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Trick of the Light is the second album by English band Modern Romance

Modern Romance (band)

Modern Romance were a British pop music band that found popularity in the early 1980s. Formed in 1980 by previous members of an earlier punk rock band, The Leyton Buzzards, the band enjoyed a string of UK chart hits before they broke up in 1985...

. It was released in 1983 on LP

LP album

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and Cassette tape by WEA

Warner Music Group

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. A Japan

Japan

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ese reissue on CD was released, but is long out of print

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Track listing

High Life (1983 song) – 3:28 (David Jaymes, John Du Prez)
Don't Stop That Crazy Rhythm
Don't Stop That Crazy Rhythm
"Don't Stop That Crazy Rhythm" is a Top 20 single from UK band Modern Romance. It was released in 1983 as a 7-inch single, 7-inch picture disc, and 12-inch single by WEA...

– 3:36 (D. Jaymes, Du Prez)
Best Years of Our Lives (1982 song) [Album Version] – 3:45 (D. Jaymes, Geoff Deane)
Good Feelings – 3:36 (D. Jaymes, Robbie Jaymes)
Walking In The Rain – 4:41 (D. Jaymes, Michael John Mullins)
Let's Go – 3:43 (D. Jaymes)
Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White [New Version] – 3:44 (Louis Guglielmi, Mack David
Mack David
Mack David was an American lyricist and songwriter, best known for his work in film and television, with a career spanning from the early 1940s through the early 1970s. Mack was credited with writing lyrics and/or music for over one thousand songs...

)
After All This Time – 3:50 (D. Jaymes, Mullins, Paul Gendler, Andy Kyriacou)
She's So Fine – 3:32 (D. Jaymes, Du Prez)
Leave Me On My Own – 4:09 (D. Jaymes, Mullins)

Personnel

Michael J. Mullins
Michael J. Mullins
Michael J. Mullins is an English lead vocalist, backing singer, and songwriter best known as the lead singer of Salsa band Modern Romance . Modern Romance achieved eight Top 40 singles and two hit albums...

- vocals
Paul Gendler - guitar
Guitar
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David Jaymes - bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
Robbie Jaymes - synthesizer
Synthesizer
A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
Andy Kyriacou - drums
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
John Du Prez
John Du Prez
John Du Prez is a musician, conductor, and composer. Du Prez was a member of the 1980s multi-hit Salsa-driven pop band Modern Romance and has since written several Film scores including Oxford Blues and the final Carry On film, Carry On Columbus...

- trumpet
Trumpet
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Singles

Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White (1982) #15
Best Years of Our Lives (1982 song) (1982) #4
High Life (1983 song) (1983) #8
Don't Stop That Crazy Rhythm
Don't Stop That Crazy Rhythm
"Don't Stop That Crazy Rhythm" is a Top 20 single from UK band Modern Romance. It was released in 1983 as a 7-inch single, 7-inch picture disc, and 12-inch single by WEA...

(1983) #14
Walking in the Rain (1983 song) (1983) (1983) #7
Good Feelings [remix] / Good Friday (1983 song) [Double A-Side] (1983) #96

History

The Album is featured in the Taschen

Taschen

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book 1000 Covers, which showcases the most interesting vinyl covers from the 1960s

1960s

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to the 1990s

1990s

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(their single, Don't Stop That Crazy Rhythm

Don't Stop That Crazy Rhythm

"Don't Stop That Crazy Rhythm" is a Top 20 single from UK band Modern Romance. It was released in 1983 as a 7-inch single, 7-inch picture disc, and 12-inch single by WEA...

, shares a similar sleeve). It is the first Modern Romance (band)

Modern Romance (band)

album to feature lead vocalist

Lead vocalist

The lead vocalist is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song. They may also play one or more instruments. Lead vocalists are sometimes referred to as the frontman or frontwoman, and as such, are usually considered to be the "leader" of the groups they perform in, often the...

Michael J. Mullins, who replaced Geoff Deane in 1982. The [New Version] of Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White (1983) features the voice of Mullins, whereas Deane provided vocals on the 7-inch vinyl

Gramophone record

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(1982) version. Cherry Pink ... is known for the trumpet solo by band member and composer

Composer

A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...

/ conductor

Conducting

Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...

, John Du Prez

John Du Prez

John Du Prez is a musician, conductor, and composer. Du Prez was a member of the 1980s multi-hit Salsa-driven pop band Modern Romance and has since written several Film scores including Oxford Blues and the final Carry On film, Carry On Columbus...

. The track, Good Feelings, was released at Christmas (1983) as a double A-Side [remixed] along with Good Friday, the latter being taken from the hit compilation Christmas album, Party Tonight

Party Tonight

Party Tonight is the third album by English band Modern Romance. It was a compilation album released in 1983 on LP and Cassette tape by Ronco. A Japanese reissue on LP was released, titled Juanita, but is long out of print.-Track listing:...

; both single and album featured identical covers. Trick of the Light contains no less than six hit singles, five of them top-twenty, three of these top-ten, making 1983 in music

1983 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1983.-January-April:*January – ZTT Records is founded.*January 8 – The UK singles chart is tabulated from this week forward by The Gallup Organization...

Modern Romance (band)

's watershed year. Two of the album tracks - Best Years of Our Lives (1982 song) and High Life (1983 song) - featured as part of the band's farewell single, Best Mix of Our Lives, which charted at #81 in 1985.

Track listing

Personnel

Singles

History

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