North of a Miracle

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North of a Miracle
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Studio album by
Released28 October 1983 (1983-10-28) [1]
Recorded19 May 1983 (1983-05-19) – 26 July 1983 (1983-07-26)
Studio Abbey Road and Air Studios, London [2]
Genre
Length39:57
Label Arista
Producer Geoff Emerick
Nick Heyward chronology
Haircut 100 – Pelican West
(1982)
North of a Miracle
(1983)
Postcards from Home
(1986)
Singles from North of a Miracle
  1. "Whistle Down the Wind"
  2. "Take That Situation"
  3. "Blue Hat for a Blue Day"
  4. "On a Sunday"
Professional ratings
Review scores
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North of a Miracle is the debut solo album by English singer-songwriter Nick Heyward. It was released on 28 October 1983 through Arista Records and spent 10 weeks on the UK Albums Chart, peaking at number 10. [5]

Contents

The album produced four UK singles, "Whistle Down the Wind", "Take That Situation", "Blue Hat for a Blue Day" and "On a Sunday". [6]

In the United States, the album peaked in the Billboard 200 at number 178 and remained on the chart for 4 weeks. [2] On the Cash Box album chart, it spent a total of eight weeks, peaking at number 170. The single "Whistle Down the Wind" peaked at No. 20 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart in early 1984.

Recording and production

The album was recorded from May to June 1983 at Abbey Road Studios and produced by Geoff Emerick. [2] The original U.S. vinyl pressing significantly altered the running order of the songs, with only 3 songs (1, 2 & 6) maintaining their original positions. [7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Nick Heyward.

No.TitleLength
1."When It Started to Begin"3:48
2."Blue Hat for a Blue Day"4:03
3."Two Make It True"4:20
4."On a Sunday"4:01
5."Club Boy at Sea"3:50
6."Whistle Down the Wind"3:39
7."Take That Situation"3:18
8."The Kick of Love"4:35
9."The Day It Rained Forever"4:34
10."Atlantic Monday"5:09
Total length:39:57

U.S. track listing

No.TitleLength
1."When It Started to Begin"3:43
2."Blue Hat for a Blue Day"3:56
3."Take That Situation"3:13
4."Two Make It True"4:17
5."On a Sunday"3:52
6."Whistle Down the Wind"3:35
7."Atlantic Monday"5:01
8."Club Boy at Sea"3:44
9."The Kick of Love"4:29
10."The Day It Rained Forever"4:27
Total length:38:57

(Note: all U.S. track timings listed as slightly shorter on original U.S. LP labels – Arista AL 8 8106)

Remastered track listing (2010)

A 2-disc remastered version of the album was released in 2010 on Cherry Red Records.

Disc 1 (original album with additional tracks)
No.TitleLength
1."When It Started to Begin"3:50
2."Blue Hat for a Blue Day"4:05
3."Two Make It True"4:17
4."On a Sunday"4:07
5."Club Boy at Sea"3:53
6."Whistle Down the Wind"3:41
7."Take That Situation"3:19
8."The Kick of Love"4:36
9."The Day It Rained Forever"4:34
10."Atlantic Monday"5:15
11."Don't Get Me Wrong" (B-side of "Blue Hat for a Blue Day" – 12" only)3:42
12."Stolen Tears" (B-side of "On a Sunday")3:05
13."Café Canada" (B-side of "Take That Situation")2:46
14."Love at the Door" (B-side of "Blue Hat for a Blue Day")1:58
Total length:53:09
Disc 2 (live tracks and alternate mixes)
No.TitleLength
1."Take That Situation" (London, 11 November 1983)3:19
2."Two Make It True" (London, 11 November 1983)4:19
3."On a Sunday" (London, 11 November 1983)4:20
4."Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)" (London, 11 November 1983)3:41
5."Milk Film" (London, 11 November 1983)4:55
6."Love Plus One" (London, 11 November 1983)5:26
7."Atlantic Monday" (London, 11 November 1983)6:15
8."More Than a Dream" (London, 11 November 1983)3:44
9."Fantastic Day" (London, 11 November 1983)5:43
10."Whistle Down the Wind"4:54
11."Take That Situation" (Rhythm Mix)3:55
12."Love Sublime on a Sunday"4:29
13."Atlantic Monday" (Early Version)4:50
14."When It Started to Begin" (re-recorded)3:50
15."The Kick of Love" (Instrumental)4:36
16."Take That Situation" (Instrumental)3:22
17."Whistle Down the Wind" (Instrumental Reprise)6:21
Total length:78:00

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. [8]

Production

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