Full House | ||||
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Released | October 1980 | |||
Recorded | 1979–1980 | |||
Genre | Pop, MOR | |||
Length | 53.43 | |||
Label | GTO Records | |||
Producer | Ben Findon | |||
The Dooleys chronology | ||||
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Full House is a 1980 album by British pop group The Dooleys. It included the singles "Love Patrol", "Body Language", "In a Riddle" and the UK top ten hit "The Chosen Few" among its 16 tracks. It was produced by Ben Findon.
This was the group's third studio album and featured the singles "Love Patrol", "Body Language" and "In a Riddle". As well as this, top 10 hit "Chosen Few" was added to the album, despite it being featured on the group's previous album, The Chosen Few. In fact, most of the previous album's songs appeared on this 16-track collection. [1] This cost-cutting measure was a disappointment to fans expecting an album of new songs. However, seven of the tracks were new, although these included the three already-released singles and some cover versions. The only two completely new and original songs out of the 16 were "I Spy" - a song written by the group themselves and one that had been released as a single in Japan - and "Meet Me Halfway". [2] As well as this, the previously released track "Whispers" was included here in a newly recorded version (although had appeared as a B-side to "Body Language").
The album's chart position was marginally improved on the previous album, reaching No.54 (two places higher), but "Body Language" was their last regular hit single. [3] [4] In Japan however, their success continued with "Body Language" becoming their second number one. [5] Another album was released there around this time titled Pop Fantasia, which while including some tracks recycled from here and from B-sides, it featured four tracks never released in the UK: "Only the Music's Changed" (also released as a single), "How Am I Ever Gonna Live it Down", "Situation Vacant" and "A Little Bit Special". [6]
In May 2013 Full House was released on Compact disc for the first time by Cherry Red Records. This was in a double-pack with the group's follow-up album, Secrets . This included a number of bonus tracks including three B-side-only songs from this period. The second disc featured three of the four Japan-only tracks. (Only "Situation Vacation" was not included on the CD.) [6]
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CD Bonus tracks
Body Language is a song included in the Full House album. It was released as a single and reached number 46 on the UK singles chart, spending 4 weeks in that chart. [7] In Japan, it reached number 19 on the Oricon Singles Chart and spent 16 weeks in that chart. [8] It reached number 1 on the Japanese foreign singles chart and won the Gold Award at the 9th Tokyo Music Festival in 1980. [9] [10] There is a cover version in Japanese by Wink, whose title is "Only Lonely". It is included in the album Especially for You: Yasashisa ni Tsutsumarete and is the B side of the single "Boys Don't Cry".
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