A 16 minute album.

[ON THE ROAD]

Does anyone have any idea which singer's debut album made the charts in 1984 despite being less than 16 minutes long? I have tried various sites that list debut albums year by year and give recording times and have gone back to 1982 in case it took a while to chart. This is a very short amount of time for a full album, which would surely have been well documented. Am I missing something obvious?

[sinderella]

i would think the artist was in dispute / spat dummy with record label.
goerge michael style perhaps?

[MarkRae]

I don't know it off the top of my head, but there's a fair chance it's one of these: http://en.wikipedia.o...ory:1984_debut_albums

[Lie-in King]

How about this one? -

http://en.wikipedia.o..._Riot_with_Spy_Vs_Spy

[MarkRae]

That's probably it, though it is actually (just slightly!) longer than 16 minutes.

Great album, though :-)

[MarkRae]

Actually, discounting the spaces between the tracks, it's 15:57, so that'll be the one...

[erin-x]

I just read that an album can't be called an album unless it's at least 20 minutes long. Surely this is rubbish?

[Old_Geezer]

I feel sure you can call it what you want. "Rip Off" probably being favourite.

[erin-x]

Hmmm. I just double checked and it says that an album has to consist of 3 or more tracks and has to be more than 20 minutes to qualify for the UK Album Chart.

[mickrog]

the Best ofCliff Richard album is even shorter length lol

[Old_Geezer]

Ah qualifying for a chart may be different. IMO if there are multiple tracks, it's an album.

[ON THE ROAD]

Thanks everyone for your help. I think you have nailed it Lie-in King. Amazing background story. How did u actually search this ?