Perfect Timing (Kiki Dee album)

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Perfect Timing
Perfect Timing Kiki Dee.jpg
Studio album by
Kiki Dee
ReleasedJune 1981
Recorded1980-81
StudioRAK Studios
GenrePop, rock
Length44:07
LabelAriola
ProducerPip Williams
Kiki Dee chronology
Stay With Me
(1979) 		Perfect Timing
(1981) 		Angel Eyes
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic2/5 stars[1]
Record Collector4/5 stars[2]
Smash Hits3/5 stars[3]

Perfect Timing is a 1981 album by British singer Kiki Dee. The album marked a brief comeback for the singer, led by the top 20 single "Star".[4] It was her only album on Ariola Records and reached No.47 on the UK album charts.[5] The title track was also released, peaking at No.66.[4] Two further singles were released; "Midnight Flyer" and "Loving You is Sweeter Than Ever" (a duet with Elton John). The album was produced by Pip Williams.

The album was re-released in 2008 on Compact disc with four bonus tracks. These included "Give It Up", which had been released as a single in Japan in 1980 and was the B-side to "Star".[6] Allmusic gave the album a highly positive review (despite it awarding it just two stars) saying that the album had "great substance" and was "a real gem worth hearing anytime and anyplace",[1] while Record Collector magazine said that on the album "she sings like [a star], treating highly-produced numbers such as the title track, roadhouse raunchers such as 'Midnight Flyer' and a slowed-down 'Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever' (duetting with her pal Elt) with soul and panache".[2]

Opening track "Star" was later used as the opening theme for TV's Opportunity Knocks between 1987 and 1990.[7] It was also used by Debenhams as part of their Christmas Advert 2018[8] with the tagline “do a bit of you know you did good”.

Among the musicians playing on this album there was keyboardist Patrick Moraz of Yes and The Moody Blues and Steve Holley of Wings.

Track listing[]

Side One

  1. "Star" (Doreen Chanter) – 3:18
  2. "Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever" (duet with Elton John) – (Ivy Hunter, Stevie Wonder) – 5:05
  3. "Wild Eyes" (Chris Bradford) – 4:26
  4. "Twenty Four Hours" (Reid Kaelin, Gary Osborne, Kiki Dee) – 4:15
  5. "Perfect Timing (It Will Be Precise)" (Kit Hain) – 5:45

Side Two

  1. "Midnight Flyer" (Doreen and Irene Chanter) – 3:30
  2. "There's a Need" (Erik Kaz, Kiki Dee) – 4:10
  3. "Another Break" (Pip Williams) – 4:23
  4. "Love is Just a Moment Away" (Teresa Straley, Eddy Brown) – 3:35
  5. "You Are My Hope in This World" (Bias Boshell) – 5:40

Bonus tracks

  1. "Give It Up" (Erik Kaz, Kiki Dee) – 4:15
  2. "Perfect Timing" (12" version) (Kit Hain) – 7:20
  3. "The Chase is Finally On" (Bias Boshell, Gary Osborne, Kiki Dee, Pip Williams) – 3:27
  4. "Love You Is Sweeter Than Ever" (Alternate Mix) (Ivy Hunter, Stevie Wonder) – 5:13

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Perfect Timing - Kiki Dee | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Perfect Timing - Record Collector Magazine". recordcollectormag.com. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  3. ^ Dellar, Fred (9 July 1981). "Smash Hits album reviews". Smash Hits: 41.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  5. ^ "perfect timing | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  6. ^ "Kiki Dee - Give It Up". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  7. ^ "» Kiki Dee". www.kikiandcarmelo.com. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  8. ^ "The 2018 Debenhams Christmas ads celebrate people who buy thoughtful gifts". 2018-11-07.
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