The Secret of Association

The Secret of Association
Studio album by
Released25 March 1985 (1985-03-25)
Recorded1984–1985
Genre
Length52:29 (LP)
LabelColumbia
ProducerLaurie Latham
Paul Young chronology
No Parlez
(1983)
The Secret of Association
(1985)
Between Two Fires
(1986)
Singles from The Secret of Association
  1. "I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down"
    Released: 1 October 1984
  2. "Everything Must Change"
    Released: 26 November 1984
  3. "Everytime You Go Away"
    Released: 25 February 1985
  4. "Tomb of Memories"
    Released: June 1985
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The Secret of Association is the second studio album by the English singer Paul Young. Released in 1985, it reached number one on the UK album charts and the Top 20 in the US. The album spawned hits including a cover of Hall & Oates' 1980 song "Everytime You Go Away", "I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down", "Everything Must Change" and "Tomb of Memories".

The album has been certified Double Platinum (600,000 copies sold) by the BPI in the UK and Gold (500,000 copies sold) in the US by the RIAA.

The album followed the pattern of Young's debut album, No Parlez, combining cover versions with original songs written by Young and keyboard player Ian Kewley. However, on this album the Young/Kewley partnership was better represented with five of their compositions featuring.

  1. ^ "Allmusic review".