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| Into the Rain | ||||
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| Released | 1982 | |||
| Genre | New wave | |||
| Length | 36:28 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer | Mike Hedges/Music for Pleasure | |||
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Into the Rain is the first album by Music for Pleasure and was released in 1982. [2]
All tracks are written by Mark Copson, Christopher Oldroyd, Ivor Roberts and David Whitaker, except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Light" | 3:35 |
| 2. | "Switchback" | 3:24 |
| 3. | "Nostalgia" | 3:19 |
| 4. | "Time" | 3:27 |
| 5. | "New Day" | 5:18 |
| Total length: | 19:03 | |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lost Detail" | 3:07 | |
| 2. | "Winterscene" | 3:25 | |
| 3. | "Aim to Life" | Copson, Martin King, Oldroyd, Whitaker | 2:58 |
| 4. | "Warehouse" | 2:53 | |
| 5. | "Underworld" | 5:02 | |
| Total length: | 17:25 | ||
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