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.
- Audience with the Man
- Woodchopper
- Freedom’s Prisoner – Steve Harley, Jimmy Horowitz
- Love on the Rocks
- Who’s Afraid
- One More Time
- How Good It Feels
- From Here to Eternity
- Young Hearts (The Candidate)
