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As a recap of Stephen Duffy's pre-Lilac Time career, They Called Him Tin Tin performs a valuable service. The two mid-'80s Duffy albums that most of these 16 tracks are drawn from -- The Ups and Downs and Because We Love You -- have become hard to find, and both were filled with smart, exquisitely crafted pop that overall deserved a much better fate in the charts and at the hands of critics. The biggest successes are here, of course: a 1983 remix of the bubblegum dance smash "Kiss Me" is included, as well as the better-known 1985 version, and lesser hits like "Icing on the Cake" and "Unkiss That Kiss" make deserved appearances. But good as Duffy's singles were, album tracks like the dramatic, soulful "When You Go to Bed" and the jazzily strummed character study "Wednesday Jones" showed he had roots that reached beyond current chart fare -- a side of his writing that would get more attention in the folky Lilac Time. They Called Him Tin Tin isn't a perfect collection -- while the funky B-side "Love Is Driving Me Insane" was an inspired choice, three tracks from Duffy's electronic side project, Dr. Calculus, seem a bit much, especially in light of the many Duffy leftovers still unavailable on CD (like the early hit "Hold It" or the "Kiss Me" flip side "In This Twilight," to name just a couple). Those who like what they hear on this compilation will probably find it worthwhile to track down the two original albums anyway, but half a loaf this good is certainly better than none.
© Dan LeRoy /TiVo
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Danny Schogger, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Guy Pratt, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - STEPHEN STREET, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stephen Duffy, Composer, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Sequencer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leroy Williams, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Juliet Roberts, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jane Eugene, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Staveley, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 1998 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1998 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1985 Virgin Records Limited
Stephen Duffy, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
(C) 1998 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1998 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1985 Virgin Records Limited
STEPHEN STREET, Producer - Stephen Duffy, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Leroy Williams, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Juliet Roberts, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jane Eugene, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Staveley, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 1998 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1998 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1985 Virgin Records Limited
Stephen Duffy, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - The Lilac Time, MainArtist
(C) 1998 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1998 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1986 Virgin Records Limited
Mike Pela, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stephen Duffy, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dave Mattacks, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Staveley, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bimbo Acock's Dixieland Jazz Men, Ensemble - Howard Hughes, Piano, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1998 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1998 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1986 Virgin Records Limited
Bill Eldridge, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Cameron, Keyboards, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Guy Pratt, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - STEPHEN STREET, Producer - Stuart Brooks, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Duffy, Producer, Mixer, Cymbals, Keyboards, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Paul Ellis, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Gregory, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Staveley, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Martin Dobson, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Marina Bjerlein, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Bennett, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1998 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1998 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1986 Virgin Records Limited
PAUL STAVELEY O'DUFFY, Producer - Stephen Duffy, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Roger Freeman, Producer, Keyboards, Percussion, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Lee, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Izumi Kobiayashi, Musician, AssociatedPerformer - Tamsin de Roemer, Musician, AssociatedPerformer - Francoise Gigandet, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Caroline Dodd, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Olly Moore, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1998 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1998 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1986 Virgin Records Limited
Stephen Duffy, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - The Lilac Time, MainArtist
(C) 1998 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1998 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1986 EMI Records Ltd
STEPHEN STREET, Producer - Stephen Duffy, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
(C) 1998 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1998 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1986 Virgin Records Limited
Stephen Duffy, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Harmonica, Sequencer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joad, ComposerLyricist - Tricia Ronane, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1998 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1998 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1985 Virgin Records Limited
Stephen Duffy, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
(C) 1998 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1998 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1985 Virgin Records Limited
PAUL STAVELEY O'DUFFY, Producer - Stephen Duffy, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Roger Freeman, Producer, Keyboards, Percussion, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Lee, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Izumi Kobiayashi, Musician, AssociatedPerformer - Tamsin de Roemer, Musician, AssociatedPerformer - Francoise Gigandet, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Caroline Dodd, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Olly Moore, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1998 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1998 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1986 Virgin Records Limited
Bill Eldridge, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Schogger, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Cameron, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Guy Pratt, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - STEPHEN STREET, Producer - Stuart Brooks, Flugelhorn, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Duffy, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Leroy Williams, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - T Harris, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew MacIntosh, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Jake le Mesurier, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1998 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1998 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1986 Virgin Records Limited
Gavyn Wright, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Schogger, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Guy Pratt, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - STEPHEN STREET, Producer - Dave Woodcock, Orchestra - Martin Loveday, Orchestra - Mark Berrow, Orchestra - Paul Kegg, Orchestra - Stephen Duffy, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Leroy Williams, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Levine Andrade, Orchestra - Godfrey Salmon, Orchestra - Helen Liebmann, Orchestra - Wilf Gibson, Orchestra - Dave Nolan, Orchestra - Nigel Warren-Green, Orchestra - Roger Best, Orchestra - Jake le Mesurier, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Whistler, Orchestra - Jim Archer, Orchestra - Ray Keenlyside, Orchestra - Ben Cruff, Orchestra - Ian Jewel, Orchestra - Cathy Burgess, Orchestra - Lynton Naiff, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Maureen Gray, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - P.P. Arnold, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1998 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1998 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1986 Virgin Records Limited
Gavyn Wright, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Schogger, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - STEPHEN STREET, Producer - Dave Woodcock, Orchestra - Martin Loveday, Orchestra - Mark Berrow, Orchestra - Paul Kegg, Orchestra - Stephen Duffy, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Levine Andrade, Orchestra - Godfrey Salmon, Orchestra - Helen Liebmann, Orchestra - Wilf Gibson, Orchestra - Dave Nolan, Orchestra - Nigel Warren-Green, Orchestra - Roger Best, Orchestra - Simon Whistler, Orchestra - Jim Archer, Orchestra - Ray Keenlyside, Orchestra - Ben Cruff, Orchestra - Ian Jewel, Orchestra - Cathy Burgess, Orchestra
(C) 1998 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1998 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1985 Virgin Records Limited
PAUL STAVELEY O'DUFFY, Producer - Stephen Duffy, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Roger Freeman, Producer
(C) 1998 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1998 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1986 Virgin Records Limited
Album review
As a recap of Stephen Duffy's pre-Lilac Time career, They Called Him Tin Tin performs a valuable service. The two mid-'80s Duffy albums that most of these 16 tracks are drawn from -- The Ups and Downs and Because We Love You -- have become hard to find, and both were filled with smart, exquisitely crafted pop that overall deserved a much better fate in the charts and at the hands of critics. The biggest successes are here, of course: a 1983 remix of the bubblegum dance smash "Kiss Me" is included, as well as the better-known 1985 version, and lesser hits like "Icing on the Cake" and "Unkiss That Kiss" make deserved appearances. But good as Duffy's singles were, album tracks like the dramatic, soulful "When You Go to Bed" and the jazzily strummed character study "Wednesday Jones" showed he had roots that reached beyond current chart fare -- a side of his writing that would get more attention in the folky Lilac Time. They Called Him Tin Tin isn't a perfect collection -- while the funky B-side "Love Is Driving Me Insane" was an inspired choice, three tracks from Duffy's electronic side project, Dr. Calculus, seem a bit much, especially in light of the many Duffy leftovers still unavailable on CD (like the early hit "Hold It" or the "Kiss Me" flip side "In This Twilight," to name just a couple). Those who like what they hear on this compilation will probably find it worthwhile to track down the two original albums anyway, but half a loaf this good is certainly better than none.
© Dan LeRoy /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:02:03
- Main artists: Stephen Duffy
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Virgin Catalogue
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1998 Virgin Records Limited This Compilation ℗ 1998 Virgin Records Limited
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