Colour All My Days


Colour All My Days is the second studio album by English singer-songwriter Limahl, released on 14 July 1986 by EMI Records.

Overview

Following the international success of "The NeverEnding Story", the main theme to the film of the same name, in 1986, Limahl's second album was mostly produced by Giorgio Moroder, who already produced the former smash hit. Moroder also provided the music to seven out of the ten tracks on the album, while Limahl himself wrote all but one of the lyrics. The only track he did not actually contribute to was "Inside to Outside", the second single taken from the album, which was written by Colin Pearson and Achim Opperman. Though this song was a complete commercial flop for Limahl, it would later become a hit for dance vocalist Lady Violet.
The album failed to chart in the UK. The first single, "Love In Your Eyes", reached No.80 in the UK Singles Chart,. The song fared better in continental Europe, in particular in German-speaking countries, and in Italy, where it peaked at No.22. The title track was released as a third single in Spain, and Limahl recorded a Spanish-language version of the song entitled "No Lo Pienses Más". "Don't Send For Me" was released in the Netherlands as the final single from the album.
The album has never been released as a standalone CD but the first eight songs were digitally remastered by Disky Records for the 1996 compilation The Best of Limahl. A reduced version of this digital compilation was released in 2002, again on the Disky label, entitled Neverending Story - Best of Limahl, and included seven tracks from the original album. The whole album appeared as part of Warner Music's Original Albums Series in 2014 along with Limahl's first album, Don't Suppose, and the three Kajagoogoo albums in a budget priced CD boxed set.

Critical reception

Smash Hits magazine gave the album a highly negative review, awarded it a rare zero out of ten and stating that "This album is all that is dull, completely without imagination, and sickeningly bland in the world of popular music..."

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.
Musicians
Production and design
  • Limahl – producer
  • Giorgio Moroder – producer
  • Derek Nakamoto – producer
  • Jürgen Koppers – sound engineer, mixing
  • Zeke Lund – sound engineer
  • Hans Menzel – sound engineer, mixing
  • Brian Reeves – sound engineer, mixing
  • Harry Schnitzler – sound engineer, mixing
  • Johnny Rozsa – photography

Charts

Chart Peak
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