No Parlez

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No Parlez
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Vinyl edition
Studio album by
Paul Young
Released22 July 1983 [1]
Recorded1982–1983
StudioThe Workhouse, London
Genre
Length51:04 (LP) 64:32 (CD)
Label CBS
Producer Laurie Latham
Paul Young chronology
No Parlez
(1983)		 The Secret of Association
(1985)
Paul Young chronology
The Essential Paul Young
(2003)		No Parlez (25th anniversary edition)
(2008)

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for No Parlez
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [32] Platinum70,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [33] Gold50,000^
France (SNEP) [34] 2× Gold200,000*
Germany (BVMI) [35] Platinum500,000^
Japan (RIAJ) [17] 3× Platinum600,000^
Netherlands (NVPI) [36] Platinum100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [37] Platinum15,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [38] Platinum100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [39] 3× Platinum900,000^
Summaries
Europe—4,000,000 [40]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

2008 re-release

The album was re-released on 30 June 2008 in the UK and worldwide on 5 August 2008 [41] as a 25th-anniversary edition. It contains the original 11 tracks as well as a bonus 10-track disc with a combination of B-sides, remixes and live tracks. Although the booklet claims that this is the original vinyl album on CD, three songs are shortened from their UK vinyl release; "Come Back and Stay", "Love Will Tear Us Apart" and "Love of the Common People", all of which use the respective single edits found on the original US and Canadian pressings of the album. The original UK vinyl versions of these tracks remain unreleased on CD.

The Extended Club mixes of "Wherever I Lay My Hat" and "Sex", the full version of "Love Will Tear Us Apart" and the Scratch Mix of "Come Back and Stay", which were all included on the original CD and cassette release, were not included on the 25th anniversary edition. However, In 2013 they were all included on the compilation album Remixes and Rarities.

Track listing

  1. "Come Back and Stay" (Jack Lee) (single edit) – 4:24 [8]
  2. "Love Will Tear Us Apart" (Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, Bernard Sumner) (single edit) – 4:17
  3. "Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)" (Marvin Gaye, Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield) – 5:18
  4. "Ku Ku Kurama" (Steve Bolton) – 4:20
  5. "No Parlez" (Anthony Moore) – 4:54
  6. "Love of the Common People" (John Hurley, Ronnie Wilkins) (single edit) – 4:00
  7. "Oh Women" (Jack Lee) – 3:34
  8. "Iron Out the Rough Spots" (Steve Cropper, Booker T. Jones, David Porter) – 4:47
  9. "Broken Man" (Ian Kewley, Paul Young) – 3:55
  10. "Tender Trap" (Ian Kewley, Paul Young) – 4:31
  11. "Sex" (Jack Lee) – 4:49

Bonus Disc track listing

  1. "Come Back and Stay" (Extended Club Mix) – 7:34 [different remix compared to the original CD release]
  2. "Iron Out the Rough Spots" (Extended Club Mix) – 7:28 [same version as on the original CD release]
  3. "Love of the Common People" (Extended Mix) – 5:51 [same version as on the original CD release]
  4. "Behind Your Smile" – 4:10 [same as on the original CD release]
  5. "I've Been Lonely for So Long" – 3:37
  6. "Yours" – 5:39 [extended club mix, B-side from "Come Back and Stay")
  7. "Sex" (Demo Version) – 3:49
  8. "Pale Shelter" (Demo Version) – 3:50
  9. "Better to Have and Don't Need" (Live Version) – 5:57 (B-side from "Love of the Common People" 12 inch)
  10. "Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)" [Live Version] – 5:59 (B-side from "Love of the Common People" 12 inch)

How the different editions compare

Tracks are the same versions unless stated in the notes column.

TrackVinylCD/CassetteCD (US)Daily Mail CD25th CDNotes
Come Back and Stay4:577:56 *4:26 **7:56 *4:25 *** Scratch Mix
** Single remix version
Love Will Tear Us Apart5:005:004:18 *5:004:18 ** 7" version
Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)5:186:02 *5:186:02 *5:18* extended club mix
Ku Ku Kurama4:194:194:194:194:19
No Parlez4:574:54 *4:574:54 *4:53 ** Slightly earlier fade out
Behind Your Smile–4:08––4:08 ** included on bonus CD
Love of the Common People4:565:52 *4:565:52 *4:01 *** extended club mix
** unidentified edit
Oh Women3:353:353:353:353:35
Iron Out the Rough Spots4:477:29 *4:477:29 *4:47* extended club mix
Broken Man3:543:543:543:543:54
Tender Trap4:324:324:324:324:32
Sex4:496:53 *4:496:53 *4:49* extended club mix

It is possible to create the original vinyl version of the album by using a combination of the original UK and US CD releases together with the 'Full length' version of Come Back and Stay which is included on the 2015 Tomb of Memories career-spanning box set.

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