Paul Young (album)

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Paul Young
Paul Young album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Paul Young
ReleasedMay 1997
GenreCountry
Length58:20
LabelEast West Records
ProducerGreg Penny, Paul Young
Singles from Paul Young
  1. "I Wish You Love"
    Released: April 1997
  2. "Ball and Chain"
    Released: July 1997

Paul Young is the seventh solo studio album by English singer Paul Young.[1] It displayed a stronger country influence than previous albums.[2] Released in May 1997, on East West Records, the album and lead single "I Wish You Love" charted inside the UK top 40 chart.[3]

The album also saw significantly more songwriting input from Young than on his previous albums with eight of the twelve tracks being cowritten by him.

Critical reception[]

A Guardian 1997 review believed the album marked a significant departure from Young's previous albums. The album instrumentation was found to sound more akin to a Garth Brooks album than the output Young was best known for. Despite the album potentially "having all the ingredients for a first-class disaster" the review rated the album as "good" and awarded it a score of 3 out of 5.[4]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ball and Chain"
5:12
2."I Wish You Love"
  • Young
  • Barfield
4:52
3."Tularosa"
  • Young
  • Barfield
5:55
4."Vanish"
  • Young
  • Burr
  • Wilson
3:46
5."Hard Cargo"
  • Hewardine
  • Booker
5:40
6."Say Goodbye"
  • Young
  • Barfield
4:10
7."In A Dream Gone By"
  • Young
  • Barfield
  • Moses
4:07
8."You'd Better Run Away"
  • Young
  • Barfield
  • Keys
3:39
9."Across The Borderline"
5:39
10."Then There's You"
3:55
11."It Was a Very Good Year"Ervin Drake4:56
12."Window World"
  • Young
  • Barfield
6:29

Personnel[]

  • Paul Young - lead vocals and backing vocals, acoustic guitar, sitar, tambourine
  • Robbie McIntosh – electric & acoustic guitars
  • Jamie Moses – electric & acoustic guitars
  • Simon Clark – keyboards
  • David Pilch – bass
  • Curt Bisquera – drums, percussion
  • Matt Irvine – accordion (1,3,7,9,11)
  • Jack Hues – guitar, bass programming (2)
  • Chris Hughes – drum & bass programming (2)
  • Ross Cullum – keyboards (2)
  • Bob Loveday – violin (2)
  • Steve Piggott – keyboards, synthesiser (3,5,6,9,12)
  • Skaila Kanga – Paraguayan harp (3,7,12)
  • Greg Penny – beat box (3), tambourine (6)
  • Melvin Duffy – pedal steel guitar (4,8)
  • Brendan Power – harmonica (4)
  • Ben Georgiades – cymbals (5)
  • Martin Drover – trumpet (6,7)
  • Frank Mead – saxophone (6)
  • Nick Payn – saxophone (6)
  • Nick Pentelow – saxophone (6)
  • Steve Greetham – bass (10,11)
  • Pino Palladino – bass (11)
  • Courtney Pine – saxophone (12)
  • Drew Barfield, Steve Booker, Steve Greetham, Boo Hewardine, Carol Kenyon, Jamie Moses – backing vocals

Charts[]

Chart Peak
position
UK Album Chart[3] 39
German Album Chart[5] 90

References[]

  1. ^ "Paul Young: It's fun to go looking back over my music success". Belfasttelegraph.co.uk. Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Biography > Paul Young". All Music Guide. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "UK Charts > Paul Young". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
  4. ^ "Review: Paul Young". The Guardian. May 23, 1997. p. 40. Retrieved 2018-10-30 – via Newspapers.com. Free to read for preview (subscription required) to see full article
  5. ^ "German Charts > Paul Young". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2018-10-28.

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