The Works is Nik Kershaw

Nik Kershaw

Nik Kershaw is an English singer-songwriter. The one time jazz-funk guitarist was a mid-1980s teen idol. His 50 weeks on the UK Singles Chart in 1984 beat all other soloists...

's fourth album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

. It is the last one he created for MCA Records, in 1989. It introduces slight jazz influences in some tracks.
The title could be interpreted as "the end", a possibility supported by the lyrics of the track "Take My Place". He did not release any new material until 15 Minutes

15 Minutes (Nik Kershaw album)

15 minutes is a 1999 album released by UK singer-songwriter Nik Kershaw.In a 2008 interview, Kershaw spoke of two tracks from the album after being asked for his proudest song. "There’s a song on the album, '15 Minutes', called 'Billy'. That would be my finest lyric...

, 10 years later.

Cassette, CD

1. "One Step Ahead
   One Step Ahead (Nik Kershaw song)
   "One Step Ahead" is the first single of 1989 from English musician Nik Kershaw. The single was the first single from Kershaw since 1987 and was first of two singles from the Kershaw's fourth album "The Works"....
   
   " – 3:53
2. "Elisabeth's Eyes" – 4:40
3. "Take My Place" – 4:04
4. "Wounded Knee" – 3:53
5. "Cowboys & Indians" – 3:52
6. "One World" – 4:39
7. "Don't Ask Me" – 7:31
8. "Burning at Both Ends" – 4:05
9. "Lady on the Phone" – 7:45
10. "Walkabout" – 4:56

Singles

• One Step Ahead #55
  • B-side - When I Grow Up
• Elisabeth's Eyes
  • B-side - My Friend John

External links

'The Works' lyrics: http://www.kershaw.net/lyrics/works.html