Initial Success is the third studio album by Scottish musician BA Robertson, released on 7 March 1980 by Asylum Records.

[2] The album was reissued on CD on 12 May 2017 by Cherry Red Records and includes several of the singles' B-sides as well as songs performed live at the 2004 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Having found a new key collaborator in session bass player Herbie Flowers, Robertson released Shadow of a Thin Man in 1976 on Arista Records.

Robertson-Britten composition "Carrie" was a number 4 hit for Cliff Richard on 1 March 1980, a week prior the album's release.

[6] Reviewing the album's 2017 reissue, Record Collector's Mark Elliott commented "Bordering the novelty but BA’s offbeat lyrics don’t diminish a melodic flair".