The Ups and Downs (album)

"The Icing on the Cake" redirects here. For the Ugly Betty episode, see Icing on the Cake.
For the album by Saves the Day, see Ups & Downs: Early Recordings and B-Sides.
The Ups and Downs
Studio album by Stephen Duffy
Released April 1985
Label 10 Records
Producer Stephen Duffy, Booker T. Jones, Stephen Street, J.J. Jeczalik, Nicholas Froome
Stephen Duffy chronology
The Ups and Downs Because We Love You
(1986)

The Ups and Downs is the debut album by the English singer/songwriter Stephen Duffy (released under the name Stephen "Tin Tin" Duffy). It was released in April 1985 and reached No. 35 on the UK Albums Chart.[1]

It includes the UK No. 4 single, "Kiss Me", a solo re-recording of a song originally recorded with his earlier band, Tin Tin.[1] A second single from the album, "The Icing on the Cake" reached #14 in the UK.[1] Although further singles from the album were released, none charted within the top 75.[1]

During a 2008 interview to promote its expanded CD reissue, Duffy commented that "I never liked The Ups and Downs. I enjoyed mixing with Stephen Street and making 'The Icing on the Cake' but the rest of it is just a mess." [2]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Kiss Me"    
2. "She Makes Me Quiver"    
3. "A Masterpiece"    
4. "But Is It Art?"    
5. "Wednesday Jones"    
6. "Icing on the Cake"    
7. "The Darkest Blues"    
8. "Be There"    
9. "Believe in Me"    
10. "The World at Large Alone"    

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Roberts, David, ed. (2005). British Hit Singles & Albums (18 ed.). Guinness World Records. p. 162. ISBN 1-904994-00-8.
  2. ↑ "STEPHEN DUFFY INTERVIEW [2008]". thisisnotretro.com. 2008. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
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