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Product Identifiers
ProducerLaurie Latham
Record LabelEpic
UPC4547366047608
eBay Product ID (ePID)15050134304
Product Key Features
FormatCD
Release Year1985
GenreRock
Run Time63 Mins 6 Seconds
StyleNew Wave
ArtistPaul Young
Release TitleThe Secret of Association [Japan Bonus Track]
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureUSA
EngineerJames Illes; Stewart Barry; Pathé Marconi
Additional informationPersonnel: Ged Doherty (vocals); Steve Bolton, Steve Bolton (guitar); Graham Preskett (violin); Nicky Payne (saxophone); Paul Nieman (trombone); Ian Kewley (piano); Matt Irving (keyboard bass); Pino Palladino (bass guitar, Chapman stick); Mark Pinder (drums, percussion); Marc Chantereau (percussion); Chris Difford, Tony Jackson , Glenn Tilbrook, George Chandler, Jimmy Chambers (background vocals). Recording information: Park Gates, Sussex, England; The Workhouse Studios, London, England. Photographer: Simon Fowler . Arrangers: Ian Kewley; Laurie Latham; Paul Young. Paul Young's second album, released in 1985, THE SECRET OF ASSOCIATION was his US commercial breakthrough following the critical praise for his 1983 debut, NO PARLEZ. Thanks to two spectacular singles--the definitive version of Daryl Hall's lovely "Everytime You Go Away" and a charging rendition of the oft-covered "I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down" that is second only to Ann Peebles' slinky original--the record was an enormous success. THE SECRET OF ASSOCIATION is a masterpiece of mid-'80s commercial pop. Young's secret weapons include the trilling voices of his female backing duo, The Fabulous Wealthy Tarts, incredibly lush keyboard-dominated arrangements, and Laurie Latham's panoramic, gimmicky production--which showcases (but does not smother) Young's powerful voice in a setting of odd sonic tricks. All are helped considerably by Young's increasingly confident songwriting (his "Everything Must Change" is particularly strong) and by an odd choice of covers that even includes a brilliant rendition of Tom Waits' "Soldier's Things."
Number of Audio ChannelsStereo
