1980 - The Choice Is Yours

1980 - The Choice Is Yours
Studio album by The Members
Released	1980
Studio	Farmyard Studios, Little Chalfont, Buckinghamshire
Genre	Punk rock
Label	Virgin[1]
Producer	Rupert Hine
The Members chronology
At the Chelsea Nightclub (1979) 1980 - The Choice Is Yours (1980) Uprhythm, Downbeat (1982)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Smash Hits	7½/10[2]

1980 - The Choice Is Yours is the second album by the British punk rock band The Members, released in 1980.^[3][4]

Track listing

1. "The Ayatollah Harmony" (Nigel Bennett)
2. "Goodbye to the Job" (Nick Tesco, Jean-Marie Carroll)
3. "Physical Love" (Nicky Tesco, Chris Payne)
4. "Romance" (Jean-Marie Carroll)
5. "Brian Was" (Jean-Marie Carroll)
6. "Flying Again" (Chris Payne)
7. "Normal People" (Nick Tesco, Jean-Marie Carroll)
8. "Police Car" (Larry Wallis)
9. "Clean Men" (Nick Tesco, Jean-Marie Carroll)
10. "Muzak Machine" (Chris Payne)
11. "Gang War" (Nick Tesco, Jean-Marie Carroll)

(2005 CD Bonus Track)

1. "GLC" (Adrian Lillywhite, Gary Baker, Nicky Tesco, Steve Morley)
2. "Killing Time" (Jean-Marie Carroll, Nicky Tesco)
3. "Ballad of John & Martin" (Chris Payne, Jean-Marie Carroll, Nicky Tesco)
4. "Disco Oui Oui" (The Members)
5. "Love in a Lift" - soul version (Chris Payne, Nicky Tesco)
6. "Rat up a Drainpipe" - new version (Chris Payne)

Personnel

The Members

• Nicky Tesco - lead vocals
• Nigel Bennett - lead guitar, vocals
• Jean-Marie Carroll - guitar, vocals
• Chris Payne - bass, vocals
• Adrian Lillywhite - drums, percussion

with:

• Joe Jackson - piano
• Rupert Hine - keyboards
• Albie Donnelly - saxophone
• Rico Rodriguez - trombone
• Dick Cuthell - flugelhorn

Technical

• John Brand - engineer
• Keith Breeden, Malcolm Garrett - sleeve

References

1. "TrouserPress.com :: Members". trouserpress.com.
2. Hepworth, David. "The Members: 1980 – The Choice Is Yours". Smash Hits (May 1–14, 1980): 29.
3. Gimarc, George (15 October 1997). Post Punk Diary: 1980-1982. Macmillan. ISBN 9780312169688 – via Google Books.
4. "The Members, a Biography". www.themembers.co.uk.