History
The songs are mainly love songs and were written whilst Harper was writing and recording his previous albums (Stormcock and Lifemask).
Promotional material at the time included full page advertisements, in magazines such as ZigZag, of Harper wearing only a pair of socks and the words "music to droop your drawers to".
Read more about this topic: Valentine (album)
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