| Trick of the Light | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Modern Romance |
| Cover: | Modern Romance Trick of the Light Album.jpg |
| Released: | 8 April 1983[1] |
| Length: | 38:04 |
| Label: | WEA |
| Producer: | Tony Visconti |
| Prev Title: | Adventures in Clubland |
| Prev Year: | 1981 |
| Next Title: | Burn It! |
| Next Year: | 1985 |
Trick of the Light is the second album by English band Modern Romance. It was released in 1983 on LP and Cassette tape by WEA. A Japanese reissue on CD was released, but is long out of print.[2] There was a European re-release in 2018 as a 24 bit remastered, expanded edition with 4 extra tracks.
The album is featured in the Taschen book 1000 Covers, which showcases the most interesting vinyl covers from the 1960s to the 1990s (their single, "Don't Stop That Crazy Rhythm", shares a similar sleeve). It is the first Modern Romance album to feature lead vocalist Michael J. Mullins, who replaced Geoff Deane in 1982. The [New Version] of "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" (1983) features the voice of Mullins, whereas Deane provided vocals on the 7-inch vinyl (1982) version. "Cherry Pink ..." is known for the trumpet solo by band member and composer / conductor, John Du Prez. The track, "Good Feelings"', was released at Christmas (1983) as a double A-Side [remixed] along with "Good Friday", the latter being taken from the hit compilation Christmas album, Party Tonight; both single and album featured identical covers. Trick of the Light contains no less than six hit singles, five of them top-twenty, three of these top-ten, making 1983 in music Modern Romance's watershed year. Two of the album tracks – "Best Years of Our Lives" and "High Life" – featured as part of the band's farewell single, "Best Mix of Our Lives", which charted at #81 in 1985.[4] [5] [6] [7]