You Caught Me Out

You Caught Me Out
Studio album by
Tracey Ullman
Released November 1984
Recorded January – May 1984
Genre Pop/Rock
Length 43:19
Label Stiff
Producer Peter Collins
Tracey Ullman chronology
You Broke My Heart in 17 Places
(1983) 		You Caught Me Out
(1984)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Smash Hits 1/10

You Caught Me Out is the second and final studio album by Tracey Ullman. It was released on Stiff Records in November 1984 throughout Europe. Unlike her 1983 debut album, this album was never released commercially in the United States.

Background

The album contained covers of two Kirsty MacColl songs (who had written and originally recorded Ullman's 1983 smash "They Don't Know"), including the title track and "Terry". MacColl had originally written "Terry" specifically for Ullman to record, but first recorded it herself in 1983 at the behest of the record company (both singers were signed to Stiff Records at the time). Ullman's version the following year used the same backing track as MacColl's original, but simply swaps MacColl's vocals for Ullman's. MacColl also provided backing vocals on the album.

Four singles were taken from the album in the UK. "My Guy's Mad At Me" (a cover of Madness's 1980 hit "My Girl's Mad At Me") peaked at no.23 in March 1984, while "Sunglasses" (a cover of the 1965 Skeeter Davis hit) peaked at no.18 in August. However, "Helpless" and "Terry" (one of Ullman's two Kirtsy MacColl covers on the album) failed to prolong her brief run of Top 40 hits, peaking at 61 and 81 respectively. "You Caught Me Out" was also released as a single in Japan.

Reception

The album was a critical and commercial flop, peaking at no.92 on the UK Album Chart. In a scathing review in Smash Hits magazine, Lisa Anthony gave the album a rare score of 1 out of 10 and opined "Tracey Ullman has a unique talent for picking the most obscure 1960s B-side and ruining it. Here she trudges through old Dusty Springfield and Tamla Motown songs, amongst others, in a Pinky and Perky voice that isn't a patch on the originals. Frankly, it all seems like a big waste of time."

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "You Caught Me Out"
3:24
2. "Little By Little"
  • Buddy Kaye
  • Beatrice Verdi
 2:26
3. "Baby I Lied"
4:12
4. "Terry"
  • MacColl, Gavin Povey
 3:46
5. "Bad Motorcycle"
  • Al Brown
  • Fedrick Williams
 2:06
6. "Loving You Is Easy" Doug Taylor 3:54
7. "My Guy" Mike Barson  
8. "Sunglasses" John D. Loudermilk 2:59
9. "If I Had You"
  • Andy Davis
  • Rachmaninoff Quartet
 3:31
10. "Helpless" Holland-Dozier-Holland 2:39
11. "Where The Boys Are"
3:28
12. "Give Him a Great Big Kiss"
2:25
13. "I Know What Boys Like"" Chris Butler 3:30
14. "I Don't Want Our Loving to Die"
3:03
German Re-issue on Repertoire Records (1992)
No. Title Writer(s) Length
15. "Thinking of Running Away"
  • Tracey Ullman
  • Collins
  • Chapman
  
16. "Sunglasses - Extended Version" Loudermilk  
17. "Candy"
  • Miss Scarlet
  • Collins
  • Ullman
  
18. "Alone"
  • Morty Craft
  • Selma Craft
  
19. "Falling In and Out of Love"
 
20. "Helpless (Instrumental)" Holland-Dozier-Holland  
Japanese Re-issue on JVC Victor Records (2006)
No. Title Writer(s) Length
13. "Candy"
  • Miss Scarlet
  • Collins
  • Ullman
  
14. "Sunglasses - Extended Version" Loudermilk  
15. "Falling In and Out of Love"
 
16. "Helpless - Extended Version" Holland-Dozier-Holland  
17. "Instrumentally Helpless" Holland-Dozier-Holland  
18. "I Don't Want Our Loving to Die"
3:03

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (1984) Peak
position
Norwegian Albums Chart 11
Swedish Albums Chart 13
UK Albums Chart 92