One Good Reason (album)

One Good Reason
Studio album by Paul Carrack
Released	November 1987
Genre	Pop/Rock
Length	39:13
Label	Chrysalis
Producer	Christopher Neil
Paul Carrack chronology
Suburban Voodoo (1982) One Good Reason (1987) Groove Approved (1989)

One Good Reason is the third solo record by British singer-songwriter and Mike + The Mechanics singer Paul Carrack. It features 10 songs, one of which, "Don't Shed a Tear", became a Top 10 hit in America, peaking at number 9.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
allmusic	[1]

Allmusic's Mike DeGagne calls "Don't Shed a Tear" "the album's highlight, bolstered by its subtle, laid-back groove with a stop and start tempo which comes across as unique to a certain extent." But he castigated the rest of the record, saying that "while the songs are well-written lyrically, they're dispensed rather half-heartedly from a musical standpoint" and "It's apparent in tracks like 'Fire With Fire' and 'Give Me A Chance' that Paul Carrack has reached the point of pop pedestrianism."

Nevertheless, three additional singles were released from the album, including a cover of the Jackie DeShannon classic, "When You Walk in the Room". The album's title track, another one of these singles also cracked the Top 30 on the U.S. chart.

Track listing

1. "One Good Reason" (Carrack, Chris Difford) 3:19
2. "When You Walk In The Room" (Jackie DeShannon) 3:31
3. "Button Off My Shirt" (Billy Livsey, Graham Lyle) 3:46
4. "Give Me A Chance" (Carrack) 4:51
5. "Double It Up" 3:44
6. "Don't Shed a Tear" (Rob Friedman^[2], Eddie Schwartz) 4:55
7. "Fire With Fire" 4:00
8. "Here I Am" 4:00
9. "Collrane" 4:41
10. "(Do I Figure) In Your Life" 2:20

Production

• Produced By Christopher Neil
• Engineers: Simon Hurrell & Pete Woodroffe

Personnel

• Paul Carrack: Lead vocal
• Tim Renwick: Guitars
• Paul "Wix" Wickens: Keyboards
• Peter Van Hooke: Drums
• Frank Ricotti: Percussion
• Jackie Rawe, Linda Taylor: Backing vocals

References

1. ^ allmusic review
2. ^ Rob Friedman- Credited as cowriter for "Don't Shed a Tear" Retrieved 12-27-2010.

• Paul Carrack; One Good Reason at allmusic link