The.draughtsmans.contract.1982

is a 1982 album by for Gordy Records. The album was released during the 1982 , which reunited and with after a decade-long absence. The album also features then-current , , , and founding members and . Reunion featured the hit single , produced by and featuring Motown funk star , who had previously used as the background vocalists for his 1981 hit .

Camel's The Single Factor is my least favorite Camel album up to 1982 and many would argue that this is also their weakest. Fresh off their release of the concept album Nude, Camel delivers a pop rock smorgasbord. There really are some woeful tracks here, but on the flip side, some pretty good ones as well. Latimer writes or co-writes everything here (not all that surprising) and The Single Factor did achieve mild success at the time of its release in the UK. As always, there is a decent amount of guitar work spread throughout the album to keep Latimer fans happy…