A Prisoner of the Past

"A Prisoner of the Past"
Single by Prefab Sprout
from the album Andromeda Heights
Released21 April 1997[1]
Recorded1997
GenrePop
Length5:03 (album version) 3:51 (single edit)
LabelKitchenware
Songwriter(s)Paddy McAloon
Producer(s)Paddy McAloon, Calum Malcolm[2]
Prefab Sprout singles chronology
"I Remember That"
(1993) 		"A Prisoner of the Past"
(1997) 		"Electric Guitars"
(1997)

"A Prisoner of the Past" is a 1997 song by Prefab Sprout and is the leading single from their sixth studio album Andromeda Heights. It went to number 30 in the United Kingdom and was their last top 40 single to this date.

Track listings

CD1

  1. "A Prisoner of the Past" (Radio Edit) – 3:51
  2. "A Prisoner of the Past" (Album Version) – 5:03
  3. "Just Because I Can" – 3:55
  4. "Where the Heart Is" – 2:04

CD2

  1. "A Prisoner of the Past" (Radio Edit) – 3:51
  2. "Just Because I Can" – 3:54
  3. The King of Rock 'n' Roll – 4:22
  4. Cars and Girls – 4:26

References

  1. ↑ Sexton, Paul (26 April 1997). "Prefab's 'prisoner' is free" (PDF). Music & Media: 13. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "Fab Sprout". Irish Independent. 11 April 1997. Retrieved 5 June 2019.