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Information is a 1983 album by Welsh rock musician Dave Edmunds. The album was his second release for Arista Records (in the UK) and Columbia Records (in the US).

Information
Studio album by Dave Edmunds
Released	April 1983
Recorded	1983
Studio	Maison Rouge, Eden and Wisseloord Studios, the Netherlands
Genre	Rock
Length	34:49
Label	Arista (UK) Columbia Records (US)
Producer	Dave Edmunds, Jeff Lynne
Dave Edmunds chronology
D.E. 7th (1982) Information (1983) Riff Raff (1984)
Alternative cover
US/Canada cover

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B−[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

Information marked the first time in Edmunds' solo career that he collaborated with an outside producer. Electric Light Orchestra frontman Jeff Lynne produced two songs on the album: the title track, and the Lynne-penned "Slipping Away". The latter would become Edmunds' first American top-40 hit in 13 years (and his last top-40 hit to date), reaching #39 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album itself reached #51 on the Billboard 200 and #92 in the UK.

Other cover versions on the album include NRBQ's "I Want You Bad" and The J. Geils Band's "Wait".

Track listing

1. "Slipping Away" (Jeff Lynne)
2. "Don't You Double" (Moon Martin)
3. "I Want You Bad" (Terry Adams, Phil Crandon)
4. "Wait" (Seth Justman, Peter Wolf)
5. "The Watch on My Wrist" (Paul Kennerley)
6. "The Shape I'm In" (Lee Cathy, Otis Blackwell)
7. "Information" (Dave Edmunds, Mark Radice)
8. "Feel So Right" (Paul Kennerley)
9. "What Have I Got to Do to Win?" (John David, Edmunds)
10. "Don't Call Me Tonight" (Dave Edmunds)
11. "Have a Heart" (John David)

Personnel

• Dave Edmunds - guitar, vocals
• Geraint Watkins - accordion
• John David - bass
• Jeff Lynne - bass, synthesizer
• Dave Charles - drums
• Paul Jones - harmonica
• Richard Tandy - synthesizer

Charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[4]	20
UK Albums (OCC)[5]	92
US Billboard 200[6]	51

References

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