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The Living Years

Tracks

  1. “Nobody’s Perfect” (Rutherford, B. A. Robertson) – 4:48
  2. “The Living Years” (Rutherford, Robertson) – 5:32
  3. “Seeing Is Believing” (Rutherford, Robertson) – 3:13
  4. “Nobody Knows” (Rutherford, Christopher Neil) – 4:24
  5. “Poor Boy Down” (Rutherford, Neil) – 4:33
  6. “Blame” (Rutherford, Neil) – 5:24
  7. “Don’t” (Rutherford, Neil) – 5:45
  8. “Black & Blue” (Rutherford, Robertson, Paul Young) – 3:27
  9. “Beautiful Day” (Rutherford, Neil, Young) – 3:39
  10. “Why Me?” (Rutherford, Robertson) – 6:26

Credits

Mike Rutherford – guitar, bass, vocals, producer
Paul Carrack – vocals (lead on 2, 4, 7, 10)
Paul Young – vocals (lead on 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9)
Adrian Lee – keyboards
Peter Van Hooke – drums

Additional personnel
Alan Murphy – guitar
Sal Gallina – keyboards
B.A. Robertson – keyboards
Martin Ditcham – percussion
Luis Jardim – percussion
Christopher Neil – backing vocals, producer
Alan Carvell – backing vocals
King’s House School Choir – choir on The Living Years
Michael Stuckey – choir master

Production

Nick Davis – engineer
Paul Gumersall – assistant engineer
Terry Irwin – assistant engineer
Halpin Grey Vermeir – cover design
Geoff Halpin – photography
John Swannell – photography

Recorded at Fisher Lane Farm

History

Album:
Released 28th October 1988

(BPI states 14.11.88 as release date)
(RIAA states 24.10.88 as release date)

Top chart position:

UK – No. 2

BPI Silver status 18.1.89 BPI Gold status 24.1.89

USA – No. 13

RIAA Gold status 16.3.89

Singles:

19.10.88

Nobody’s Perfect/Nobody knows U7789 7 Inch Picture Sleeve

Nobody’s Perfect/Nobody Knows/All I Need Is A Miracle U7789T 12 Inch Picture Sleeve

2.1.89

The Living Years/Too Many Friends U7717 7 iNCH Picture Sleeve

The Living Years/Too Many Friends/I Get The Feeling (Live) U7717T 12 Inch Picture Sleeve

The Living Years/Too Many Friends/I Get The Feeling (Live) U7717CD 3 Inch CD Single

BPI Silver status 1.1.89 BPI Gold status 2.1.89

?.4.89

Nobody Knows/Why Me ? U7602 7 Inch Picture Sleeve

Nobody Knows/Why Me ? /Nobody’s Perfect U7602T 12 Inch Picture Sleeve

Nobody Knows Edit/Why Me ? /Nobody Knows U7602CD 3 Inch CD single.

■   1988  /  Album/Song, The Living Years  /  Last Updated September 1, 2012 by Harrychuck  /