North of a Miracle

North of a Miracle

Studio album by

Nick Heyward

Released

28 October 1983^[1]

Recorded

19 May 1983 – 26 July 1983

Studio

Abbey Road and Air Studios, London^[2]

Genre

Pop
new wave

Length

39:57

Nick Heyward chronology

Haircut 100 – Pelican West
(1982)

North of a Miracle
(1983)

Postcards from Home
(1986)

Singles from North of a Miracle

"Whistle Down the Wind"
"Take That Situation"
"Blue Hat for a Blue Day"
"On a Sunday"

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Bob Deakin	^[3]
Musik Express	^[4]

North of a Miracle is the debut solo album by English singer-songwriter Nick Heyward. It was released on 28 October 1983 through Arista Records and spent 10 weeks on the UK Albums Chart, peaking at number 10.^[5]

The album produced four UK singles, "Whistle Down the Wind", "Take That Situation", "Blue Hat for a Blue Day" and "On a Sunday".^[6]

In the United States, the album peaked in the Billboard 200 at number 178 and remained on the chart for 4 weeks.^[2] On the Cash Box album chart, it spent a total of eight weeks, peaking at number 170. The single "Whistle Down the Wind" peaked at No. 20 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart in early 1984.

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Recording and production

The album was recorded from May to June 1983 at Abbey Road Studios and produced by Geoff Emerick.^[2] The original U.S. vinyl pressing significantly altered the running order of the songs, with only 3 songs (1, 2 & 6) maintaining their original positions.^[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Nick Heyward

No.	Title	Length
1.	"When It Started to Begin"	3:48
2.	"Blue Hat for a Blue Day"	4:03
3.	"Two Make It True"	4:20
4.	"On a Sunday"	4:01
5.	"Club Boy at Sea"	3:50
6.	"Whistle Down the Wind"	3:39
7.	"Take That Situation"	3:18
8.	"The Kick of Love"	4:35
9.	"The Day It Rained Forever"	4:34
10.	"Atlantic Monday"	5:09
Total length:		39:57

U.S. track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"When It Started to Begin"	3:43
2.	"Blue Hat for a Blue Day"	3:56
3.	"Take That Situation"	3:13
4.	"Two Make It True"	4:17
5.	"On a Sunday"	3:52
6.	"Whistle Down the Wind"	3:35
7.	"Atlantic Monday"	5:01
8.	"Club Boy at Sea"	3:44
9.	"The Kick of Love"	4:29
10.	"The Day It Rained Forever"	4:27
Total length:		38:57

(Note: all U.S. track timings listed as slightly shorter on original U.S. LP labels – Arista AL 8 8106)

Remastered track listing (2010)

A 2-disc remastered version of the album was released in 2010 on Cherry Red Records.

Disc 1 (original album with additional tracks)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"When It Started to Begin"	3:50
2.	"Blue Hat for a Blue Day"	4:05
3.	"Two Make It True"	4:17
4.	"On a Sunday"	4:07
5.	"Club Boy at Sea"	3:53
6.	"Whistle Down the Wind"	3:41
7.	"Take That Situation"	3:19
8.	"The Kick of Love"	4:36
9.	"The Day It Rained Forever"	4:34
10.	"Atlantic Monday"	5:15
11.	"Don't Get Me Wrong" (B-side of "Blue Hat for a Blue Day" – 12" only)	3:42
12.	"Stolen Tears" (B-side of "On a Sunday")	3:05
13.	"Café Canada" (B-side of "Take That Situation")	2:46
14.	"Love at the Door" (B-side of "Blue Hat for a Blue Day")	1:58
Total length:		53:09

Disc 2 (live tracks and alternate mixes)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Take That Situation" (London, 11 November 1983)	3:19
2.	"Two Make It True" (London, 11 November 1983)	4:19
3.	"On a Sunday" (London, 11 November 1983)	4:20
4.	"Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)" (London, 11 November 1983)	3:41
5.	"Milk Film" (London, 11 November 1983)	4:55
6.	"Love Plus One" (London, 11 November 1983)	5:26
7.	"Atlantic Monday" (London, 11 November 1983)	6:15
8.	"More Than a Dream" (London, 11 November 1983)	3:44
9.	"Fantastic Day" (London, 11 November 1983)	5:43
10.	"Whistle Down the Wind"	4:54
11.	"Take That Situation" (Rhythm Mix)	3:55
12.	"Love Sublime on a Sunday"	4:29
13.	"Atlantic Monday" (Early Version)	4:50
14.	"When It Started to Begin" (re-recorded)	3:50
15.	"The Kick of Love" (Instrumental)	4:36
16.	"Take That Situation" (Instrumental)	3:22
17.	"Whistle Down the Wind" (Instrumental Reprise)	6:21
Total length:		78:00

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.^[8]

Nick Heyward – record producer, vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, brass arrangements
Pete Beachill – trombone
Stuart Brooks – flugelhorn, trumpet
Andrew Brown – bass guitar
Paul Buckmaster – string arrangements
Brian Gascoigne – piano
Ian Laws – guitar
Bill Le Sage – piano
Tony Maronie – bongo drum, percussion
Dave Mattacks – drums
Steve Nieve – organ, piano
Pino Palladino – bass guitar
Morris Pert – marimba, percussion
Andrew Powell – conductor, orchestral arrangements
Tim Renwick – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin
Danny Schogger – accordion, organ, piano
Chris White – saxophone

Production

Geoff Emerick – record producer, engineer
Jon Jacobs – assistant engineer
David Botterell – photography, management

References

^ "North of a Miracle". NickHeyward.com. 28 October 1983. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "North of a Miracle – Nick Heyward". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
^ Deakin, Bob (18 February 2014). "Album Review: "North of a Miracle" by Nick Heyward". Bobdeakin.blogspot.com. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
^ "NICK HEYWARD – NORTH OF A MIRACLE". Germany. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ "North of a Miracle – Nick Heyward". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
^ "Nick Heyward". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
^ "Nick Heyward – North of a Miracle". Discogs.com. 6 October 1983. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
^ "North of a Miracle: Credits". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 30 June 2015.

External links

Official website
North of a Miracle at Discogs (list of releases)

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