Buy (album)

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Buy
Studio album by James Chance & The Contortions
Released 1979
Recorded 1978
Genre Punk jazz, no wave, free funk
Length 39:47
Label ZE
Producer James Chance
James Chance & The Contortions chronology

Buy
(1979)		 Off White
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
All About Jazz favorable[1]
AllMusic [2]
Robert Christgau B+[3]
Piero Scaruffi 8/10[4]

Buy is the debut studio album by American no wave band James Chance and the Contortions, released in 1979 by ZE Records.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by James Chance. 
No. Title Length
1. "Design to Kill"   2:48
2. "My Infatuation"   2:21
3. "I Don't Want to Be Happy"   3:23
4. "Anesthetic"   3:54
5. "Contort Yourself"   4:25
6. "Throw Me Away"   2:45
7. "Roving Eye"   3:10
8. "Twice Removed"   3:05
9. "Bedroom Athlete"   4:17
Bonus tracks recorded at CBGB's, Spring 1978
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
10. "Throw Me Away" (Live)  3:04
11. "Twice Removed" (Live)  3:12
12. "Jailhouse Rock" (Live)Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller 3:23

Personnel

Notes

  1. ↑ McLaren, Trevor (February 17, 2005). "James Chance and the Contortions: Buy". Retrieved September 17, 2013. 
  2. ↑ McFarlane, Dean. "Buy - James Chance & The Contortions : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : Allmusic". Retrieved September 17, 2013. 
  3. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: The Contortions". Retrieved September 17, 2013. 
  4. ↑ Scaruffi, Piero (1999). "The History of Rock Music. James White: biography, discography, reviews, links". Retrieved September 17, 2013. 
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