Minutes (album)

Minutes was Brooks' first contemporary album since Live and Learn in 1979. A&M wanted her to stick to the winning formula of the Pearls albums but Brooks had other ideas and recruited her own choice of producer and band to create what was an experimental album for the time. A mixture of solid pop tunes and dark 1980s rock, A&M had little faith in the product and held back promotion focusing on her forthcoming album, the safer and more commercial Screen Gems.

Two singles were released and with no promotion, neither entered the charts. Feeling disheartened, Brooks undertook a massive tour to increase sales. However, by the time the tour had begun A&M were ready to release her next album. To date, Minutes has never been available on CD.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Elkie Brooks and Duncan Mackay; except where indicated

"Minutes" (Mackay, Hill, Brooks, Zal Cleminson)
"Driftin'" (Bruce Woolley, Simon Darlow)
"Night Run" (Mackay, Brooks, Zal Cleminson)
"Take Your Freedom"
"Growing Tired"
"Born Lucky" (Mackay, Jo Partridge)
"I've Been In Love Before"
"Too Heavy, Too Strong"
"Cross Fire" (Mackay, Brooks, Zal Cleminson)
"Work Play"

Single releases

"Minutes" (1984)
"Driftin'" (1984)

"Minutes" reached number 35 and remained in the UK charts for 7 weeks.

Personnel

Elkie Brooks – vocals
Duncan Mackay – piano, keyboards
Zal Cleminson – guitars, backing vocals
John Giblin – bass guitar, backing vocals
Graham Jarvis – drums
Duncan Kinnell – percussion
John Etchells – engineer
Chris Sheldon – engineer
Chris Goreham – engineer
Paul Rabiger – engineer

Elkie Brooks

Studio albums	Rich Man's Woman (1975) Two Days Away (1977) Shooting Star (1978) Live and Learn (1979) Pearls (1981) Pearls II (1982) Minutes (1984) Screen Gems (1984) No More the Fool (1986) Bookbinder's Kid (1988) Inspiration (1989) Pearls III (1991) Round Midnight (1993) Nothin' but the Blues (1994) Circles (1995) Amazing (1996) Shangri-La (2003) Trouble in Mind [with Humphrey Lyttelton] (2003) Electric Lady (2005)

Compilation albums	The Very Best of Elkie Brooks (1986) Priceless (1991) The Very Best of Elkie Brooks (1997)

Live albums	The Pearls Concert (1997) Don't Cry Out Loud (2005)

Singles	"Pearl's a Singer" "Sunshine After the Rain" "Lilac Wine" "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" "Don't Cry Out Loud" "Fool (If You Think It's Over)" "Nights in White Satin" "We've Got Tonight"

Related	Discography

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