Waking Up (Topper Headon album)

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Waking Up
Waking Up cover
Studio album by Topper Headon
Released 1986 (1986)
Recorded Wessex Studios, London
Genre Soul, jazz, r&b
Length 38:24
Label Mercury
Producer Jeremy Green, Topper Headon
Professional reviews

Waking Up is the only solo album by Topper Headon, best known as the drummer of The Clash. The album, released in 1986, was unnoticed and now is mostly forgotten. The cover photograph was taken by Tim White. "Leave It To Luck" was released as a single and was dedicated to the memory of Pete Farndon.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Leave It to Luck"
  2. "I'll Give You Everything"
  3. "Hope for Donna"
  4. "Got to Keep on Going"
  5. "Dancing"
  6. "Pleasure and Pain"
  7. "When You're Down"
  8. "Time Is Tight"
  9. "Just Another Hit"
  10. "Monkey on My Back"

[edit] Personnel

Topper Headon - drums, percussion

  • Martin Dobson - saxophone
  • Mick Gallagher - keyboards
  • Mark Graham - trombone
  • Tom Harris - saxophone
  • Jimmy Helms - vocals
  • Jerome Rimson - bass, vocals
  • Bob Tench - guitar, vocals
  • Geoffrey Miller - trumpet, flugelhorn