Despite Straight Lines

Despite Straight Lines
Japanese release
Studio album by
Marilyn
Released21 June 1985
Recorded1983–1985
Genres
Length36:24
LabelMercury/Phonogram
Producers
Singles from Despite Straight Lines
  1. "Calling Your Name"
    Released: October 1983
  2. "Cry and Be Free"
    Released: January 1984
  3. "You Don't Love Me"
    Released: April 1984
  4. "Baby U Left Me (In the Cold)"
    Released: April 1985
  5. "Pray for That Sunshine"
    Released: June 1985
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Smash HitsStarStarStarStarStarStarHalf star

Despite Straight Lines is the only studio album by British singer-songwriter Marilyn, released in 1985.

Overview

Although Marilyn had scored three top 40 hits throughout the 1983–84 period, his debut album was not released until mid-1985, 18 months after his biggest hit "Calling Your Name" was a top 10 hit. Possibly due to a loss of momentum, the album only charted in Australia, and subsequent singles taken from it were also unsuccessful.

The album was reissued on CD in 2008 as Despite Straight Lines: The Very Best of Marilyn, by Cherry Pop (a division of Cherry Red Records). The reissue includes several bonus tracks, consisting of B-sides and alternative versions, though it excludes the single "Pray for That Sunshine".

Track listing

  1. "Calling Your Name" (Marilyn, Paul Caplin) – 4:06
  2. "Mountain to the Ocean" (Roger Jackson) – 3:46
  3. "Surrender to Your Love" (Marilyn) – 4:04
  4. "Pray for That Sunshine" (Marilyn) – 4:00
  5. "Third Eye" (Marilyn) – 3:24
  6. "Baby U Left Me (In the Cold)" (Marilyn) – 3:51
  7. "You Don't Love Me" (Marilyn) – 3:24
  8. "Give It Up" (Eric Robinson) – 3:58
  9. "Wear It Out" (Marilyn, Eric Robinson) –2:17
  10. "Cry and Be Free" (Marilyn) – 3:34

CD re-issue (bonus tracks)

  1. "Calling Your Name" (Midnight Party Mix) (Marilyn, Paul Caplin) – 4:42
  2. "Move Together" (Marilyn) – 3:36
  3. "Calling Your Name" (Extended Version) (Marilyn, Paul Caplin) – 6:54
  4. "Running" (Marilyn) – 3:06
  5. "Cry and Be Free" (Gospel) (Marilyn) – 5:43
  6. "Cry and Be Free" (Streisand Style) (Marilyn) – 5:19
  7. "Raining Again" (Dub Version) (Marilyn) – 7:08
  8. "Baby U Left Me (In the Cold)" (Extended Version) (Marilyn) – 7:08

Personnel

Producers

Charts

Chart performance for Despite Straight Lines
Chart (1985) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) 73

References

  1. ↑ Tennant, Neil (19 June 1985). "Album Reviews)". Smash Hits. 7 (15). EMAP Metro: 20.
  2. 1 2 Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 192. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.