Living Years

~ Release by Mike + the Mechanics (see all versions of this release, 20 available)

Tracklist

1▼Cassette
#	Title	Rating	Length
A1	Nobody’s Perfect engineer: Nick Davis (producer, engineer) producer: Christopher Neil and Mike Rutherford lead vocals: Paul Young (Sad Café, Mike + The Mechanics) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Michael Rutherford Ltd. (in 2014) recording of: Nobody's Perfect writer: B.A. Robertson and Mike Rutherford publisher: Hit & Run Music (Publishing) Ltd (in 1988), Michael Rutherford Ltd. (in 1988) and R & BA Music Ltd. (in 1988)	4	4:48
A2	The Living Years engineer: Nick Davis (producer, engineer) producer: Christopher Neil and Mike Rutherford lead vocals: Paul Carrack phonographic copyright (℗) by: Michael Rutherford Ltd. (in 2014) recording of: The Living Years writer: B.A. Robertson and Mike Rutherford publisher: Bug Music (music publishing), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Hidden Pun Music, Inc., Michael Rutherford Ltd., R & BA Music Ltd. and R and B. A. Music Ltd.	3.75	5:32
A3	Seeing Is Believing engineer: Nick Davis (producer, engineer) producer: Christopher Neil and Mike Rutherford lead vocals: Paul Young (Sad Café, Mike + The Mechanics) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Michael Rutherford Ltd. (in 2014) recording of: Seeing Is Believing writer: B.A. Robertson and Mike Rutherford		3:13
A4	Nobody Knows engineer: Nick Davis (producer, engineer) producer: Christopher Neil and Mike Rutherford lead vocals: Paul Carrack phonographic copyright (℗) by: WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1988) and Michael Rutherford Ltd. (in 2014) recording of: Nobody Knows writer: Chris Neil and Mike Rutherford publisher: 63 Songs Limited (in 1988), Arlon Music Ltd. (publisher) (in 1988), Chappell Music Ltd. (in 1988), Hit & Run Music (Publishing) Ltd (in 1988) and Michael Rutherford Ltd. (in 1988)	4	4:24
A5	Poor Boy Down engineer: Nick Davis (producer, engineer) producer: Christopher Neil and Mike Rutherford lead vocals: Paul Young (Sad Café, Mike + The Mechanics) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Michael Rutherford Ltd. (in 2014) recording of: Poor Boy Down composer: Christopher Neil and Mike Rutherford		4:33
B1	Blame engineer: Nick Davis (producer, engineer) producer: Christopher Neil and Mike Rutherford lead vocals: Paul Young (Sad Café, Mike + The Mechanics) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Michael Rutherford Ltd. (in 2014) recording of: Blame composer: Christopher Neil and Mike Rutherford		5:24
B2	Don’t engineer: Nick Davis (producer, engineer) producer: Christopher Neil and Mike Rutherford lead vocals: Paul Carrack phonographic copyright (℗) by: Atlantic Recording Corp. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1988) and Michael Rutherford Ltd. (in 2014) recording of: Don’t writer: Christopher Neil and Mike Rutherford		5:45
B3	Black & Blue engineer: Nick Davis (producer, engineer) producer: Christopher Neil and Mike Rutherford lead vocals: Paul Young (Sad Café, Mike + The Mechanics) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Michael Rutherford Ltd. (in 2014) recording of: Black & Blue composer: B.A. Robertson, Mike Rutherford and Paul Young (Sad Café, Mike + The Mechanics)		3:27
B4	Beautiful Day engineer: Nick Davis (producer, engineer) producer: Christopher Neil and Mike Rutherford lead vocals: Paul Young (Sad Café, Mike + The Mechanics) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Michael Rutherford Ltd. (in 2014) recording of: Beautiful Day composer: Christopher Neil, Mike Rutherford and Paul Young (Sad Café, Mike + The Mechanics)		3:39
B5	Why Me? engineer: Nick Davis (producer, engineer) producer: Christopher Neil and Mike Rutherford lead vocals: Paul Carrack phonographic copyright (℗) by: WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (from 1988 to present) and Michael Rutherford Ltd. (in 2014) recording of: Why Me? writer: B.A. Robertson and Mike Rutherford publisher: Hit & Run Music (Publishing) Ltd and Michael Rutherford Ltd.		6:26

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Release

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/6195896 [info]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:	Nobody Knows Nobody’s Perfect Seeing Is Believing The Living Years

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/79826 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/Mike-and-the-mechanics/Living-years [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/mike-the-mechanics/living-years/ [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/77602/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000197904 [info]
Wikidata:	Q588311 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 022925600448
Format:: Cassette
Length:: 47:11

Additional details

Type:: Album
Packaging:: Cassette Case
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

wea
WX203C

Release events

United Kingdom
1988

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