Growing Up in Public (Jimmy Nail album)

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Growing Up in Public
Jimmynailgrowing.jpg
Studio album by
Released1992
RecordedLivingstone Studios, London
Metropolis Studios, London
Abbey Road Studios, London
Genre Pop
Length44:43
Label Warner Music UK
Producer
Jimmy Nail chronology
Take It or Leave It
(1986)
Growing Up in Public
(1992)
Crocodile Shoes
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
NME 6/10 [1]
The Vancouver Sun Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Windsor Star B+ [3]

Growing Up in Public is the second album by English actor and singer Jimmy Nail, released in 1992 on the Warner Music UK label. It was produced by Nail, Guy Pratt and Danny Schogger and includes the single "Ain't No Doubt", a UK chart topper for three weeks in July 1992. [4] Three further singles were released, of which only "Laura" charted, at #58. [4] Growing Up in Public reached #2 on the UK Albums Chart. [4]

Contents

Contributors to the album include George Harrison, Gary Moore, David Gilmour and Sam Brown.

Track listing

Tracks 1–4 written by Guy Pratt, Danny Schogger, Jimmy Nail, Charlie Dore
Tracks 5–10 written by Pratt, Schogger, Nail

  1. "Ain't No Doubt" – 4:09
  2. "Reach Out" – 3:40
  3. "Laura" – 4:25
  4. "Waiting For the Sunshine" – 4:20
  5. "Real Love" – 4:33
  6. "Only Love (Can Bring Us Home)" – 5:46
  7. "Wicked World" – 4:33
  8. "Beautiful" – 4:40
  9. "I Believed" – 4:26
  10. "Absent Friends" – 4:11

Singles

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Growing Up in Public
Chart (1992)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [5] 64
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [6] 36
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [7] 49
UK Albums (OCC) [4] 2

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