Fun Boy Three (album)
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Released | March 1982 | |||
Studio | The Bridge Studios, London | |||
Genre | Ska, pop | |||
Length | 32:53 | |||
Label | Chrysalis | |||
Producer | Dave Jordan, The Fun Boy Three | |||
The Fun Boy Three chronology | ||||
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The Village Voice | B[4] |
The Fun Boy Three is the debut album by The Fun Boy Three, a band consisting of three ex-members of the UK ska band The Specials: Terry Hall, Neville Staple and Lynval Golding. It was released in 1982 by Chrysalis Records and was re-released in 1999 by EMI as Fame. Several songs on the album feature backing vocals by the female pop trio Bananarama. Three singles were released from the album: "The Lunatics (Have Taken Over The Asylum)", "It Ain't What You Do It's the Way That You Do It", and a remix (with overdubbed horns) of "The Telephone Always Rings".
Track listing
All songs by Lynval Golding, Terry Hall and Neville Staple except where noted.
- "Sanctuary" (with Bananarama)
- "Way on Down"
- "The Lunatics (Have Taken Over the Asylum)"
- "Life in General (Lewe in Algemeen)"
- "Faith, Hope and Charity"
- "Funrama 2" (with Bananarama)
- "Best of Luck Mate"
- "It Ain't What You Do It's the Way That You Do It" (with Bananarama) (Melvin "Sy" Oliver, James "Trummy" Young)
- "The Telephone Always Rings"
- "I Don't Believe It"
- "Alone" (with Bananarama)
Personnel
- Terry Hall – vocals, producer
- Neville Staple – percussion, vocals, producer
- Lynval Golding – guitar, vocals, producter
- Dick Cuthell – horns
- Keren Woodward – background vocals (tracks 1, 6, 8, 11)
- Sara Dallin – background vocals (tracks 1, 6, 8, 11)
- Siobhan Fahey – background vocals (tracks 1, 6, 8, 11)
- Bananarama - additional lead vocals sung by (tracks 6 and 8)
- Sean Carasov – voice on the telephone
- Kevin Fuller - lacquer cut
- Frank Elton - cover effects
- Allen Zentz – mastering
- John Sims - visual effects
- Dave Jordan - producer
- Allan Ballard – photography
References
- ^ Greene, Jo-Ann. "Fun Boy Three – Fun Boy Three". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ^ Green, Thomas H. (16 September 2009). "The Fun Boy Three, CD review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ^ Kennedy, Jake (December 2009). "The Fun Boy Three – The Fun Boy Three: Extended Version". Record Collector (369). Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1 June 1982). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved 29 October 2018.