Never Told a Soul

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Never Told a Soul
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1984
Genre Rock
Label Vertigo
Producer John Illsley, Phill Brown
John Illsley chronology
Never Told a Soul
(1984)
Glass
(1988)

Never Told a Soul is the first solo album by John Illsley, a founding member of Dire Straits. [1]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks composed by John Illsley

  1. "Boy with Chinese Eyes"
  2. "The Night Café"
  3. "Never Told a Soul"
  4. "Jimmy on the Central Line"
  5. "Northern Land"
  6. "Another Alibi"
  7. "Let the River Flow"

Personnel

Recording

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References

  1. "John Illsley – Never Told a Soul". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 May 2024.