Certain Things Are Likely (album)

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Certain Things Are Likely
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Studio album by
Kissing the Pink
Released1986
Studio
Various
Genre
Length40:53
Label Magnet
Producer
Kissing the Pink chronology
What Noise
(1984)		Certain Things Are Likely
(1986)		 Sugarland
(1993)
Singles from Certain Things Are Likely
  1. "One Step"
    Released: 1986
  2. "Never Too Late to Love You"
    Released: 1986
  3. "Certain Things Are Likely"
    Released: 1987

Certain Things Are Likely is the third studio album by the English pop band Kissing the Pink, released in 1986 by Magnet Records. Kissing the Pink co-produced the majority of the album with frequent collaborator Peter Walsh at various notable studios in Southern England (as well as one in Munich, Germany). Magnet Records remixed most of the album in an attempt to make the album sound more commercial, using Phil Harding, which at the time Nick Whitecross explained "this record is like a ticket for us to go to as many people as possible". [1] The album continued to express similar themes and values in their lyrics found on their previous albums, such as their deadpan surrealist humor and mordantly satirical social commentary. [2]

Contents

The album peaked at No. 93 in Australia, and the singles from the album got good airplay, allowing them to release one subsequent non-album single in 1988, "Stand Up (Get Down)", before being dropped from their label, meaning that Certain Things Are Likely would become Kissing the Pink's last studio album for seven years, until 1993's Sugarland , despite their various unsuccessful attempts to release music in the interim.

A remixed version of the album's title track "Certain Things Are Likely" was a No. 1 hit on the US Dance Club charts in 1987 but it did not chart in their homeland. [3] "One Step", while only reaching No. 79 on the UK Singles Chart, was performed on Top of the Pops , and was also a success on the US Dance Club charts, peaking at No. 5. It also reached the Top 40 in Belgium, and the Netherlands. "Never Too Late to Love You", the least successful single from the album peaked at No. 32 on the US Dance Club charts but would later prove to be their final single to chart in the UK, peaking at No. 87. [4]

Following the departure of founding members including second keyboardist George Stewart, saxophonist Josephine Wells, and violinist Peter Barnett, Certain Things Are Likely marked the first time that the band had had any other musicians but their own members playing on an album, and it features a variety of guest musicians on the album, including Matt Aitken (of Stock Aitken Waterman) providing additional guitar on the track "No-One's on the Same Side", whilst Derek Forbes (formerly of Simple Minds) provides additional bass on two tracks, "Dream, Dream", and "Jones". Chaz Jankel of Ian Dury and the Blockheads also provides additional bass on the final track of the album, "I Won't Wait". The album also features an array of backing vocalists, including Judy Cheeks.

After its original release, the album remained out of print on any format for many years. However, the album became available in 2012 via online MP3 download on major sites such as Amazon, [5] and iTunes. [6] This digital release included two bonus tracks, a 12" extended mix of "One Step", and a 7" radio mix of "Certain Things Are Likely".

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]

In a retrospective review for AllMusic, critic Michael Sutton wrote of the album, "Kissing the Pink's Certain Things Are Likely is generally considered by Kissing the Pink fans to be the group's weakest LP. And they're right", adding that the album "sounds as if the band was trying hard to produce a hit." [7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kissing the Pink.

Side one
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."One Step" Peter Walsh 4:29
2."Never Too Late to Love You"Peter Walsh3:49
3."Certain Things Are Likely"
  • Kissing the Pink
  • Peter Walsh
4:13
4."Dream Dream"
  • Kissing the Pink
  • Peter Walsh
3:48
5."No-One's on the Same Side"
3:45
Side two
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
6."Can You Hear Me"Peter Walsh4:29
7."Jones"
  • Kissing the Pink
  • Peter Walsh
3:49
8."Identity Card"Peter Walsh3:26
9."One Day"
  • Kissing the Pink
  • Peter Walsh
4:11
10."I Won't Wait"
  • Kissing the Pink
  • Phil Harding
4:54
Total length:40:53
MP3 Release Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
11."One Step (Extended 12" Mix)"7:14
12."Certain Things Are Likely (PWL 7" Radio Mix)"4:10

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the Certain Things Are Likely liner notes. [8]

Kissing the Pink

Additional musicians

Charts

Chart (1987)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [9] 93

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References

  1. ↑ "Photographic image of magazine article" (JPG). Jeffgrote.com. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "Kissing the Pink : History". Jeffgrote.com. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Dance Club Songs - 1987 Archive". Billboard . Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Kissing the Pink - Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company . Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "Certain Things Are Likely: Kissing the Pink: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.co.uk . Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  6. ↑ "Certain Things Are Likely by Kissing the Pink on iTunes". iTunes. January 1986. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  7. 1 2 Sutton, Michael. "Certain Things Are Likely – Kissing the Pink". AllMusic . Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  8. ↑ Certain Things Are Likely (CD booklet). Kissing the Pink. Magnet Records. 1986.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, New South Wales: Australian Chart Book. p. 168. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
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