1995 studio album by Skunk Anansie
Paranoid & Sunburnt is the debut studio album by British rock band Skunk Anansie , first released in 1995 via One Little Indian Records . It was re-released in 2005 with a DVD featuring the videos to the singles. This album was recorded with the band's original drummer, Robbie France , but he is not featured on the cover. The album, featuring a mix of controversial protest songs (mainly about politics and religion ), peaked at number 8 in the UK Albums Chart .
Track listing
All tracks are written by Skin and Len Arran ; except where noted
Title Writer(s) 1. "Selling Jesus " 3:45 2. "Intellectualise My Blackness" 3:45 3. "I Can Dream " 3:51 4. "Little Baby Swastikkka" 4:04 5. "All in the Name of Pity" 3:23 6. "Charity " 4:33 7. "It Takes Blood & Guts to Be This Cool But I'm Still Just a Cliche" 4:12 8. "Weak " Skin, Ace, Richard Lewis, Robert France 3:34 9. "And Here I Stand" Skin, Ace, Richard Lewis, Robert France 5:14 10. "100 Ways to Be a Good Girl" 3:58 11. "Rise Up" 4:05
Singles
Five singles were taken from Paranoid & Sunburnt , four of which were commercially released.
Singles
"Little Baby Swastikkka" was the first release from the album. It was not a commercial release, however. It was a radio single and only 2,000 copies were pressed.
"Selling Jesus " was the first commercial single release from the album. Released in March 1995, it peaked at No. 46 in the UK Singles Chart . It also appeared on the Strange Days soundtrack .
"I Can Dream " was the follow-up single, released in June 1995, and charted at No. 41.
"Charity " was the third single, released in August 1995, and charted at No. 40. It was re-released in 1996 (see below).
"Weak " was the fourth single, released in January 1996, and charted at No. 20.
"Charity" was re-released in April 1996 and its peak chart position was higher than the original release. It peaked at No. 20.
Personnel
Deborah "Skin" Dyer – lead vocals, guitar, theremin, piano, keyboards
Martin "Ace" Kent – guitar, backing vocals
Richard "Cass" Lewis – bass, guitar, backing vocals
Mark Richardson – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Technical
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF) . Music Week . 19 August 1995. p. 31. Retrieved 2 July 2021 .
^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF) . Music Week . 13 January 1996. p. 31. Retrieved 2 July 2021 .
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^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Skunk Anansie – Paranoid & Sunburnt" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved 5 May 2021.
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^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved 5 May 2021.
^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1996" . Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 May 2021 .
^ "Dutch album certifications – Skunk Anansi – Paranoid & Sunburnt" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers . Retrieved 19 November 2018 . Enter Paranoid & Sunburnt in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 2000 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen" .
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