Would you expect any description other than 'white soul' for the former lead singers of 'Q-Tips'? Who names their band after something you shove in your ear anyway? I might start a band called 'Waxy Build-Up'.
Paul Young embarked on a solo career in 1982 when he signed for CBS Records. He managed to forge a successful career on the heels of the albums 'No Parlez' and 'The Secret of Association'. Both albums, though, highlighted his dependence on covering other artists' music more often than not.
Singles from his first two albums included covers of 'Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)' by Marvin Gaye, 'Love of the Common People' by Waylon Jennings, 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' by Joy Division, and even 'Everytime You Go Away', originally recorded by Hall & Oates on their 1980 album 'Voices'.
'Oh Girl' was originally recored by The Chi-Lites in 1972, and released on their album, 'A Lonely Man'. Paul covered it in 1990, and included it on the album 'Other Voices'.
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