The Gift (Midge Ure album)

The Gift
Studio album by
Midge Ure
Released7 October 1985 (1985-10-07)[1]
Recorded1985
StudioMusic Fest Studio (London)
Genre
LabelChrysalis
ProducerMidge Ure
Midge Ure chronology
The Gift
(1985) 		Answers to Nothing
(1988)
Singles from The Gift
  1. "If I Was"
    Released: 2 September 1985
  2. "That Certain Smile"
    Released: 4 November 1985[2]
  3. "Wastelands"
    Released: 20 January 1986[3]
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The Gift is the debut solo studio album by Scottish musician Midge Ure, released on 7 October 1985 by Chrysalis Records. It was released while his band Ultravox were taking a break; the band would go on to release U-Vox (1986) before breaking up. The album reached No. 2 in the UK Albums Chart partly due to the large attention drawn to it by the single "If I Was" which reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart in September 1985. "That Certain Smile" was released as the second single in November 1985, and "Wastelands" was released as the third single in January 1986.

  1. ^ "...Stop Press". Number One. 28 September 1985. p. 6. Retrieved 10 May 2022 – via flickr.
  2. ^ "News Digest". Record Mirror. 2 November 1985. p. 25. Retrieved 28 December 2022 – via flickr.
  3. ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 18.