Life on the Wire

Life on the Wire
Studio album by
Morrissey–Mullen
Released1982 (1982)
StudiosScorpio Sound, London, England
GenreJazz-funk
LabelBeggars Banquet
ProducerChris Palmer
Morrissey–Mullen chronology
Badness
(1981)		 Life on the Wire
(1982)		 It's About Time
(1983)
Singles from Life on the Wire
  1. "Life on the Wire"
    Released: 1982
  2. "Come and Get Me"
    Released: 1982
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Life on the Wire is the fourth studio album by British jazz-funk duo Morrissey–Mullen, released in 1982 by Beggars Banquet Records. It peaked at No. 47 in the UK Albums Chart.

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Life on the Wire" (Claire Hamill, Jim Mullen) – 5:19
  2. "Takin' Time" (John Critchinson) – 5:22
  3. "Face of a Child" (Hamill, Mullen) – 5:55
  4. "Come and Get Me" (Hamill, Mullen) – 4:37

Side two

  2. "Brazil Nut" (Alan Gorrie) – 5:17
  3. "Ships that Pass in the Night" (Hamill, Mullen) – 5:04
  4. "Making Waves" (Critchinson) – 5:20
  5. "Running Out of Time" (Hamill, Dick Morrissey) – 4:38

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the Life on the Wire liner notes.

Charts

Chart (1982) Peak
position
UK Albums (Official Charts)47

References

  1. ↑ Life on the Wire at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Guinness World Records. British Hit Singles & Albums, p. 34. Guinness, 2004. ISBN 0851121993, 9780851121994. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  3. ↑ Life on the Wire (CD booklet). Morrissey–Mullen. Beggars Banquet Records. 1982.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ↑ "Official Albums Chart on 4/4/1982 – Top 100". Official Charts Company.