Despite Straight Lines is the debut album by British New Wave musician Marilyn, released in 1985 (see 1985 in music). Marilyn (born Peter Robinson), is a close friend and associate of Boy George from Culture Club. Unlike Culture Club, Marilyn's recordings were more closely aligned with electronic dance and Hi-NRG music rather than the former's reggae-flavoured pop. The album Despite Straight Lines rode on the success of the worldwide hit single "Calling Your Name" and achieved moderate sale figures. Marilyn's follow-up album in 1986 was to be recorded in the United States with Don Was as producer, however legal and financial problems stymied the project. An album (from Latin albus white, blank, relating to a blank book in which something can be inserted) is a packaged collection of related things. ... Marilyn Peter Robinson (born November 3, 1962), better known as Marilyn, is a famous cross-dressing singer and musician who reached fame with his song Calling Your Name in the 1980s. ... June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 193 days remaining. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Musical genres are categories which contain music which share a certain style or which have certain elements in common. ... The New Wave was a movement in American, Australian and British popular music, in the late 1970s and early 1980s, growing out of the New York City musical scene centered around the club CBGB. The term itself is a source of much confusion. ... In the music industry, record producer designates a person responsible for completing a master recording so that it is fit for release. ... A minute is: a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour and to 60 seconds. ... This article is about the unit of time. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and video recordings, on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... Mercury Records was a record label founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1945 by Irving Green, Berle Adams and Arthur Talmadge. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a globally comprehensive metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The New Wave was a movement in American, Australian and British popular music, in the late 1970s and early 1980s, growing out of the New York City musical scene centered around the club CBGB. The term itself is a source of much confusion. ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music. ... Marilyn Peter Robinson (born November 3, 1962), better known as Marilyn, is a famous cross-dressing singer and musician who reached fame with his song Calling Your Name in the 1980s. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: 1984 in music, other events of 1985, 1986 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music Events January 28 - Various artists, including Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson, Billy Joel, Cyndi Lauper, Willie Nelson, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson, Kenny Rogers, Diana Ross, Paul Simon... Boy George George Alan ODowd (born June 14, 1961), better known as Boy George, is a famous gay singer, musician, and DJ who gained a degree of fame with his group Culture Club in the 1980s. ... Culture Club were a pop and New Romantic band primarily active in the 1980s. ... A contemporary dancer rehearsing in a dance studio Dance generally refers to human movement either used as a form of expression or presented in a social, spiritual or performance setting. ... Reggae is a style of music developed in Jamaica and is closely linked to the Rastafarian religion, though not universally popular among them. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Don Was (born Don Fagenson on September 13, 1952 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American musician and a music and record producer. ...

Track listing

All tracks composed by Marilyn

1. "Calling Your Name"
2. "Mountain to the Ocean"
3. "Surrender to Your Love"
4. "Pray for That Sunshine"
5. "Third Eye"
6. "Baby U Left Me (In the Cold)"
7. "You Don't Love Me"
8. "Give It Up"
9. "Wear It Out"
10. "Cry and Be Free"

Personnel

• Marilyn - vocals
• Claudia Fountaine - backing vocals
• Eric Robinson - backing vocals
• Sweet Pea - backing vocals
• Carol - backing vocals
• Bobby Rae - backing vocals

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Production

• Clive Langer - Producer, mixing
• Alan Winstanley - Producer, mixing
• Don Was - Producer
• Eric Robinson - Producer

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Charts

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