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. The album was released by Cherry Red Records in 1983. The song "Lazy Ways" appears on the Cherry Red showcase compilation ''

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'', while "A Place in the Sun" appears on ''Pillows and Prayers 2''. The albums ''Lazy Ways'' and ''

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'' were reissued together on one CD with bonus tracks by Cherry Red Records in 1988.

Reception

The album reached #4 in the UK Indie Charts in April 1983. A single from the album "Don't Come Back" had reached #21 in February.

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awarded the album with 4 stars and its review by Stewart Mason states: "The Marine Girls' second and final album - the group had already split by the time of its release, with

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and the Fox sisters forming the even more minimalist

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- is far more polished than their 1981 debut, at times almost approaching professionalism".Stewart Mason Allmusic Review: ''Lazy Ways''accessed 17 March 2018 It was ranked at 42/50 among the "Albums of the Year" in 1983 by ''

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Track listing

# "A Place in the Sun" (

) – 2:32 # "Leave Me with the Boy" (Jane Fox) – 1:50 # "Falling Again" (Fox) – 1:45 # "Love to Know" (Thorn) – 2:51 # "A Different Light" (Thorn) – 2:22 # "Sunshine Blue" (Thorn) – 2:05 # "Second Sight" (Thorn) – 2:57 # "Don’t Come Back" (Thorn) – 2:01 # "That Fink, Jazz-Me-Blues Boy" (Fox) – 1:33 # "

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, John Davenport) – 2:14 # "Shell Island" (Fox) – 2:27 # "Lazy Ways" (Fox) – 2:42 # "Such a Thing" (Fox) – 2:21 # "You Must Be Mad" (Fox) – 2:00

Personnel

* Alice Fox – vocals and percussion *

– guitar and vocals * Jane Fox – bass Guest musicians * Timothy Charles Hall – saxophone

Charts

References

{{Authority control 1983 albums Cherry Red Records albums