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The Story of a Young Heart

1984 studio album by A Flock of Seagulls

The Story of a Young Heart is the third studio album by A Flock of Seagulls, released in August 1984 by Jive Records. It was their last album—until 2018's Ascension—to feature the original line-up of the band, as guitarist Paul Reynolds left shortly after the album's release.[5] Three singles were released from the album, some only in select countries: "The More You Live, the More You Love", "Never Again (The Dancer)" and "Remember David". The album was reissued in 2008 by Cherry Red Records with bonus tracks.

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Lead singer Mike Score has recalled of the album, "The Story of a Young Heart [1984 album], there was some great stuff on that, that weren't hits - there was a bit deeper stuff, like "Suicide Day." To do something like "Suicide Day" after "Space Age Love Song" and "The More You Live" and all that, then you're on a darker track. Stuff like that, I think at that time, it showed where we could have gone if it hadn't have gone awry with the band - we could have become deep and meaningful, kind of an '80s Pink Floyd."[6]

Reception

Tom Demalon from AllMusic retrospectively praised the "less cluttered, more polished" sound of the album's production, but felt the songs lacked warmth. He took a greater liking to songs such as "Over My Head" and "Heart of Steel", and believed that "Remember David" closely recaptured the band's "hyperkinetic glory" of their first two albums.[2]

People stated that the album, at first listen, seemed "unsatisfyingly bloodless and facile", but believed tracks such as "European (I Wish I Was)", "Over My Head", and "Heart of Steel" "tend[ed] to sound better the more they are played."[7]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Mike Score, Ali Score, Frank Maudsley and Paul Reynolds

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References

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    Demalon, Tom (17 August 2023). "The Story of a Young Heart Review by Tom Demalon". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
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    Demalon, Tom. "The Story of a Young Heart – A Flock of Seagulls". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
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    Larkin, Colin, ed. (2011). "A Flock of Seagulls". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
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    Martin, Peter (30 August 1984). "Albums". Smash Hits. p. 21. ISSN 0260-3004 – via Flickr.
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    Tortoricci, Frank (4 August 1999). "A Flock Of Seagulls' Paul Reynolds". MTV News. Archived from the original on 10 July 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
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    Prato, Greg (4 June 2018). "Mike Score of A Flock of Seagulls". Songfacts. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
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    "Pots and Pans Review: The Story of a Young Heart". People. 22 October 1984. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
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    "Top RPM Albums: Issue 8532". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
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    "Dutchcharts.nl – A Flock of Seagulls – The Story of a Young Heart" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
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    "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Eurotipsheet. Vol. 1, no. 23. 3 September 1984. p. 12. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
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