Remote (album)
Hue & Cry album
Remote is the second studio album by Scottish duo Hue and Cry. It was released in 1988, and re-released in 2008. It includes the Top 20 single "Looking for Linda".
Track listing
All tracks composed by Gregory and Patrick Kane; lyrics by Patrick Kane
"Ordinary Angel" - 4:26
"Looking for Linda" - 3:48
"Guy On the Wall" - 4:54
"Violently" - 4:04
"Dollar William" - 4:11
"Under Neon" - 3:42
"The Only Thing (More Powerful Than the Boss)" - 3:55
"Where We Wish to Remain" - 3:57
"Sweet Invisibility" - 4:28
"Three Foot Blasts of Fire" - 4:15
"Remote" - 4:22
"Family of Eyes" - 4:19
The LP version of the album excludes the tracks "Under Neon" and "Family of Eyes".
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