"D-Days" is a song by British singer-songwriter

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, released in March 1981 as a single from her second album, '' Sons and Lovers''. The single was produced by Nigel Gray and remixed for single release by Tony Visconti, who had produced her previous album '' Breaking Glass''. The song stands for 'Decadent Days' and was inspired by a trip to a night in London where there were lots of

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s and "people looking very bizarre". It peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart.

Reception

Reviewing the song for '' Record Mirror'', Rosalind Russell wrote that "the smart marching pace suits Hazel's sense of style and drama and she hasn't deviated too far from her previous material to risk failure. This has a slap-in-the-face sting to it that should see her through to another hit".

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'' wrote "eight bars into this and I'm reaching for Red Starr's ic Russian fur hat and cossack dancing round the office like a good'un. Hazel keeps the mannerisms down to a minimum and seems to have her best chance of a hit in a while.

Track listings

7": Albion / ION 1009 (UK) # "D-Days" – 2:48 # "Time is Free" – 3:28 12": Albion / 12 ION 1009 (UK) # "D-Days" # "Zoo" # "Time is Free"

Personnel

Musicians *

– lead vocals * Eddie Case – drums, backing vocals *

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– keyboards, backing vocals * Neil O'Connor – guitar, backing vocals * Steve Kinch – bass guitar, backing vocals * Wesley Magoogan – saxophone, backing vocals Technical * Gordon Fordyce – recording engineer, mixing (only "Time is Free") * Tony Visconti – mixing (only "D-Days") * Nigel Gray – producer * Edward Bell – sleeve artwork

Charts

References

{{authority control 1980 songs 1981 singles Hazel O'Connor songs Song recordings produced by Nigel Gray