The Barbara Dickson Album is a 1980 album released by Scottish singer Barbara Dickson

Barbara Dickson

Barbara Ruth Dickson, OBE is a Scottish singer whose hits include "I Know Him So Well" and "January February"...

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The album was released following her return to the top 20 with the single "January February

January February

January February is a song by Barbara Dickson released on 25 January, 1980 by Epic Records. It reached #11 in April 1980, spending 10 weeks in the charts and became one of Dickson's biggest hits. It also made the Top 20 in the German and South African charts....

". Produced by prolific songwriter Alan Tarney

Alan Tarney

Alan Tarney is an English songwriter, record producer and bass guitarist. He was born in Workington, Cumberland, England, but spent his teenage years in Adelaide, Australia where he met his songwriting and musical partner Trevor Spencer.- Career :Tarney was part of the huge influx of British...

, the album was a success, reaching No.7 in the UK Charts and remaining in the top 75 for three months. It was certified gold by the BPI

British Phonographic Industry

The British Phonographic Industry is the British record industry's trade association.-Structure:Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all four "major" record companies , associate members such as manufacturers and distributors, and hundreds of independent music companies...

 for sales of over 100,000 in the UK. Further singles taken from the album were "In the Night" and "It's Really You".

The album was released on Compact disc in 1992.

Track listing

Side One

1. "January February" (Alan Tarney
   Alan Tarney
   Alan Tarney is an English songwriter, record producer and bass guitarist. He was born in Workington, Cumberland, England, but spent his teenage years in Adelaide, Australia where he met his songwriting and musical partner Trevor Spencer.- Career :Tarney was part of the huge influx of British...
   
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2. "In the Night" (Barbara Dickson)
3. "It's Really You" (Alan Tarney, Trevor Spencer, Tom Snow)
4. "Day and Night" (Barbara Dickson, Ian Lynn)
5. "Can't Get By Without You" (Alan Tarney)

Side Two

1. "Anytime You're Down and Out" (Barbara Dickson)
2. "I'll Say it Again" (Alan Tarney)
3. "Hello Stranger, Goodbye My Heart" (Barbara Dickson)
4. "Plane Song" (Barbara Dickson)
5. "Now I Don't Know" (Alan Tarney)

Personnel

• Alan Tarney
  Alan Tarney
  Alan Tarney is an English songwriter, record producer and bass guitarist. He was born in Workington, Cumberland, England, but spent his teenage years in Adelaide, Australia where he met his songwriting and musical partner Trevor Spencer.- Career :Tarney was part of the huge influx of British...
  
   - Bass Guitars, Keyboards, Vocals
• Trevor Spencer - Drums, Percussion
• Mel Collins
  Mel Collins
  Mel Collins is a British saxophonist and flautist and session musician.He has worked in a wide variety of contexts ranging from R&B and blues rock to jazz, but is perhaps known for his work in progressive rock, as with King Crimson, Camel and the Alan Parsons Project.-Career:Collins has worked...
  
  - Saxophone

• Recorded at R.G Jones Studios and Riverside Studios, London
• Engineer - Nick Sykes, Nick Glennie-Smith