The Barbara Dickson Album Explained

The Barbara Dickson Album
Type:	studio
Artist:	Barbara Dickson
Cover:	The Barbara Dickson album.jpg
Released:	3 April 1980
Genre:	Pop, MOR
Label:	Epic
Producer:	Alan Tarney
Prev Title:	Sweet Oasis
Prev Year:	1978
Next Title:	You Know it's Me
Next Year:	1981

The Barbara Dickson Album is a 1980 album released by Scottish singer Barbara Dickson.

The album was released following her return to the top 20 with the single "January February". Produced by Alan Tarney, the album was a success, reaching No.7 in the UK Charts and remaining in the top 75 for three months.^[1] It was certified gold by the BPI for sales of over 100,000 in the UK.^[2] Further singles taken from the album were "In the Night" and "It's Really You".

The album was released on Compact disc in 1992.^[3]

Track listing

Side One

1. "January February" (Alan Tarney)
2. "In the Night" (Barbara Dickson)
3. "It's Really You" (Alan Tarney, Trevor Spencer, Tom Snow)
4. "Day and Night" (Barbara Dickson, Ian Lynn)
5. "Can't Get By Without You" (Alan Tarney)

Side Two

1. "Anytime You're Down and Out" (Barbara Dickson)
2. "I'll Say it Again" (Alan Tarney)
3. "Hello Stranger, Goodbye My Heart" (Barbara Dickson)
4. "Plane Song" (Barbara Dickson)
5. "Now I Don't Know" (Alan Tarney)

Personnel

• Alan Tarney - bass, guitars, keyboards, vocals
• Trevor Spencer - drums, percussion
• Mel Collins - saxophone
• Recorded at R.G Jones Studios and Riverside Studios, London
• Nick Sykes, Nick Glennie-Smith - engineer

Notes and References

1. https://www.officialcharts.com/archive/official-albums-chart/ OfficialCharts.com. Album Chart info
2. Web site: Statistics - Barbara Dickson. BPI. 8 December 2009.
3. http://www.barbaradickson.net/barbara_dickson_album.html Official website - release details