Secret of Association

Paul Young | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00000263N
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #70,202 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Bite The Hand That Feeds

2. Everytime You Go Away

3. I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down

4. Standing On The Edge

5. Soldier's Things

6. Everything Must Change

7. Tomb Of Memories

8. One Step Forward

9. Hot Fun

10. This Means Anything

11. I Was In Chains

Editorial Reviews

2007 digitally remastered and expanded two CD edition of British Pop/Soul vocalist Paul Young's second solo album, originally released in 1985. The bonus CD contains eight tracks featuring four extended remixes, two non-album studio tracks and two live cuts. The Secret Of Association contains the hit singles 'Everything Must Change', 'I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down' and the massive 'Every Time You Go Away'. Edsel. 2007. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Yet Another Great Lost Artist., March 22, 2000

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Jason Stein (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Secret of Association (Audio CD)

Paul Young was one of the better singers to come from the 1980's. Although he will best be remembered in America for his two hits "Come Back And Stay" and "Everytime You Go Away", he was much more. His 1985 cd The Secret of Association is probably his best. His debut as a solo artist, 1983's No Parlez is also very good, but I think it lacks the maturity of The Secret of Association. There are so many great songs on this cd like "Everytime You Go Away (by Daryl Hall)", "I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down", "Standing On The Edge", "Soldier's Things (by Tom Waits)", "Hot Fun", "One Step Forward" and "Everything Must Change." Paul was at his very best here. This is a must have for any rock collector.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect pop record, September 6, 2003

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Victor Eijkhout (Knoxville, TN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Secret of Association (Audio CD)

Oftentimes reviewers try to make a case why a record is "important" or "relevant". Well, not me on this record. This is unabashedly just plain perfect pop. Well-crafted melodies, varied arrangements, some great musicianship (Pino Palladino!!!); in other words, simply enjoying the sound and not having to worry about anything for 45 minutes. Do the lyrics mean anything deep? What is the place of this record in pop history? Who cares if the music is this perfect.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Absolute Best, July 22, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Secret of Association (Audio CD)

This album is great. Soldier's Things still blows my mind and I wore out the vinyl years ago. Fun, serious, soul, techno...there's a bit of everything and Mr. Young pulls it all off with panache!