White Feathers

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White Feathers
Studio album by Kajagoogoo
Released	1983, 2004
Recorded	1982
Genre	New Wave
Length	34:53 (1983), 73:12 (2004)
Label	EMI
Producer(s)	Nick Rhodes Colin Thurston Tim Palmer Kajagoogoo
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Kajagoogoo chronology
	White Feathers (1983)	Islands (1984)

White Feathers is the debut album by English new wave band Kajagoogoo, released in 1983. It was produced by Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran and Colin Thurston, who was Duran Duran's in-house producer at the time, except for track #5, "Kajagoogoo" which was produced by Tim Palmer and the band. Mostly composed by Nick Beggs and lead singer Limahl, White Feathers contains the band's most successful single "Too Shy", as well as two additional songs that hit the top twenty in the UK Singles Chart. Following the success of this album, singer Limahl was fired from the band and he continued having several hits as a solo act.

After the band was featured on the VH1 program Bands Reunited in 2003, renewed interest in Kajagoogoo prompted EMI to re-issue White Feathers in 2004. Originally containing ten tracks, the 2004 version of the album was completely remastered and contained eight bonus tracks.

[edit] Track listing

Music by Kajagoogoo. Lyrics credited below.

1. "White Feathers" (Nick Beggs) – 3:27
2. "Too Shy" (Beggs, Limahl) – 3:44
3. "Lies and Promises" (Beggs, Limahl) – 2:50
4. "Magician Man" (Limahl) – 3:41
5. "Kajagoogoo" (Instrumental) (–) – 3:11
6. "Ooh to Be Ah" (Limahl) – 3:12
7. "Ergonomics" (Beggs, Limahl) – 3:10
8. "Hang on Now" (Beggs, Limahl) – 3:23
9. "This Car Is Fast" (Limahl) – 3:32
10. "Frayo" (Limahl) – 4:15
11. "Too Shy" (Instrumental Mix) (–) – 4:01
12. "Take Another View" (Kajagoogoo) – 4:33
13. "Interview Rooms" (Beggs) – 3:24
14. "Animal Instincts" (Beggs) – 2:39
15. "Introduction" (Beggs, Limahl) – 5:09
16. "Too Shy" (Midnight Mix) (Beggs, Limahl) – 5:27
17. "Ooh to Be Ah" (The Construction Mix) (Limahl) – 6:37
18. "Hang on Now" (Extended Version) (Beggs, Limahl) – 6:19

[edit] Personnel

• Limahl - vocals
• Steve Askew - guitar
• Stuart Neale - synthesizer, vocals
• Nick Beggs - bass guitar, vocals
• Jez Strode - drums