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Released on Stiff Records, also Alison (Elvis Costello), Neat Neat Neat (The Damned) and New Rose (The Damned)
Produced by Pete Wingfield, also I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) (The Proclaimers), Oh Girl (Paul Young) and I’m on My Way (The Proclaimers)
Engineered by Alvin Clark, also Don’t Waste My Time (Paul Hardcastle), Music Scene (The Fall) and Desire (Come and Get It) (Gene Loves Jezebel)
Part of The Belle Stars, also Sign of the Times, The Clapping Song and Indian Summer
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Pete Wingfield produced 36 songs on fono
Alvin Clark engineered 25 songs on fono
Brian Tench’s most frequent co-producer is Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (11 songs together)
Pete Wingfield’s most frequent co-producer is Marius Müller‐Westernhagen (11 songs together)
Credits
All 17 credits
- Written by
- Clare Hirst, Jennie Matthias, Judy Parsons, Lesley Shone, Miranda Joyce, Sarah‐Jane Owen and Stella Barker
- Produced by
- Brian Tench and Pete Wingfield
- Performed by
- Jennie Matthias, Judy Parsons, Lesley Shone, Miranda Joyce and Sarah‐Jane Owen
- Engineered by
- Alvin Clark
- Part of
- The Belle Stars
- Released on
- Stiff Records
- Written by
- Clare Hirst, Jennie Matthias, Judy Parsons, Lesley Shone, Miranda Joyce, Sarah‐Jane Owen and Stella Barker
- Produced by
- Brian Tench and Pete Wingfield
- Performed by
- Jennie Matthias, Judy Parsons, Lesley Shone, Miranda Joyce and Sarah‐Jane Owen
- Engineered by
- Alvin Clark
- Part of
- The Belle Stars
- Released on
- Stiff Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same producer: Pete Wingfield
Same engineer: Alvin Clark
Same writer: Clare Hirst
Same producer: Brian Tench
Same label: Stiff Records
Same producer: Pete Wingfield
Same engineer: Alvin Clark
Same writer: Clare Hirst
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz The Reason was performed by Jennie Matthias
The Reason was performed by Jennie Matthias
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz The Reason was performed by Judy Parsons
The Reason was performed by Judy Parsons
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz The Reason was performed by Lesley Shone
The Reason was performed by Lesley Shone
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz The Reason was performed by Miranda Joyce
The Reason was performed by Miranda Joyce
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz The Reason was performed by Sarah‐Jane Owen
The Reason was performed by Sarah‐Jane Owen
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz The Reason was produced by Brian Tench
7MusicBrainz The Reason was produced by Pete Wingfield
The Reason was produced by Pete Wingfield
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz The Reason was written by Clare Hirst
9MusicBrainz The Reason was written by Jennie Matthias
The Reason was written by Jennie Matthias
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz The Reason was written by Judy Parsons
11MusicBrainz The Reason was written by Lesley Shone
12MusicBrainz The Reason was written by Miranda Joyce
13MusicBrainz The Reason was written by Sarah‐Jane Owen
The Reason was written by Sarah‐Jane Owen
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
14MusicBrainz The Reason was written by Stella Barker
15MusicBrainz The Reason is part of the release The Belle Stars
The Reason is part of the release The Belle Stars
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
16MusicBrainz Stiff Records is the label of the song The Reason
Stiff Records is the label of the song The Reason
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
17MusicBrainz The Reason was engineered by Alvin Clark
The Reason was engineered by Alvin Clark
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
18MusicBrainz The Reason was released on 1983