The Living Years / Too Many Friends, was released in the UK on the 14th January 1989 reaching number 2 in the UK charts and staying in these charts for 11 weeks!
The version I have scanned into the site claims to be a French WEA release with a German Language WEA press release stating a release date of 27th January 1989 for Germany.
Released on WEA Records (U 7717)
Side A
The Living Years
Side B
Too Many Friends
Production/Engineering
Produced by Chris Neil and Mike Rutherford, Engineered by Nick Davis
■ 1989 / Album Mike and the Mechanics, The Living Years / Last Updated December 22, 2012 by The-Archiver /