Give Us a Wink

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Give Us a Wink
Studio album by Sweet
Released	March 1976
Recorded	1976, Music Land Studios, Munich
Genre	Rock
Length	46:04
Label	Capitol Records (US), RCA Records (UK)
Producer(s)	Sweet
Sweet chronology
Strung Up (1975)	Give Us a Wink (1976)	Off the Record (1977)

Give Us a Wink is an album released in 1976 by the British rock band Sweet. It was their first album to be fully written and fully produced by the band themselves. Two singles, "The Lies In Your Eyes" and "Action", were released from this album. Though "The Lies In Your Eyes" failed to chart in the UK, it was very popular in other parts of Europe as well as Australia. "Action" became a top 20 hit in the US.

The album itself was released in March 1976. The US version flipped the sides of the UK LP and added "Lady Starlight" a track from the UK "Desolation Boulevard" that wasn't available in the US at the time.

The original album was released with a die-cut cover that caused the eye to wink as the sleeve was removed and placed back into the cover.

[edit] US Track listing

1. "Action" – 3:44 - (Scott, Priest, Connolly, Tucker)
2. "Yesterdays Rain" – 5:16 - (Scott, Priest, Connolly, Tucker)
3. "White Mice" – 5:00 - (Scott, Priest, Connolly, Tucker)
4. "Healer" – 7:18 - (Scott, Priest, Connolly, Tucker)
5. "The Lies In Your Eyes" – 3:47 - (Scott, Priest, Connolly, Tucker)
6. "Cockroach" – 3:47 - (Scott, Priest, Connolly, Tucker)
7. "Lady Starlight" – 3:10 - (Scott)
8. "Keep It In" – 5:00 - (Scott, Priest, Connolly, Tucker)
9. "4th Of July" – 4:22 - (Scott, Priest, Connolly, Tucker)

[edit] UK Track listing

1. "The Lies In Your Eyes" – 3:47 - (Scott, Priest, Connolly, Tucker)
2. "Cockroach" – 3:47 - (Scott, Priest, Connolly, Tucker)
3. "Keep It In" – 5:00 - (Scott, Priest, Connolly, Tucker)
4. "4th Of July" – 4:22 - (Scott, Priest, Connolly, Tucker)
5. "Action" – 3:44 - (Scott, Priest, Connolly, Tucker)
6. "Yesterdays Rain" – 5:16 - (Scott, Priest, Connolly, Tucker)
7. "White Mice" – 5:00 - (Scott, Priest, Connolly, Tucker)
8. "Healer" – 7:18 - (Scott, Priest, Connolly, Tucker)

A Reissued/Remastered CD of the UK version was released in 2005 with 3 Bonus Tracks.

• Andy Scott: All guitars, vocals, celli, synthesizers, voice bag
• Steve Priest: Bass guitars, vocals, celli
• Brian Connolly: Lead vocals, string machine
• Mick Tucker: All percussion, vocals, celli, phased gong

• Trevor Griffin: piano solo on Fourth Of July