Growing Up in Public (Jimmy Nail album)

Growing Up in Public is the second album by English actor and singer Jimmy Nail, released in 1992 on the Warner Music UK label. It was produced by Nail, Guy Pratt and Danny Schogger and includes the single "Ain't No Doubt", a UK chart topper for three weeks in July 1992.[4] Three further singles were released, of which only "Laura" charted, at #58.[4] Growing Up in Public reached #2 on the UK Albums Chart.[4]

Growing Up in Public
Studio album by
Released1992
RecordedLivingstone Studios, London
Metropolis Studios, London
Abbey Road Studios, London
GenrePop
Length44:43
LabelWarner Music UK
Producer
Jimmy Nail chronology
Take It or Leave It
(1986)
Growing Up in Public
(1992)
Crocodile Shoes
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
NME6/10[1]
The Vancouver Sun[2]
The Windsor StarB+[3]

Contributors to the album include George Harrison (Song Real Love, Gary Moore (song Absend Friends), David Gilmour (songs Waiting For The Sunshineand and Only Love (Can Bring Us Home)), Sam Brown (singer).[5]

Track listing

edit

Tracks 1–4 written by Guy Pratt, Danny Schogger, Jimmy Nail, Charlie Dore
Tracks 5–10 written by Pratt, Schogger, Nail

  1. "Ain't No Doubt" – 4:09
  2. "Reach Out" – 3:40
  3. "Laura" – 4:25
  4. "Waiting For the Sunshine" – 4:20
  5. "Real Love" – 4:33
  6. "Only Love (Can Bring Us Home)" – 5:46
  7. "Wicked World" – 4:33
  8. "Beautiful" – 4:40
  9. "I Believed" – 4:26
  10. "Absent Friends" – 4:11

Singles

edit
  • "Ain't No Doubt" (UK #1)
  • "Laura" (UK #58)
  • "Beautiful"
  • "Only Love (Can Bring Us Home)"

Personnel

edit

Charts

edit
Chart performance for Growing Up in Public
Chart (1992) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 64
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7] 36
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[8] 49
UK Albums (OCC)[4] 2

References

edit
  1. ^ Quantick, David (1 August 1992). "Long Play". New Musical Express. p. 38.
  2. ^ Armstrong, John (5 December 1992). "Rock/Pop: Fleeting glory". The Vancouver Sun.
  3. ^ Shaw, Ted (2 January 1993). "Record Review". The Windsor Star.
  4. ^ a b c d "JIMMY NAIL - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Jimmy Nail – Growing Up In Public". Discogs. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  6. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 198.
  7. ^ "Charts.nz – Jimmy Nail – Growing Up in Public". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Jimmy Nail – Growing Up in Public". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 September 2022.