Behind Closed Doors is the second album by mod revival band Secret Affair, released in September 1980 by their label I-Spy.
[5] Reviewing for Record Mirror, Simon Ludgate gave the album five out of five, writing "Page and Cairns have opted for more mature arrangements than before, adopting a touch of the Bruce Springsteen in the emotional overkill department.
"[7] However, reviewing for NME, Chris Bohn wrote that "unlike Glory Boys, Behind Closed Doors lacks any real focus or overall coherence.
Page's melodies aren't really strong enough to support the expansive widescreen arrangements he attempts, while Cairns' dogged lyrical pursuit of a youth movement no longer there could do with an injection of the singer's pragmatism.
"[9] Jim Green for Trouser Press wrote "Dave Cairns's guitar is muted by keyboards and even sweetened by strings; Page avoids outright soppiness, but the raw edge that might have made this an exciting LP has been compromised, presumably in the name of self-expression and individuality.