The Power of Love (Captain Sensible album)

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The Power of Love
Captain Sensible - The Power of Love.jpg
Studio album by
Released25 November 1983 [1]
Studio Ridge Farm Studio, Sussex, England [2]
Genre Pop
Length45:19
Label A&M
Producer Tony Mansfield
Captain Sensible chronology
Women and Captains First
(1982)
The Power of Love
(1983)
Revolution Now
(1989)
Singles from The Power of Love
  1. "Stop the World"
    Released: July 1983
  2. "I'm a Spider"
    Released: November 1983
  3. "Glad It's All Over"
    Released: March 1984
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'm a Spider" Captain Sensible, Tony Mansfield, Robyn Hitchcock 4:11
2."I Love Her" Paul Ryan, Barry Ryan 2:36
3."Stop the World"Sensible, Mansfield, Hitchcock4:33
4."Sir Donald's Son"Sensible2:56
5."It's Hard to Believe I'm Not"Sensible, Hitchcock3:08
6."Thanks for the Night"Sensible4:07
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."Glad It's All Over"Sensible, Mansfield4:06
8."Royal Rave Up"Sensible5:06
9."Secrets"Sensible, Hitchcock4:32
10."It Would Be So Nice" Richard Wright 3:39
11."The Power of Love"Bob Jones3:54
12."I Love You"Sensible2:31
2009 reissue
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Glad It's All Over"Sensible, Mansfield4:06
2."It's Hard to Believe I'm Not"Sensible, Hitchcock3:10
3."It Would Be So NIce"Wright3:42
4."Sir Donald's Son"Sensible2:58
5."Stop the World"Sensible, Mansfield, Hitchcock4:35
6."Thanks for the Night"Sensible4:12
7."Royal Rave Up"Sensible5:09
8."I'm a Spider"Sensible, Mansfield, Hitchcock4:13
9."Secrets"Sensible, Hitchcock4:33
10."I Love Her"Ryan, Ryan2:39
11."The Power of Love"Jones3:54
12."I Love You"Sensible2:32
Bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Back To School?" (B-side of "Stop the World", 1983)Sensible7:56
14."Women Sago" (B-side of "I'm a Spider", 1983)Sensible3:51
15."There Are More Snakes Than Ladders" (Non-album single, 1984)Sensible, Mansfield3:38
16."One Christmas Catalogue" (Non-album single, 1984)Sensible, Mansfield3:59
17."Come On Down" (Non-album single, 1985)Sensible, Peter Bardens 3:50
18."Beggars Can Be Choosers" (B-side of "Come On Down")Sensible2:55
19."Revolution Now" (Non-album single, 1987)Sensible, Martin Newell 4:21

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. [2]

Musicians
Production
Bonus tracks

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