Friend or Foe (album)

Not to be confused with Friend or Foe? (album).

Friend or Foe
Studio album by Adam Ant
Released	October 1982
Genre	Rock
Length	39:44
Label	CBS Records
Producer	Adam Ant, Marco Pirroni
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Adam Ant chronology
Prince Charming (1981) Friend or Foe (1982) Strip (1983) Singles from Friend or Foe "Goody Two-Shoes" "Friend or Foe" "Desperate But Not Serious"

Friend or Foe was the first solo album by Adam Ant, released after Adam and the Ants disbanded in early 1982. Friend or Foe also became Adam Ant's most successful solo album giving him the hit song "Goody Two Shoes" which peaked at #1 on the UK charts, and at #12 in the USA; along with the innovative video, this made him a crossover (over the Atlantic) star. The traditional Ant sound was augmented by newer, more rockabilly-influenced guitar as well as new beats, such as the Bo Diddley beat on the fan favourite "Place in the Country". Other hits produced from the record were "Desperate But Not Serious" (UK #33) and "Friend or Foe" (UK #9). A remastered version was released in 2005, featuring 12 additional tracks.

Track listing

All songs written by Adam Ant and Marco Pirroni except as noted.

1. "Friend or Foe" – 3:22
2. "Something Girls" – 3:52
3. "Place in the Country" – 2:50
4. "Desperate But Not Serious" – 4:14
5. "Here Comes the Grump" – 3:35
6. "Hello, I Love You" (Jim Morrison/Robby Krieger/Ray Manzarek/John Densmore) – 2:37
   • Cover of The Doors
7. "Goody Two Shoes" – 3:28
8. "Crackpot History and the Right to Lie" – 2:44
9. "Made of Money" – 3:28
10. "Cajun Twisters" – 2:56
11. "Try This for Sighs" – 3:03
12. "Man Called Marco" – 3:27

Additional tracks on the 2005 remaster

13. "Goody Two Shoes" (Chris Hughes Single mix)
14. "Coup d'Etat" (Original Album Outtake)
15. "Goody Two Shoes" (Demo version)
16. "Here Comes the Grump" (Demo version)
17. "Little Italy" (Demo version)
18. "Made of Money" (Demo version)
19. "Place in the Country" (Demo version)
20. "And So You Shall" (Demo version)
21. "Yellowbeard" (Demo version)
22. "I Know They Know" (Demo version)
23. "Gargoyles Are Go" (Demo version)
24. "Good Sex Rumples the Clothing" (Unreleased B Side)

Personnel

• Adam Ant – Vocals, Bass, Producer, Main Performer
• Marco Pirroni – Guitars, Producer
• Bogdan Wiczling - Drums and Percussion
• Martin Drover - Trumpet/Flugelhorn
• Jeff Daly - Saxophone

Chart positions

Album

Year	Chart	Position
October 1982	UK Top 40 Albums	#5

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1982	"Goody Two Shoes"	UK Top 40 Singles	#1
1982	"Friend or Foe"	UK Top 40 Singles	#9
1982	"Desperate But Not Serious"	UK Top 40 Singles	#33