Room at the Top (novel) death and his successful scheme to marry upwards. He is reassured that nobody blames him for Alice's death – but he knows this is wrong, and the book closes with him aware of his conscience, forced to live with his guilt and his responsibility for what has happened. Room at the Top (novel) Room at the Top is a novel by John Braine, first published in the United Kingdom by Eyre & Spottiswoode in 1957, about the rise of an ambitious young man of humble origin, and the socio-economic struggles undergone in realising his social ambitions in post-war Britain. A
Room at the Top (song) three dance hit in America. It reached number thirteen on the UK Singles Chart. "Room at the Top" was written by Adam Ant, Marco Pirroni & Prince protégé André Cymone. Adam only provided vocals for the track, while Marco played guitar & bass guitar. Cymone produced the track, played keyboards & did the programming. Or, as "Manners & Physique"'s liner notes put it, "everything else". "Room at the Top", was styled after the Minneapolis sound, as was most of the "Manners & Physique" album. Of which, in Ant's words, Cymone was "one of the architects". The B-side to the single