- Before Too Long
Infobox Single
Name = Before Too Long
Cover size =
Caption = 7" single cover
Artist = Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls
Album = Gossip
A-side = "Before Too Long"
B-side = "White Train"
Released = June, 1986
Format = 7" vinyl
Recorded = Trafalgar Studios, Sydney
April, 1986
Genre = Rock
Length = 3:20
Label =Mushroom Records
Writer = Paul Kelly
Producer = Alan Thorne and Paul Kelly
Certification =
Last single = "From St Kilda to Kings Cross"
(1985)
This single = "Before Too Long"
(1986)
Next single = "Darling It Hurts"
(1986)
Misc ="Before Too Long" was the first single released by Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls from their debut double album, "Gossip". The single was released in June 1986 and reached #15 on the Australian singles charts. The song was a surprise hit for Kelly at a time when chart success eluded him and provided increased interest for the release of "Gossip", which would become his biggest mainstream success to that date.The success of the single can partly be attributed to the accompanying video, which was directed by John Witteron, depiciting Kelly as a long suffering cab driver dealing with a night shift full of eccentric passengers.
Track Listing
# "Before Too Long" - 3:20
# "White Train" - 2:41Personnel
* Paul Kelly - acoustic guitar, vocals
* Steve Connelly - guitar, vocals
* Michael Barclay - drums, vocals
* Peter Bull - keyboards, vocals
* John Schofield - bass, vocals
* Astrid Munday - vocalsReleases
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