Nights in France (original) (raw)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1987 studio album by Flash and the Pan
| Nights in France | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Studio album by Flash and the Pan | |
| Released | 1987 |
| Recorded | Albert Studios, Sydney, Australia. |
| Genre | New wave |
| Label | Albert Productions (Australia)Epic CBS/Sony(US) |
| Producer | Harry Vanda, George Young |
| Flash and the Pan chronology | |
| Early Morning Wake Up Call(1984) Nights in France(1987) Burning Up the Night(1992) | |
| Singles from Nights In France | |
| "Ayla"Released: 1987 "Yesterday's Gone"Released: 1988 "Money Don't Lie"Released: 1988 | |
Nights in France is the fifth album by Australian group Flash and the Pan, released in 1987. Three singles were released from the album, "Ayla",[1] "Money Don't Lie"[2] and "Yesterday's Gone".[3]
7" edits exist of all three singles. The 12" version of "Money Don't Lie" is longer than the single edit but simply an edit of the album version. "Ayla" was released in two extended versions available on 12" and CD singles - the "Disco Mix" and the "Outta Town Mix" (dub version). The 7" and CD single also featured a non-album b-side currently not available on any other release, "Your Love is Strange". "Yesterday's Gone" was also released as an extended version. All four extended versions are included on the 2012 double CD compilation The 12 Inch Mixes. The single edits of "Ayla" and "Money Don't Lie" have been included on several compilations including Collection and Ayla - The Best of Flash and the Pan. However, all CDs containing "Yesterday's Gone" opt for the album version.
"Ayla" was a sizable hit single in Germany (staying in the Top 100 for fifteen weeks and peaking at #26)[4] and the Netherlands (#39).[5]
All songs written by Harry Vanda and George Young.
Side A
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Money Don't Lie" | 6:36 |
| 2. | "Nights in France" | 4:30 |
| 3. | "Ayla" | 5:40 |
| 4. | "Yesterday's Gone" | 5:03 |
Side B
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Drawn by the Light" | 5:01 |
| 2. | "Hard Livin'" | 6:09 |
| 3. | "Saviour Man" | 6:51 |
| 4. | "Bones" | 5:16 |
- Harry Vanda - lead guitar, vocals, keyboards
- George Young - lead vocals, keyboards, guitars
- Warren Morgan - keyboards
- Ronnie Peel - bass
- James Young - drums
*Unknown - saxophone on "Saviour Man"
- Harry Vanda - Producer
- George Young - Producer
- Sam Horsburgh Jnr. - Engineer
- ^ Flash And The Pan - Ayla, retrieved 28 April 2022
- ^ Flash And The Pan - Money Dont Lie, retrieved 28 April 2022
- ^ Flash And The Pan - Yesterday's Gone, retrieved 28 April 2022
- ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Flash And The Pan - Ayla". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 28 April 2022.