; except where indicated.

  1. "Bite the Hand That Feeds" (Billy Livsey, Graham Lyle) 4:29
  2. "Everytime You Go Away" (Daryl Hall) 4:24
  3. "I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down" (Earl Randle) 5:06
  4. "Standing on the Edge" (Andrew Barfield) 4:32
  5. "Soldier's Things" (Tom Waits) 6:20
  6. "Everything Must Change" 5:34
  7. "Tomb of Memories" 5:42
  8. "One Step Forward" 3:15
  9. "Hot Fun" 3:52
  10. "This Means Anything" 3:41
  11. "I Was in Chains" (Gavin Sutherland) 4:26
  12. "Man in the Iron Mask" (Billy Bragg) 3:13 (Not included on U.S. release.)

Production

  • Arranged by Laurie Latham (for LOL Productions) & Ian Kewley
  • Produced by Laurie Latham
  • Mastering: Vladimir "Vlado" Meller

    • Personnel

  • Vocals: Paul Young
  • Drums: Mark Pinder
  • Percussion: Marc Chantereau, Mark Pinder, Ian Kewley
  • Bass guitar: Pino Palladino
  • Stick: Pino Palladino
  • Guitars: Steve Bolton, John Turnbull
  • Pedal Steel & Steel: B.J. Cole
  • Keyboards: Ian Kewley, Mark Pinder
  • Keyboard bass: Matt Irving
  • Violin: Graham Preskett
  • Harmonica: Mark Feltham
  • Trombone: Paul Nieman, "Big" Jim Patterson
  • Saxophone: Nicky Payne
  • Backing vocals: Jimmy Chambers, George Chandler, Chris Difford, Ged Doherty, Tony Jackson, Kim Lesley, Maz Roberts, Glenn Tilbrook

    • Songs

    1Bite the Hand That Feeds4:30
    2Everytime You Go Away5:24
    3I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down5:06

    References

    The Secret of Association Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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