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The Secret of Association

The Secret of Association is the second studio 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 cover of Hall & Oates' 1980 song), "I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down", "Everything Must Change" and "Tomb of Memories".

The Secret of Association
Studio album by
Paul Young
Released25 March 1985 (1985-03-25)
Recorded1984–1985
Genre
Length52:29 (LP)
LabelColumbia
ProducerLaurie Latham
Paul Young chronology
No Parlez
(1983) 		The Secret of Association
(1985) 		Between Two Fires
(1986)
Singles from The Secret of Association
  1. "I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down"
    Released: October 1984
  2. "Everything Must Change"
    Released: November 1984
  3. "Everytime You Go Away"
    Released: February 1985
  4. "Tomb of Memories"
    Released: June 1985
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

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.

The album followed the pattern of Young's debut album, No Parlez, combining cover versions with original songs written by Young and keyboard player Ian Kewley. However, on this album the Young/Kewley partnership was better represented with five of their compositions featuring.

Track listing edit

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

  1. "Bite the Hand That Feeds" (Billy Livsey, Graham Lyle) - 4:31
  2. "Everytime You Go Away" (Daryl Hall) - 4:24
  3. "I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down" (Earl Randle) - 5:05
  4. "Standing on the Edge" (Andrew Barfield) - 4:38
  5. "Soldier's Things" (Tom Waits) - 6:21
  6. "Everything Must Change" - 5:35
  7. "Tomb of Memories" - 3:53
  8. "One Step Forward" - 3:42
  9. "Hot Fun" - 4:26
  10. "This Means Anything" - 3:13
  11. "I Was in Chains" (Gavin Sutherland) - 5:42
  12. "Man in the Iron Mask" (Billy Bragg) - 3:13 (Not included on vinyl record or U.S. releases.)

Note: some cassette releases feature "Man In The Iron Mask" as track 6 and replace tracks 2, 3, 6, 9 and 11 with extended remix versions.

The Secret Of Association was re-released as a 2 x CD album in 2007 under licence on Edsel (EDSD2006) and contained a second CD containing 12" remixes and live tracks. "The Man In The Iron Mask" was excluded from the first CD but was instead featured on the second CD.

CD2 Listing

  1. "I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down (special extended mix)"
  2. "Everything Must Change (12" mix)"
  3. "Give Me My Freedom"
  4. "Everytime You Go Away (12" mix)"
  5. "Tomb Of Memories (12" mix)"
  6. "Man in the Iron Mask"
  7. "Bite the Hand That Feeds (live at Hammersmith Odeon)"
  8. "No Parlez (live at Hammersmith Odeon)"

Personnel edit

Production edit

  • Producer and Engineer – Laurie Latham
  • Additional Engineers – Stewart Barry and James Illes
  • Mastered by Tim Young
  • Art Direction and Design – Rob O'Conner
  • Cover Photography – Simon Fowler
  • Inner Sleeve Photos – "Everyone"

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Certifications and sales for The Secret of Association
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[29] Platinum 70,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[30] 2× Platinum 200,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[31] Gold 30,254[31]
France (SNEP)[32] Gold 100,000*
Japan (RIAJ)[33] Platinum 200,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[34] Platinum 15,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[14] Platinum 100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[35] 2× Platinum 600,000^
United States (RIAA)[36] Gold 500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

External links edit

References edit

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