Our Album of the Week is Far from the Hurting Kind by Tracie Young, billed as Tracie for her A&M debut. Young was featured on vocals on a handful of Style Council singles along with “Beat Surrender” by The Jam. This associated with Paul Weller of The Jam led to producing this album. Weller also penned many of the songs on this album, and Elvis Costello contributed a song written specifically for her, “(I Love You) When You Sleep.” The music is similar in style to such groups as the aformentioned Style Council, Matt Bianco and Sade (circa Diamond Life), avoiding the synth-heavy style popular back in the day.
Fortunately this often overlooked album is available from our friends at Cherry Red Records via Amazon (CD and download) and iTunes, along with other popular retailers. The Cherry Red version includes the original ten albums tracks along with ten essential bonus tracks, containing non-album singles and other rare tracks.
Check out our thread about this album at the A&M Corner Forums.