Growing Up in Public (Jimmy Nail album)

Growing Up in Public
Studio album by Jimmy Nail
Released	1992
Recorded	Livingstone Studios, London Metropolis Studios, London Abbey Road Studios, London
Genre	Pop
Length	44:43
Label	Warner Music UK
Producer	Guy Pratt, Danny Schogger, Jimmy Nail
Jimmy Nail chronology
Take It or Leave It (1986) Growing Up in Public (1992) Crocodile Shoes (1994)

Growing Up in Public is the second album by English actor and singer Jimmy Nail, produced by Nail, Guy Pratt and Danny Schogger and released in 1992 on the Warner Music UK label. Included is the single "Ain't No Doubt", a UK chart topper for three weeks in July 1992. Three further singles were released, of which only "Laura" charted at #58. Growing Up in Public reached #2 on the UK Albums Chart.

Contributors to the album include George Harrison, David Gilmour, Gary Moore and Sam Brown.

Track listing

Tracks 1-4 written by Guy Pratt, Danny Schogger, Jimmy Nail, Charlie Dore
Tracks 5-10 written by Pratt, Schogger, Nail

1. "Ain't No Doubt" - 4:09
2. "Reach Out" - 3:40
3. "Laura" - 4:25
4. "Waiting For the Sunshine" - 4:20
5. "Real Love" - 4:33
6. "Only Love (Can Bring Us Home)" - 5:46
7. "Wicked World" - 4:33
8. "Beautiful" - 4:40
9. "I Believed" - 4:26
10. "Absent Friends" - 4:11

Singles

• "Ain't No Doubt" (UK #1)
• "Laura" (UK #58)
• "Beautiful"
• "Only Love (Can Bring Us Home)"

Personnel

• Jimmy Nail - Vocals
• Guy Pratt - Bass guitar, backing vocals
• Danny Schogger - Keyboards
• Elliott Randall, David Gilmour, George Harrison, Gary Moore - Guitar
• Sylvia Mason-James, Katie Kissoon, Sam Brown, Linda Taylor, Andy Caine - Backing vocals
• Steve Sidwell, Ned Sidwell, Steve Gregory, Stuart Brook, Nigel Hitchcock, Martin Dobson - Brass
• Kate St John - Oboe
• Kevin Healy - Spanish guitar
• Gary Wallis, Marc Fox, Graham Ward, Neil Conti - Percussion