On October 5, 1979, “EMI” label released “The Candidate”, the second Steve Harley studio album. It was recorded in February 1979, and was produced by Jimmy Horowitz and Steve Harley.

Personnel:

• Steve Harley – vocals
• Jo Partridge – guitar
• Nico Ramsden – guitar, backing vocals
• Phil Palmer – guitar
• Joey Carbone – keyboards, backing vocals
• Steve Gregory – saxophone, saxophone arrangement
• John Giblin – bass
• Stuart Elliott – drums
• Bryn Haworth – mandolin
• Jimmy Horowitz – celesta
• The English Chorale – choir
• Robert Howes – choir director
• Yvonne Keeley – backing vocals
• Tony Clark – engineer
• Haydn Bendall – engineer assistant
• Mike Hedges – mixing
• Chris Blair – mastering
• Graham Marks – design (front cover lettering)
• Mick Rock – front/back cover photography, design for TRA Studios Inc., art direction for TRA Studios Inc.
• Ernie Thormahlen – design for TRA Studios Inc., art direction for TRA Studios Inc.
• Richard Young – inner sleeve photography
• Billyee – design (inner sleeve and album back jacket graphic and design) for Bine Graphic Designs Inc.
• Neal Kandel – design (inner sleeve and album back jacket graphic and design) for Bine Graphic Designs Inc.

Track listing:

All tracks by Steve Harley except where noted.

1. Audience with the Man
2. Woodchopper
3. Freedom’s Prisoner – Steve Harley, Jimmy Horowitz
4. Love on the Rocks
5. Who’s Afraid
6. One More Time
7. How Good It Feels
8. From Here to Eternity
9. Young Hearts (The Candidate)