"Justice" is the second solo single from Edinburgh

Edinburgh

Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...

 musician Paul Haig

Paul Haig

Paul Haig is a Scottish indie composer, musician and singer. He was originally a member of 1980s post-punk band Josef K who were signed to the Postcard record label...

. Released in 1983 in the UK by Island Records

Island Records

Island Records is a record label that was founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica. It was based in the United Kingdom for many years and is now owned by Universal Music Group...

. Recorded in New York

New York

New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

 and produced by Alex Sadkin

Alex Sadkin

Alex Sadkin is best remembered as a record producer in the early 1980s, but actually got his start in the music industry as a saxophonist for the Las Olas Brass in Fort Lauderdale, Florida....

.

Reviews

Justice, MM, 1983
The man Haig

Paul Haig

Paul Haig is a Scottish indie composer, musician and singer. He was originally a member of 1980s post-punk band Josef K who were signed to the Postcard record label...

 is still seeking his first hit. Full marks for perseverance but a failure nonetheless. Guilty of pretentious vocals and tired synth backing. There's no justice in this business, Paul.

Justice, NME, 7 August 1983
Paul Haig

Paul Haig

Paul Haig is a Scottish indie composer, musician and singer. He was originally a member of 1980s post-punk band Josef K who were signed to the Postcard record label...

 doesn't need a lexicon to understand the more intimate notions of love as a means of escape from sobriety. Haig gets drunk on love's richer fluids, even when he floats his romance on deceptively light electronics, like on Justice. But his commitment is so obvious he doesn't have to scream it: Love unto death, or at least as long as it lasts. The dark voice coasts it, embodying emotions that words alone can only playfully suggest: Beyond the law so I/Way past reason, oh my/I get away, I get away from it all tonight.

If there's any left in the world, Justice will be the word on everyone's lips, thereby vindicating Paul Morley

Paul Morley

Paul Morley is an English journalist, who wrote for the New Musical Express from 1977 to 1983, during one of its most successful periods, and has since written for a wide range of publications...

's faith. And mine.

Justice, Sounds, 11 August 1983
More meanderings by the Boy With Dubious Talent. Inexcusably duff, Justice drifts into nothing and stays there. No doubt we can expect the obligatory video to feature an exquisite looking mannequin polishing her nails whilst Haig

Paul Haig

Paul Haig is a Scottish indie composer, musician and singer. He was originally a member of 1980s post-punk band Josef K who were signed to the Postcard record label...

rushes around, desperation at having another flop single etched into his forehead. Misguided nonsense of the highest order.