The Official Secrets Act (album)

The Official Secrets Act is M's second album, released in 1980 on Sire Records. The track "Official Secrets" was released as a single and charted in the UK at No. 64 in November 1980. The follow-up single was "Keep It To Yourself". The track "Maniac" featured Level 42 members Phil Gould on drums and Mark King on bass.

The album title is a reference to the various UK Official Secrets Acts.

Side one

 * 1) "Transmission (The World Is at Your Fingertips)" – 4:30
 * 2) "Join the Party" – 3:39
 * 3) "Working for the Corporation" – 3:35
 * 4) "Your Country Needs You" – 3:20
 * 5) "M'aider" – 5:26

Side two

 * 1) "Relax" – 3:42
 * 2) "Maniac" – 3:22
 * 3) "Keep it to Yourself" – 3:34
 * 4) "Abracadabra" – 2:51
 * 5) "Official Secrets" – 6:03

1997 Westside CD Reissue: WESM 502

 * 1) "Transmission" – 4:30
 * 2) "Join the Party" – 3:39
 * 3) "Working for the Corporation" – 3:35
 * 4) "Your Country Needs You" – 3:20
 * 5) "Mayday" – 5:26
 * 6) "Relax" – 3:42
 * 7) "Maniac" – 3:22
 * 8) "Keep it to Yourself" – 3:34
 * 9) "Abracadabra" – 2:51 (1)
 * 10) "Official Secrets" – 6:03
 * 11) "Abracadabra (Sunset–Sunrise Mix) – 2:51
 * 12) "Danube" – 3:33 (1)
 * 13) "The Wedding Dance" – 3:37 (1)
 * 14) "Mambo La" – 2:29 (2)
 * 15) "Don't Believe What the Papers Say" – 1:12
 * 16) "The Bride of Fortune" – 4:20 (3)

All tracks written by Robin Scott except,

(1) "Abracadabra", "Danube" & "The Wedding Dance" written by Scott/Novik

(2) "Mambo La" written by Unknown

(3) "The Bride of Fortune" written by Scott/Westwood

Personnel
with:
 * Robin Scott - vocals, guitar
 * Brigit Vinchon - vocals
 * David Vorhaus, Wally Badarou - synthesizer
 * Julian Scott - bass guitar
 * Philip Gould - drums
 * Mark King - guitar, drums; bass on "Maniac"
 * Gary Barnacle - saxophone
 * Paddy Keenan - Uilleann pipes on "Keep It to Yourself"
 * Dónal Lunny - arrangement on "Keep It to Yourself"
 * Bill Whelan - arrangements on "Relax" and "Official Secrets"
 * The Dublin Symphony Orchestra - orchestra on "Relax" and "Official Secrets"; Audrey Parkes - leader
 * Billy Brown, Brigit Vinchon, Deidre Costello, Denis Blackham, Des Smith, John Keogh, Mog Aherne, Robin Scott - vocals and whistling on "Working for The Corporation"
 * Technical
 * Dave Aston, Denis Blackham, Philip Begley - engineer
 * Peter Ashworth - front cover photography