| The Official Secrets Act | ||||
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| Released | 1980 | |||
| Genre | New wave | |||
| Length | 40:02 | |||
| Label | Sire | |||
| Producer | Robin Scott | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
The Official Secrets Act is M's second album, released in 1980 on Sire 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.
The album title is a reference to the various UK Official Secrets Acts.
Track listing
LP: MCF 3085
Side one
- "Transmission (The World Is at Your Fingertips)" – 4:30
- "Join the Party" – 3:39
- "Working for the Corporation" – 3:35
- "Your Country Needs You" – 3:20
- "M'aider" – 5:26
Side two
- "Relax" – 3:42
- "Maniac" – 3:22
- "Keep it to Yourself" – 3:34
- "Abracadabra" – 2:51
- "Official Secrets" – 6:03
1997 Westside CD Reissue: WESM 502
- "Transmission" – 4:30
- "Join the Party" – 3:39
- "Working for the Corporation" – 3:35
- "Your Country Needs You" – 3:20
- "Mayday" – 5:26
- "Relax" – 3:42
- "Maniac" – 3:22
- "Keep it to Yourself" – 3:34
- "Abracadabra" – 2:51 (1)
- "Official Secrets" – 6:03
- "Abracadabra (Sunset–Sunrise Mix) – 2:51
- "Danube" – 3:33 (1)
- "The Wedding Dance" – 3:37 (1)
- "Mambo La" – 2:29 (2)
- "Don't Believe What the Papers Say" – 1:12
- "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
Personnel
- Robin Scott - vocals, guitar
- Brigit Vinchon - vocals
- David Vorhaus, Wally Badarou - synthesizer
- Julian Scott - bass guitar
- Philip Gould - drums
- Mark King - guitar, drums; bass on "Maniac"
- Gary Barnacle - saxophone
with:
- Paddy Keenan - Uilleann pipes on "Keep It to Yourself"
- Dónal Lunny - arrangement on "Keep It to Yourself"
- Bill Whelan - arrangements on "Relax" and "Official Secrets"
- The Dublin Symphony Orchestra - orchestra on "Relax" and "Official Secrets"; Audrey Parkes - leader
- Billy Brown, Brigit Vinchon, Deidre Costello, Denis Blackham, Des Smith, John Keogh, Mog Aherne, Robin Scott - vocals and whistling on "Working for The Corporation"
- Technical
- Dave Aston, Denis Blackham, Philip Begley - engineer
- Peter Ashworth - front cover photography
References
- ↑ LeRoy, Dan. The Official Secrets Act at AllMusic. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
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