▁Through out ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁Har ley ▁released ▁a ▁hand ful ▁of ▁singles ▁which ▁either ▁became ▁minor ▁hits ▁or ▁chart ▁fail ures . ▁In ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁he ▁signed ▁a ▁record ▁deal ▁with ▁M ick ie ▁Most ' s ▁RA K ▁Studios ▁and ▁began ▁working ▁at ▁RA K ▁Studios ▁in ▁London ▁to ▁record ▁a ▁new ▁solo ▁album . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁tracks ▁recorded ▁for ▁the ▁project ▁included ▁" S oph istic ation ", ▁" I r res ist ible ", ▁" R ain ▁in ▁Ven ice ", ▁" New - F ashion ed ▁Way ", ▁" The ▁L ighth ouse ", ▁" Star ▁for ▁a ▁Week ", ▁" Prom ises ▁Prom ises " ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁Ed win ▁St arr ▁song ▁" Oh ▁How ▁Happy ". ▁The ▁song ▁" I r res ist ible " ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁single ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁and ▁was ▁rem ixed ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁to ▁be ▁issued ▁as ▁a ▁single ▁again . ▁The ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁version ' s ▁sle e ve ▁announced ▁the ▁up coming ▁album ▁El ▁Gran ▁Sen or , ▁however ▁before ▁it ▁was ▁released , ▁RA K ▁fol ded ▁and ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁E MI , ▁leaving ▁the ▁album ▁to ▁be ▁sh el ved . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁Har ley ▁re - emer ged ▁with ▁a ▁UK ▁and ▁European ▁tour ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁line - up ▁of ▁C ock ney ▁Reb