Que Sera Sera (album)
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Que Sera Sera is a 1985 album by Johnny Thunders backed by the Black Cats. Keith George Yon went on to play bass for Milli Vanilli.
The original 1985-release of the album had ten songs. On later CD-pressings three more were added: "Que Sera, Sera", "Cool Operator" (Black Cat Remix) and Thunders own remix of the opening track, "Short Lives", who replaced the original mix as opener of the album. "Que Sera Sera" was first released as a single (7" & 12"), backed with Thunders remix of "Short Lives". "Tie Me Up" was also released as B-side to the Johnny Thunders & Patti Palladin single "Crawfish" in 1985.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Johnny Thunders; except where indicated
- "Short Lives" (Thunders, Patti Palladin) 3:09
- "M.I.A." 2:47
- "I Only Wrote This Song for You" 2:32
- "Little Bit of Whore" 2:27
- "Cool Operator" (Thunders, Keith George Yon, Tony St. Helene) 6:18
- "Blame It on Mom" 3:42
- "Tie Me Up" (Thunders, Patti Palladin) 3:11
- "Alone in a Crowd" 2:40
- "Billy Boy" 3:00
- "Endless Party" (Thunders, David Johansen) 2:41
- "Que Sera, Sera" 3:41
- "Short Lives" (original mix) 3:16
- "Cool Operator" (Black Cat Remix) 5:49
Personnel
- Johnny Thunders - guitar, vocals
- Black Cats
- Keith George Yon - bass
- Tony St. Helene - drums
with:
- Wilko Johnson - guitar on 5 & 10
- Michael Monroe - saxophone, harmonica
- John Perry - guitar, keyboards, backing vocals on 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12.
- Patti Palladin - vocals
- Nasty Suicide - guitar on 1
- Stiv Bators - backing vocals on 10
- Dave Tregunna - backing vocals on 10
- Pedro Ortiz - percussion on 7
- J.C. Carroll - mandolin, accordion
- Billy Rath - bass on 7
- Jerry Nolan - drums on 7
- Henri-Paul Tortosa - guitar on 7
- John "Irish" Earle - saxophone on 7
- Judd Lander - mouth organ on 7
- St. Theresa School Choir - "child abuse" on 11
- Technical
- John McGowan, Ken Thomas - engineer
- Nina Antonia - liner notes
- Leee Black Childers - photography
Charts
| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
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| UK Indie Chart[3] | 6 |
References
- ^ Claps, Andy. "Que Sera, Sera". Allmusic. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
- ^ Dickson, Dave (6 Mar 1986). "Johnny Thunders 'Que Sera, Sera'". Kerrang!. Vol. 115. London, UK: Morgan Grampian. p. 26.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Retrieved September 5, 2014.