Trading Secrets with the Moon explained

Trading Secrets with the Moon
Type:	studio
Artist:	The Adventures
Cover:	Trading Secrets.jpg
Released:	23 October 1989^[1]
Recorded:	1989
Genre:	Alternative rock
Label:	Elektra
Producer:	Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley
Prev Title:	The Sea of Love
Prev Year:	1988
Next Title:	Lions and Tigers and Bears
Next Year:	1993

Trading Secrets with the Moon is the third studio album by rock band The Adventures, released in 1989.

It failed to capitalise on the previous album's success and contained no hit singles. The album itself reached #64 on the UK Albums Chart and #137 on the Australian Albums chart.^[2]

Unlike the band's previous releases, Theodore and Friends and The Sea of Love, the album was panned by critics, with AllMusic giving the album a retrospective 1.5 stars out of 5.

Track listing

All songs written by Pat Gribben, except where noted:

1. "Your Greatest Shade of Blue"
2. "Scarlet"
3. "Washington Deceased"
4. "Don't Blame It on the Moon"
5. "Bright New Morning"
6. "Love's Lost Town"
7. "Desert Rose" (Pat Gribben, Lloyd Cole)
8. "Hey Magdalene"
9. "Sweet Burning Love"
10. "Never Gonna Change"
11. "Put Me Together Again"

Notes and References

1. Smith. Robin. 21 October 1989. This Week: Releases. Record Mirror. 28.
2. Web site: The Adventures ARIA Chart History complete to 2024. ARIA. Imgur.com. July 26, 2024. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.