Other Voices (Paul Young album)

Other Voices is the fourth studio album by English singer Paul Young. Released in June 1990, the album peaked at No. 4 on the UK Albums Chart and has been certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry for UK sales in excess of 100,000 copies.[4]

Other Voices
Studio album by
Released4 June 1990
RecordedOctober 1988 – February 1990
Genre
Length45:56
LabelColumbia
Producer
Paul Young chronology
Between Two Fires
(1986)
Other Voices
(1990)
From Time to Time – The Singles Collection
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Select1/5[2]
Smash Hits6/10[3]

The album contains four UK singles: "Softly Whispering I Love You" (UK #21), "Heaven Can Wait" (UK #71), "Calling You" (UK #57), and a cover of the Chi-Lites' hit "Oh Girl" (UK #25, U.S. #8).

The album followed the pattern of Young's first three albums combining cover versions with original songs. However, with the songwriting partnership of Young and keyboard player Ian Kewley breaking up, this album returned to the dominance of cover versions seen on Young's debut No Parlez. However, there were three original songs composed by Young with new keyboard player Martin Page.

Track listing

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Other Voices was re-released as a 2 x CD album in 2012 under licence on Cherry Pop and contained a second CD containing 12" remixes and b-sides.

  1. "Heaven Can Wait" (Paul Rutter) – 4:12
  2. "A Little Bit of Love" (Paul Rodgers, Andy Fraser, Paul Kossoff, Simon Kirke) – 3:52
  3. "Softly Whispering I Love You" (Roger Cook, Roger Greenaway) – 4:14
  4. "Together" (Paul Young, Martin Page) – 4:33
  5. "Stop on By" (Bobby Womack, Terry Thomas) – 5:23
  6. "Our Time Has Come" (Paul Young, Martin Page) – 4:39
  7. "Oh Girl" (Eugene Record) – 3:36
  8. "Right About Now" (Paul Young, Martin Page) – 5:11
  9. "It's What She Didn't Say" (Peter Wolf, Ina Wolf) – 5:04
  10. "Calling You" (Bob Telson) – 5:08
  11. "Dolcemente Mormoro Ti Amo (Softly Whispering I Love You) - 5:10 (note: not on standard CD)

CD2 Listing

  1. "Softly Whispering I Love You (Extended Version)"
  2. "Leaving Home"
  3. "Lovers Cross"
  4. "You're the One"
  5. "'Til I Gain Control Again"
  6. "Trying to Guess the Rest"
  7. "Back Where I Started"
  8. "Heaven Can Wait (12" Remix)"
  9. "That's How It Is (Remix)"
  10. "Everything Must Change (Live)"

Personnel

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Production

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  • Paul Young – executive producer
  • Wayne Livesey – producer (1, 3, 4, 5, 8)
  • Nile Rodgers – producer (2)
  • Martin Page – producer (6)
  • Pete Wingfield – producer (7)
  • Peter Wolf – producer (9, 10)
  • Patrick Dillett – engineer
  • Bino Espinoza – engineer, mixing (9)
  • Ted Hayton – engineer
  • Steve Jackson – engineer
  • Joe Scott – recording
  • Mark Chamberlain – overdub recording
  • Mike Ross-Trevor – strings engineer (3, 7)
  • Bob Clearmountain – mixing (1, 3, 7)
  • Michael H. Brauer – mixing (2, 4, 5, 6, 8)
  • Paul Erickson – mixing (10)
  • Stylorouge – art direction, design
  • Douglas Brothers – photography
  • Ged Doherty – management

Charts and certifications

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References

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  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Review: Other Voices – Paul Young". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
  2. ^ Griffiths, Nick (July 1990). "You're Only Young Once". Select. p. 119.
  3. ^ Cranna, Ian. "Review: PAUL YOUNG – Other Voices (CBS)". Smash Hits (13–26 June 1990). EMAP Metro: 56.
  4. ^ "BPI database". Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Week commencing 28 May 1990". BubblingDownUnder. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  6. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Paul Young - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  7. ^ Hung, Steffen. "swedishcharts.com - Discography Paul Young". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  8. ^ "PAUL YOUNG - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  9. ^ "Paul Young Chart History". Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  10. ^ "British album certifications – Paul Young – Other Voices". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 1 November 2018.