''Lipstick Powder and Paint'' is an album by Welsh

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singer

Shakin' Stevens Michael Barratt (born 4 March 1948), known professionally as Shakin' Stevens, is a Welsh singer and songwriter. He was the UK's biggest-selling singles artist of the 1980s. His recording and performing career began in the late 1960s, although ...

, released in November 1985 by

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. It peaked at number 37 on the

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Release

Only two singles were released from the album: the title track, a cover of Big Joe Turner's "

Lipstick, Powder and Paint ''Lipstick Powder and Paint'' is an album by Welsh rock and roll singer Shakin' Stevens, released in November 1985 by Epic Records. It peaked at number 37 on the UK Albums Chart. Release Only two singles were released from the album: the title ...

", and a cover of the Tim Krekel song " Turning Away" (also covered by Crystal Gayle). Neither of these reached the Top-Ten in the UK, making it Stevens' first album since '' Take One!'' (1980) not to have a Top-Ten single. Despite this, in between the release of the two singles, Stevens released "

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", which topped the charts. Unlike with his previous album, ''

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'', Epic decided not to release the album on CD, so it was not until the 2009 '' Epic Masters'' box set that the album was officially released on CD. The box set has several bonus tracks, including two singles, " Teardrops" and " Breaking Up My Heart", that had been released from Stevens' ''

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'' album. On both the original release and the box set, "Don't Lie to Me" is credited to

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. However, the song, actually called "

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", was written and originally sung by Hudson Whittaker (under the name

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Reception

Reviewing for '' Number One'', Karen Swayne wrote that the album "has the current hit, plus variations on the sanitised rock 'n' rolling theme. The lyrical concerns are good loving, bad loving and good loving gone bad, and Shaky puts about the same lack of emotion into each track." Swayne also wrote that Stevens' "legions of fans will buy this anyway, and defend him loyally to any non-believers." Sally Gethin for ''

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'' was more positive about the album, giving it a six out of ten, and writing that Stevens' "may not be creaming off the catchiest numbers any more... but a new Shaky album is as warm and reliable as sinking into your favourite bubbly bath. Predictable melodies are crooned to perfection, upbeat party numbers dunked in that familiar

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coating."

Track listing

2009 bonus tracks:

Personnel

Musicians *

– vocals * Ian Aitken –

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* Roger McKew – lead and

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* Dick Bland – bass guitar * Chris Wyles – drums *

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– percussion * The Rumour Brass: ** Ray Beavis –

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** John "Irish" Earle –

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and tenor saxophones ** Chris Gower –

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** Dick Hanson –

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– backing vocals * Stu Calver – backing vocals * Mick Clarke – backing vocals * John Perry – backing vocals * Marilyn David – backing vocals (8) * Sonia Jones – backing vocals (8) *

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– backing vocals (8) Technical * Carey Taylor – engineer * Neill King – engineer (9, 10) *

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– producer (all except 9, 10) * Shakin' Stevens – executive producer, producer (9, 10) * Bill Smith Studio – cover design * Terence Donovan – photography * Andrew Douglas – back cover photography

Charts

Certifications and sales

References

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