Briley began playing and writing music when he was ten years old. Arthur Brown was his events teacher.
At the age of seventeen, Briley and his band "Mandrake Paddle Steamer" (later shortened to Mandrake) signed their first record deal with Parlophone/EMI, and subsequently recorded at the legendary Abbey Road Studios. However, the group's published output during their lifetime was limited to two singles, one of which was released only in Sweden.
Briley was later signed to George Martin's AIR group of companies and went on to become an important part of the London studio scene as an arranger, vocalist and sought-after session guitarist. He also had a brief stint as bassist/guitarist of the British progressive rock band Greenslade, touring with the group and playing on their 1975 album Time and Tide. During live performances with the group he played a double-neck combination bass and guitar.
One Night with a Stranger is the second album by English singer-songwriter Martin Briley, released in 1983. The album peaked at #55 on the Billboard Album chart, after debuting on May 7, 1983. This album featured the hit single "The Salt in My Tears", (No. 36 on the Billboard Hot 100).
Perhaps feeling the influence of the new wave, Martin Briley simplified the guitar lines and speeded up the tempos on his second album. He also simplified his lyrics, which may have helped him get his first and only Top 40 hit with the lead-off track, a characteristic put-down song called "The Salt In My Tears" (as in "you're not worth...") Still complaining about love gone wrong, Briley was more often casting his tales of romantic wrongdoing in the third person and increasing the humor content on songs like "She's So Flexible" and "Dumb Love," which recount unusual, if not unlikely encounters, as well as the story song "One Night With A Stranger," which revealed the dangers of one-night stands. Briley still wasn't creating a distinctive musical persona -- sometimes he sounded like Sting, sometimes like Phil Collins -- but his writing showed enough promise that you hoped he would yet do so. And the surprise hit seemed to give him the opportunity.
Track listing
- The Salt in My Tears (3:27)
- Just a Mile Away (4:06)
- Put Your Hands on the Screen (4:33)
- Maybe I've Waited Too Long (4:04)
- She's So Flexible (3:52)
- A Rainy Day in New York City (4:47)
- I Wonder What She Thinks of Me (3:52)
- Dumb Love (4:58)
- One Night with a Stranger (3:42)
Personnel
- Martin Briley- lead and backing vocals, guitars, piano, Hammond organ
- Jamie Herndon- guitar, synthesizer
- Robin Sylvester- bass
- Pat Mastelotto- drums, percussion
- George Meyer- backing vocals
Production
- Producer: Peter Coleman
- Marketed By – Phonogram
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – PolyGram Records, Inc.
- Copyright © – PolyGram Records, Inc.
- Pressed By – PRS Baarn
- Published By – Rare Blue Music, Inc.
- Published By – Miserable Melodies
- Recorded At – MCA Whitney Recording Studios
- Mixed At – MCA Whitney Recording Studios
- Mastered At – Future Disc
- Lacquer Cut At – PRS Baarn
- A&R – Peter Lubin
- Art Direction – Bill Levy, Murry Whiteman
- Backing Vocals – George Meyer
- Bass Guitar – Robin Sylvester
- Coordinator [Production Coordination] – Fae Horowitz
- Design [Album] – Lumel Whiteman Studio
- Drums, Percussion – Pat Mastelotto
- Engineer [Engineering Assistance And Healing] – Dave Hernandez
- Illustration – Stan Watts
- Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Guitar, Electric Organ [Hammond], Piano – Martin Briley
- Management [Direction] – Michael J. Lembo
- Mastered By – Steve Hall
- Photography By – Murry Whiteman
- Producer – Peter Coleman
- Synthesizer, Guitar – Jamie Herndon
- Written-By, Arranged By – Martin Briley
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