The Official Secrets Act (album)
# The Official Secrets Act (album)

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The Official Secrets Act is M's second album, released in 1980 on Sire Records. The track "Official Secrets" was released as a single and charted in the UK at No. 64 in November 1980. The follow-up single was "Keep It To Yourself". The track "Maniac" featured Level 42 members Phil Gould on drums and Mark King on bass.

The album title is a reference to the various UK Official Secrets Acts.

## Track listing

### LP: MCF 3085

**Side one**

* "Transmission (The World Is at Your Fingertips)" – 4:30
* "Join the Party" – 3:39
* "Working for the Corporation" – 3:35
* "Your Country Needs You" – 3:20
* "M'aider" – 5:26

**Side two**

* "Relax" – 3:42
* "Maniac" – 3:22
* "Keep it to Yourself" – 3:34
* "Abracadabra" – 2:51
* "Official Secrets" – 6:03

### 1997 Westside CD Reissue: WESM 502

* "Transmission" – 4:30
* "Join the Party" – 3:39
* "Working for the Corporation" – 3:35
* "Your Country Needs You" – 3:20
* "Mayday" – 5:26
* "Relax" – 3:42
* "Maniac" – 3:22
* "Keep it to Yourself" – 3:34
* "Abracadabra" – 2:51 $^{(1)}$
* "Official Secrets" – 6:03
* "Abracadabra (Sunset–Sunrise Mix) – 2:51
* "Danube" – 3:33 $^{(1)}$
* "The Wedding Dance" – 3:37 $^{(1)}$
* "Mambo La" – 2:29 $^{(2)}$
* "Don't Believe What the Papers Say" – 1:12
* "The Bride of Fortune" – 4:20 $^{(3)}$

All tracks written by Robin Scott except, $^{(1)}$ "Abracadabra", "Danube" & "The Wedding Dance" written by Scott/Novik $^{(2)}$ "Mambo La" written by Unknown $^{(3)}$ "The Bride of Fortune" written by Scott/Westwood

## Personnel

* Robin Scott - vocals, guitar
* Brigit Vinchon - vocals
* David Vorhaus, Wally Badarou - synthesizer
* Julian Scott - bass guitar
* Philip Gould - drums
* Mark King - guitar, drums; bass on "Maniac"
* Gary Barnacle - saxophone

with:

* Paddy Keenan - Uilleann pipes on "Keep It to Yourself"
* Dónal Lunny - arrangement on "Keep It to Yourself"
* Bill Whelan - arrangements on "Relax" and "Official Secrets"
* The Dublin Symphony Orchestra - orchestra on "Relax" and "Official Secrets"; Audrey Parkes - leader
* Billy Brown, Brigit Vinchon, Deidre Costello, Denis Blackham, Des Smith, John Keogh, Mog Aherne, Robin Scott - vocals and whistling on "Working for The Corporation"

### Technical

* Dave Aston, Denis Blackham, Philip Begley - engineer
* Peter Ashworth - front cover photography
