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. Following the major success of the previous ''

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'', this album takes a similar approach but was not as successful. It featured the

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Romancing the Stone ''Romancing the Stone'' is a 1984 action-adventure romantic comedy film directed by Robert Zemeckis, written by Diane Thomas and produced by Michael Douglas, who also starred in the film. The film co-stars Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito. The f ...

", as well as the

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"Till I Can't Take Love No More" and "Boys in the Street". "Romancing the Stone" was intended for the 1984 feature film of the same name, in fact was announced by

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on the 30 June 1984 edition of American Top 40 as the title song to the movie, but ultimately was used only briefly, though clips from the film appeared in at least one official music video for the song, and the song is mentioned in the film's closing credits. A music video for "Boys in the Street" entered rotation on MTV in mid-October 1984.

Track listing

All songs written, arranged and produced by Eddy Grant. #"

" – 4:54 #"Boys in the Street" – 4:17 #"Come On Let Me Love You" – 3:39 #"Till I Can't Take Love No More" – 2:47 #"Political Bassa-Bassa" – 5:06 #"Telepathy" – 3:37 #"Only Heaven Knows" – 3:55 #"Ire Harry" – 4:05 #"Rock You Good" – 3:06 #"Blue Wave" – 4:01

Notes

{{Authority control 1984 albums Eddy Grant albums Portrait Records albums