Already (Edison Lighthouse album)

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Already
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Studio album by
Released1971 (Sweden)
Genre Soft rock, pop
Label Bell
Producer Chris Arnold, David Martin, Geoff Morrow, Tony Macaulay [1]
Edison Lighthouse chronology
Already
(1971)
Love Grows
(1977)

Already is the debut album by British band Edison Lighthouse, released in 1971. [1] It features three singles: both "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" and "It's Up to You Petula" [2] became chart hits in the UK, US, Canada and New Zealand, while the third, "What's Happening", became a regional hit in Australia (No. 43, Adelaide).

Contents

Three other songs on the LP were covers of international chart hits by other artists: "United We Stand" by Brotherhood of Man, "Take Me in Your Arms" by Jefferson, and "Don't You Know (She Said Hello)" by Butterscotch.

Track listing

Side A

  1. "What's Happening" (Arnold, Martin, Morrow)
  2. "Take Me in Your Arms" (Macaulay, McLeod)
  3. "That's Julie All Over" (Arnold, Martin, Morrow)
  4. "Let's Make It Up" (Arnold, Martin, Morrow)
  5. "She Works in a Woman's Way" (Mason, Macaulay)
  6. "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" (Barry Mason, Tony Macaulay)

Side B

  1. "Don't You Know (She Said Hello)" (Arnold, Martin, Morrow)
  2. "United We Stand" (Hiller Simons)
  3. "The Closer to You" (Arnold, Martin, Morrow)
  4. "Take a Little Time" (Edward Light)
  5. "It's Up to You Petula" (Arnold, Martin, Morrow)

Personnel

Singles

TitleYearChart positions Certifications
US
[3]
US Cashbox [4] US AC
[5]
AUS
[6]
AUT
[7]
BEL
[8]
CAN
CAN AC
DEN FIN
GER
[9]
IRE NL
NOR
NZ
[10]
SWE
SA
[11]
UK
"Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)"1970542021732481137131US: Gold
"She Works in a Woman's Way"3
"It's Up to You Petula"19717269711849

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