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1985 studio album by The Arrows
The Lines Are Open
Studio album by The Arrows
Released1985
RecordedSounds Interchange, Toronto, ON &
Grant Avenue Studios, Hamilton, ON
GenrePop/Rock
LabelA&M
ProducerDavid Tyson
The Arrows chronology
Stand Back
(1984) 		The Lines Are Open
(1985) 		Talk Talk: The Best of The Arrows
(1995)
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The Lines Are Open is the second and final album by The Arrows released in 1985. Producer David Tyson was again nominated for the Juno Award for "Producer of the Year", for his work on this album.

The album title is a line from the last song titled "Hampton Avenue". Overall, the album has a more serious tone than the previous one and musically it features a number of tracks with a horn section. This would be the last album from The Arrows - lead vocalist and songwriter Dean McTaggart would go on to write hit songs for other artists including Amanda Marshall.

Track listing

  1. "Heart of the City" (McTaggart/Mosby)
  2. "Talk Talk" (McTaggart/Tyson)
  3. "Bad Reputation" (McTaggart/Tyson)
  4. "Tell It to My Heart" (McTaggart)
  5. "Wild One" (McTaggart)
  6. "I Told You So" (McTaggart/Tyson)
  7. "Chains" (McTaggart/Tyson)
  8. "I Can't Let Go" (McTaggart/Gusevs/Tyson)
  9. "Hampton Avenue" (McTaggart/Tyson)

Singles

The following Canadian singles were released from the album:

  • "Talk Talk" (#47, December 1985)
  • "Heart of the City" (#57, March 1986)
  • "Chains" (#93, May 1986)

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