Despite Straight Lines is the only studio album by British singer-songwriter Marilyn, released in 1985.
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Released | 21 June 1985 |
Recorded | 1983–1985 |
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Length | 36:24 |
Label | Mercury/Phonogram |
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Overview
editAlthough Marilyn had scored three top 40 hits throughout the 1983–84 period, his debut album was not released until mid-1985, 18 months after his biggest hit "Calling Your Name" was a top 10 hit. Possibly due to a loss of momentum, the album only charted in Australia,[2] and subsequent singles taken from it were also unsuccessful.
The album was reissued on CD in 2008 as Despite Straight Lines: The Very Best of Marilyn, by Cherry Pop (a division of Cherry Red Records). The reissue includes several bonus tracks, consisting of B-sides and alternative versions, though it excludes the single "Pray for That Sunshine".
Track listing
edit- "Calling Your Name" (Marilyn, Paul Caplin) – 4:06
- "Mountain to the Ocean" (Roger Jackson) – 3:46
- "Surrender to Your Love" (Marilyn) – 4:04
- "Pray for That Sunshine" (Marilyn) – 4:00
- "Third Eye" (Marilyn) – 3:24
- "Baby U Left Me (In the Cold)" (Marilyn) – 3:51
- "You Don't Love Me" (Marilyn) – 3:24
- "Give It Up" (Eric Robinson) – 3:58
- "Wear It Out" (Marilyn, Eric Robinson) –2:17
- "Cry and Be Free" (Marilyn) – 3:34
CD re-issue (bonus tracks)
- "Calling Your Name" (Midnight Party Mix) (Marilyn, Paul Caplin) – 4:42
- "Move Together" (Marilyn) – 3:36
- "Calling Your Name" (Extended Version) (Marilyn, Paul Caplin) – 6:54
- "Running" (Marilyn) – 3:06
- "Cry and Be Free" (Gospel) (Marilyn) – 5:43
- "Cry and Be Free" (Streisand Style) (Marilyn) – 5:19
- "Raining Again" (Dub Version) (Marilyn) – 7:08
- "Baby U Left Me (In the Cold)" (Extended Version) (Marilyn) – 7:08
Personnel
edit- Producers
- Alan Winstanley (tracks 1, 3, 6, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15)
- Clive Langer (tracks 1, 3, 6, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15)
- Don Was (tracks 2, 5, 17)
- Eric Robinson (tracks 4, 7, 8)
- Roger Jackson (tracks 11, 13, 16)
- Julian Mendelsohn - mixing (tracks 8, 9)
- Clare Muller - photography
- Bobby Rae, Carol "Sugar Lips" Hall, Claudia Fontaine, Eric Robinson, Sweet Pea "Python" Atkinson - backing vocals
Charts
editChart (1985) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[2] | 73 |
References
edit- ^ Tennant, Neil (19 June 1985). "Album Reviews)". Smash Hits. 7 (15). EMAP Metro: 20.
- ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 192. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.