The Ups and Downs (album)
The Ups and Downs is the debut album by the English singer/songwriter Stephen Duffy (released under the name Stephen "Tin Tin" Duffy). It was released in April 1985 and reached No. 35 on the UK Albums Chart.[2]
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| Released | April 1985 | |||
| Studio | The Manor, Shipton-on-Cherwell, Oxfordshire; Fallout Shelter, Hammersmith, London | |||
| Genre | New wave, synthpop | |||
| Label | 10 Records | |||
| Producer | Stephen Duffy, Booker T. Jones, Stephen Street, J.J. Jeczalik, Nicholas Froome | |||
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It includes the UK No. 4 single, "Kiss Me", a solo re-recording of a song originally recorded with his earlier band, Tin Tin.[2] A second single from the album, "The Icing on the Cake" reached #14 in the UK.[2] Although further singles from the album were released, none charted within the top 75.[2]
During a 2008 interview to promote its expanded CD reissue, Duffy commented that "I never liked The Ups and Downs. I enjoyed mixing with Stephen Street and making 'The Icing on the Cake' but the rest of it is just a mess."[3]
Track listing
All tracks composed by Stephen Duffy; except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Kiss Me" | 3:54 | |
| 2. | "She Makes Me Quiver" | 3:44 | |
| 3. | "A Masterpiece" | 5:36 | |
| 4. | "But Is It Art?" | Stephen Duffy, Joad | 3:48 |
| 5. | "Wednesday Jones" | 2:12 | |
| 6. | "Icing on the Cake" | 5:12 | |
| 7. | "The Darkest Blues" | 3:21 | |
| 8. | "Be There" | 3:30 | |
| 9. | "Believe in Me" | 4:26 | |
| 10. | "The World at Large Alone" | 3:45 |
Personnel
- Stephen "Tin Tin" Duffy - vocals
- Guy Pratt, Eluriel "Tinker" Barfield, David Levy - bass
- Andy Richards, Danny Schogger - keyboards
- Charley Charles - drums
- Toni Childs - vocals on "Kiss Me"
- Booker T. Jones - piano on "Wednesday Jones"
- Leroy Williams - percussion on "Icing on the Cake"
- Roger Freeman - trombone
- Chris Dean, Steve Sidwell - brass on "The World at Large Alone"
- Robert "Joad" Gannon, Jane Eugene, Julie Roberts, Gary Osborne - backing vocals
- Nicky Holland - string arrangement
References
- Badgley, Aaron. "The Ups and Downs – Stephen Duffy". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- Roberts, David, ed. (2005). British Hit Singles & Albums (18 ed.). Guinness World Records. p. 162. ISBN 1-904994-00-8.
- "STEPHEN DUFFY INTERVIEW [2008]". thisisnotretro.com. 2008. Retrieved 14 August 2014.