All Shall Be Well (album)

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All Shall Be Well
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1992 (1992-04)
Genre
Label
  • Happy Valley Records
Producer
Virginia Astley chronology
Hope in a Darkened Heart
(1986)
All Shall Be Well
(1992)
Had I The Heavens
(1996)

All Shall Be Well is the second studio album by English singer and songwriter Virginia Astley. Released in April 1992, it includes contributions by Kate St. John, who worked with Virginia Astley as part of the Ravishing Beauties, and Virginia's daughter Florence.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)SingerLength
1."My Smallest Friend"Virginia Astley
  • Virginia Astley
  • Florence Astley
4:48
2."All Shall Be Well"Virginia AstleyVirginia Astley3:45
3."You Take Me Away"Virginia AstleyVirginia Astley3:47
4."I Live for the Day"Virginia AstleyVirginia Astley3:11
5."Love's Eloquence"Virginia AstleyVirginia Astley3:46
6."Although I Know"Virginia Astley 2:01
7."Martin"Virginia AstleyVirginia Astley3:22
8."Blue Sky, White Sky"
  • Virginia Astley
  • Kate St. John
4:05
9."How I Miss You"Virginia AstleyVirginia Astley3:44
10."My Smallest Friend (Instrumental)"Virginia Astley 4:48
Total length:37:27

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