Paranoid and Sunburnt

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Paranoid and Sunburnt
Studio album by Skunk Anansie
Released 21 September 1995
Recorded 1994 - 1995
Genre Rock
Length 44:10
Label One Little Indian
Epic Records
Producer Sylvia Massy and Skunk Anansie
Professional reviews
Skunk Anansie chronology
Paranoid and Sunburnt
(1995)
Stoosh
(1996)

Paranoid and Sunburnt is the first studio album by British rock band Skunk Anansie, first released in 1995. 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 #8 in the UK Album Chart.

Contents

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# Title Length
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 and Guts To Be This Cool But I'm Still Just A Cliché" 4:12
8. "Weak" 3:34
9. "And Here I Stand" 5:14
10. "100 Ways To Be A Good Girl" 3:58
11. "Rise Up" 4:05

[edit] Singles

5 singles were taken from Paranoid and Sunburnt, 4 of which were commercial released.

Single
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 on 25th March, 1995, the single peaked at #46 in the Official UK Singles Chart.
I Can Dream was the follow up single released on 17th June, 1995, and charted at #41.
Charity was the third single released on 2nd September, 1995, and charted at #40. It was re-released in 1996 (see below).
Weak was the fourth single released on 27th January, 1996, and charted at #20.
Charity was re-released on 27th April, 1996 and it's peak chart position was greater than the original release. It peaked at #20.

[edit] Credits

All tracks written by Skin and L. Arran except:

All tracks produced and recorded by Silvia Massy and Skunk Anansie. Mixed by Andy Wallace. Recorded at Great Linford Manor Studios.

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