Pearls II is an album by English singer Elkie Brooks, released in 1982.

Background

The sequel to Brooks' popular Pearls album (1981), A&M decided to play it safe by keeping Gus Dudgeon as producer. Another set of songs, old and new, helped to maintain Brooks' popularity. The album reached number five in the UK Albums Chart and remained on the chart for 25 weeks, where it joined its predecessor which was still riding high. Pearls II was later released on CD in 1993.

Originally, the album had a more rock-orientated feel and included a version of Free's "Be My Friend". However, the label was concerned that this harder direction would alienate Brooks' fans and hurriedly recorded "Loving Arms" as a replacement.

Track listing

Charts

Certifications

Single releases

• "Our Love" (UK #43, 1982)

• "Nights in White Satin" (UK #33, 1982)

• "Will You Write Me a Song" (1982)

• "Gasoline Alley" (UK# 52, 1983)

Personnel

• Elkie Brooks – vocals

• Pete Wingfield, Duncan MacKay – piano/keyboards

• Tim Renwick, Geoff Whitehorn, Martin Jenner – guitars

• John Giblin – bass guitar

• Graham Jarvis, Dave Mattacks, John Lingwood – drums

• Duncan Kinnell, Gus Dudgeon, Graham Jarvis, Frank Ricotti – percussion

• Pete Wingfield, Jimmy Chambers, Katie Kissoon – backing vocals

• Graham Dickson, Philip Barrett, Dave Bascombe, Leigh Mantle – engineers

References