Secret (Classix Nouveaux album)

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Secret
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Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 1983 (1983)
StudioMarcus Recording Studios, London; RAK Studios, London
Genre New wave
Label Liberty
Producer Alex Sadkin
Classix Nouveaux chronology
La Verité
(1982)
Secret
(1983)

Secret is the third and final studio album by English new wave band Classix Nouveaux, released in 1983 by record label Liberty. It was the band's only album not to chart in the UK.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Trouser Press favourable [2]

Trouser Press wrote: "the impressive variety and sophistication makes Secret the band's best album". [2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."All Around the World"Classix Nouveaux4:21
2."Manitou"Classix Nouveaux3:51
3."Heart from the Start"Classix Nouveaux3:31
4."The Fire Inside"Classix Nouveaux3:50
5."Forever and a Day"Solo, Sweeney3:39
6."Never Never Comes"Classix Nouveaux2:58
7."The Unloved"Classix Nouveaux5:19
8."When They All Have Gone"Classix Nouveaux6:00
9."No Other Way"Classix Nouveaux4:48

Personnel

Classix Nouveaux

with:

Technical

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References

  1. Schnee, Steve "Spaz". "Secret – Classix Nouveaux | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: Classix Nouveaux". TrouserPress.com . Retrieved 16 May 2016.