Information (Dave Edmunds album)

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Information

Studio album by

Dave Edmunds

Released

April 1983

Recorded

1983

Studio

Maison Rouge, Eden and Wisseloord Studios, the Netherlands

Genre

Rock

Length

34:49

Label

Arista (UK)
Columbia Records (US)

Producer

Dave Edmunds, Jeff Lynne

Dave Edmunds chronology

D.E. 7th
(1982)

Information
(1983)

Riff Raff
(1984)

Alternative cover

US/Canada cover

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B−^[2]
Rolling Stone	^[3]

Information is a 1983 album by Welsh rock musician Dave Edmunds. The album was his second release for Arista Records (in the UK) and Columbia Records (in the US).

Information marked the first time in Edmunds' solo career that he collaborated with an outside producer. Electric Light Orchestra frontman Jeff Lynne produced two songs on the album: the title track, and the Lynne-penned "Slipping Away". The latter would become Edmunds' first American top-40 hit in 13 years (and his last top-40 hit to date), reaching #39 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album itself reached #51 on the Billboard 200 and #92 in the UK.

Other cover versions on the album include NRBQ's "I Want You Bad" and The J. Geils Band's "Wait".

Track listing

"Slipping Away" (Jeff Lynne)
"Don't You Double" (Moon Martin)
"I Want You Bad" (Terry Adams, Phil Crandon)
"Wait" (Seth Justman, Peter Wolf)
"The Watch on My Wrist" (Paul Kennerley)
"The Shape I'm In" (Lee Cathy, Otis Blackwell)
"Information" (Dave Edmunds, Mark Radice)
"Feel So Right" (Paul Kennerley)
"What Have I Got to Do to Win?" (John David, Edmunds)
"Don't Call Me Tonight" (Dave Edmunds)
"Have a Heart" (John David)

Personnel

Dave Edmunds - guitar, vocals
Geraint Watkins - accordion
John David - bass
Jeff Lynne - bass, synthesizer
Dave Charles - drums
Paul Jones - harmonica
Richard Tandy - synthesizer

Charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[4]	20
UK Albums (OCC)^[5]	92
US Billboard 200^[6]	51

References

^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Information at AllMusic
^ Christgau, Robert (1990). "Consumer Guide '80s: E". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved 8 March 2021 – via robertchristgau.com.
^ Connelly, Christopher. "Dave Edmunds – Information". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 23 June 2009. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Dave Edmunds – Information". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
^ "Dave Edmunds Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 March 2021.

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