''Young and Foolish'' is the second

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album released by

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James Young. The album cover features a picture taken by Stanley Matchett. In the picture Young and his business partner Jack Hudson are standing on the back of an

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bus. Each man has a speech bubble coming from his mouth. Husdon's states "James Young in" with Young's replying "Young and Foolish". The back cover features a

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written by John Knipe.

Track listing

Side 1

# Meet James Young - 13:24 # Surgery Hours - 6:19 # The Stranger - 4:19 # Jumper Room - 2:41

Side 2

# The Centre Forward - 4:00 # Time For Love - 4:20 # A Man's Best Friend - 3:17 # The Presentation - 5:36 # A Boy Looks At Life - 5:02 # Salute to Belfast - 3:15

Re-release

Emerald Music re-released the album in 1999 in a four-disc boxset to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of Young's death. The album was boxed with three of Young's other comedy albums (''

The Young Ulsterman ''The Young Ulsterman'' is the ninth comedy album released by Northern Irish comedian and actor James Young. It was Young's final album to be released before his death in 1975. However, further albums would be released posthumously. With his ret ...

'', '' Very Much Live In Canada'' and '' Behind the Barricades''). The album was marketed as ''James Young: Ireland's Greatest Comic Legend Volume 1''.

References

{{Authority control 1967 albums James Young (comedian) albums