The Impossible (album)
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The Impossible is the only solo album of English singer Ken Lockie
Ken Lockie
Ken Lockie born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England is a singer/songwriter and keyboard player, singer of New Wave band Cowboys International.-Cowboys International:...

, after dissolving his band, Cowboys International
Cowboys International
Cowboys International were a New Wave and synthpop band formed by vocalist and songwriter Ken Lockie that put out one album in 1979, the influential The Original Sin, and a handful of 45s before dissolving in 1980...

, in 1980. It was released by Virgin Records
Virgin Records
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, in 1981, and was recorded with the help of two of the former Lockie bandmates in Cowboys International, guitarist Stevie Shears
Stevie Shears
Stevie Shears is a musician known for playing in english rock bands Tiger Lily and Ultravox! , alongside electronic musician John Foxx.-Tiger Lily and Ultravox!:...

 and drummer Paul Simon, and other known musicians, like John McGeoch
John McGeoch
John Alexander McGeoch, , was a Scottish guitarist who played with a number of bands of the post-punk era, including Magazine, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Visage and Public Image Ltd....

 of Siouxsie And The Banshees (guitar), John Doyle
John Doyle (drummer)
John Doyle is a drummer who was member of New Wave bands like Magazine and The Armoury Show. He reunited with the first band for a tour which will be played in February 2009.-Biography:...

 (drums), Preston Heyman
Preston Heyman
Preston Heyman is a British session drummer. His credits include playing with the Tom Robinson Band on the album TRB Two. He is the co-founder of London based production company Flipside Productions and plays live with Zohar and Avivit on the London circuit....

 of Tom Robinson Band
Tom Robinson Band
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 (drums), Joe Dworniak of Shake Shake! and I-Level (bass), Jim Kerr
Jim Kerr
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 of Simple Minds
Simple Minds
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 (backing vocals) and Nash The Slash
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.

However, the album was less successful than the Cowboys International album.

B Side

  1. "Too Much & Too Little"
  2. "Stiletto"
  3. "Tenderness Of Fools"
  4. "Puppet"
  5. "As Good As Gold"

Personnel

  • Ken Lockie
    Ken Lockie
    Ken Lockie born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England is a singer/songwriter and keyboard player, singer of New Wave band Cowboys International.-Cowboys International:...

    : lead vocals, keyboards
  • Stevie Shears
    Stevie Shears
    Stevie Shears is a musician known for playing in english rock bands Tiger Lily and Ultravox! , alongside electronic musician John Foxx.-Tiger Lily and Ultravox!:...

    : guitar
  • John McGeoch
    John McGeoch
    John Alexander McGeoch, , was a Scottish guitarist who played with a number of bands of the post-punk era, including Magazine, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Visage and Public Image Ltd....

    : guitar
  • Joe Dworniak: bass
  • Lee Robertson: bass (only B1)
  • Paul Simon: drums (B1)
  • John Doyle
    John Doyle (drummer)
    John Doyle is a drummer who was member of New Wave bands like Magazine and The Armoury Show. He reunited with the first band for a tour which will be played in February 2009.-Biography:...

    : drums (A2, B2, B3, B5)
  • Preston Heyman
    Preston Heyman
    Preston Heyman is a British session drummer. His credits include playing with the Tom Robinson Band on the album TRB Two. He is the co-founder of London based production company Flipside Productions and plays live with Zohar and Avivit on the London circuit....

    : drums (A1, A3, A4, B4)
  • Jim Kerr
    Jim Kerr
    James "Jim" Kerr is a Scottish musician and singer-songwriter, best known for his work with the band Simple Minds who achieved five UK #1 albums and a #1 single "Ballad of the Streets EP". He released his first solo album, Lostboy! AKA Jim Kerr, on the 27 May 2010.- Simple Minds :Kerr attended...

    : backing vocals

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