''Indiscreet'' is the debut album from

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band FM. ''Indiscreet'' was originally released in 1986 on the

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label, a sister label of

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. The song "Frozen Heart" became a moderately successful single. The song "That Girl" was covered by

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as a B-side to their single "

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" following its inclusion in a live set by

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(featuring

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, erstwhile and future FM member and friend of Maiden guitarist

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). Written by Merv Goldsworthy,

Pete Jupp FM are a British rock band (referred to as FM UK in North America to avoid confusion with the Canadian progressive rock band FM). They have released fourteen studio albums to date. Three of those, '' Indiscreet'', '' Tough It Out'' and 2015' ...

and Andy Barnett in an early FM line-up, it was one of the demo songs which secured FM their record contract with Portrait/Epic in 1984. By the time ''Indiscreet'' was released FM had re-written parts of their song, while Iron Maiden's release three weeks later covered the original arrangement.

Track listing

#"That Girl" – 3:55 (M. Goldsworthy/P. Jupp/A. Barnett) #"Other Side of Midnight" – 4:07 (M. Goldsworthy/P. Jupp) #"Love Lies Dying" – 4:46 (M. Goldsworthy/S. Overland/P. Jupp/C. Overland/D. Digital) #"I Belong to the Night" – 4:17 (S. Overland/C. Overland) #"American Girls" – 4:06 (S. Overland/C. Overland) #"Hot Wired" – 4:49 (M. Goldsworthy) #"Face to Face" – 4:37 (S. Overland/C. Overland/P. Jupp) #"Frozen Heart" – 5:07 (M. Goldsworthy/S. Overland/P. Jupp/C. Overland/D. Digital) #"Heart of the Matter" – 4:27 (S. Overland/C. Overland)

2005 remaster bonus tracks

"Captured"

#"Alibi" #"Hold On to the Night" #"American Girls (Live)" #"Face to Face (Live)" #"Other Side of Midnight (Live)" #"Say It Like It Is (Live)" #"Dangerous (Live)"

2012 remaster bonus tracks

"Other Side of Midnight (BBC Session)"

#"Face to Face (BBC Session)" #"That Girl (BBC Session)" #"Dangerous (BBC Session)" #"Frozen Heart (Live)" #"Frozen Heart (Extended)" #"Captured" #"American Girls (Live)" #"Say It Like It Is (Live)" #"American Girls (Instrumental)" #"Let Love Be the Leader" #"Let Love Be the Leader (Extended)" #"Let Love Be the Leader (Live)" #"Other Side of Midnight (Live)" #"Face to Face (Live)" #"Bad Luck (Extended)" #"Addicted to Love (Live)" #"Hot Legs (Live)"

Personnel

Steve Overland Steve Overland is a British singer/musician who was the lead vocalist and songwriter for the bands Wildlife, FM, The Ladder, Shadowman, and his own group, Overland. Most recently he has collaborated with Fates Warning guitarist, Jim Matheos, ...

– Lead vocals, guitar *Merv Goldsworthy – Bass, backing vocals *Pete Jupp – Drums, backing vocals *Chris Overland – Lead guitar *Didge Digital – Keyboards

Production

Produced, arranged and engineered by Merv Goldsworthy, Steve Overland, Pete Jupp, Chris Overland, Didge Digital and Dave King.
Assisted by

Alan Moulder Alan Moulder (born 11 June 1959) is an English record producer, mixing engineer, and audio engineer. Early life Moulder was born on 11 June 1959 in Boston, Lincolnshire. He was educated at Boston Grammar School. He had an interest in music from ...

, Pete Woodroffe,

George Shilling George Edward Shilling (born 1966 in Redbridge, London) is an English musician, record producer, composer and audio engineer. He is the son of Eric Shilling, formerly of the English National Opera and actress Erica Johns. He studied cello at t ...

and Mark Robinson.
Recorded at Mediterranean Studios (Ibiza), Comforts Place (Surrey) and Livingston Studios (London).

References

{{Authority control Portrait Records albums FM (British band) albums 1986 debut albums