Too Many Walls

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Name = Too Many Walls


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Artist = Cathy Dennis
Album = Move to This
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Released = 1991
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Recorded = 1990
Genre = Pop, Adult contemporary
Length = 4:38
Label = Polydor Records
Writer = Cathy Dennis, Anne Dudley
Producer = Cathy Dennis, Phil Bodger
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"Too Many Walls" is the title of a pop ballad by the British singer-songwriter Cathy Dennis.

Released as a single from her album "Move to This" in the summer of 1991, "Too Many Walls" became Dennis' fourth Top 10 hit on the U.S. pop chart, where it peaked at #8. Her other American Top 10 singles were: "C'mon and Get My Love" (officially credited to 'D-Mob introducing Cathy Dennis'), #10 in 1990; "Just Another Dream", #9, also from 1990; and "Touch Me (All Night Long)", #2 from earlier in 1991. "Too Many Walls" also spent two weeks atop the U.S. adult contemporary chart. In the U.K., the song reached #17 on the British pop chart. In Australia, the song reached #57 on the Australian pop chart.

"Too Many Walls" was co-written by Dennis and Anne Dudley, member of the avant-garde synth-pop musical group The Art of Noise. The song was originally a composition of Dudley's with strings but no lyrics, until Dennis adapted the song and added words before it appeared on her debut album. The song was then remixed into a more radio-friendly version before being released as a single.

In an interview with "Rolling Stone" magazine, Dennis stated that she thinks the ballad is "the best song on the album, especially in terms of lyrics. The other songs are fun, but they can be quite vacant." She said the song is "about when you want to be together with someone, but other people's opinions and prejudices get in the way." [Hyatt, Wesley (1999). "The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits" (Billboard Publications)]

"Too Many Walls" was Dennis' final Top 10 hit in the U.S. as a featured singer; she has, however, written other hit songs, notably Kylie Minogue's worldwide hit "Can't Get You Out of My Head".

Remixes

* "Too Many Walls" (Album Version)
* "Too Many Walls" (L'Autre Mix)
* "Too Many Walls" (Acapella)

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