Crisis (The Deadweights album)

Crisis
Studio album by The Deadweights
Released	September, 1985
Recorded	1985, New York City
Genre	Punk rock
Length	42:12
Label	Slash Records
Producer	Spot Nick Fulton
The Deadweights chronology
The Deadweights (1983)The Deadweights1983 Crisis (1985) Prophecies of Beautiful Regression (1987)Prophecies of Beautiful Regression1987

Crisis is the third studio album from American punk rock band The Deadweights. The album was released in September 1985 on Slash Records, and charted on the Billboard Top 200 upon release. The album was produced by legendary punk producer Spot and Nick Fulton of the band Xes. The album is considered to be the band's best offering, and places in many "definitive punk albums" lists. The album is much more political than its predecessors, with subject matter ranging from the NYPD's abuse of power to the Cold War. The band was the subject of a federal case after the PMRC declared the band's song "Reagan Shoots Himself" to be a song promoting terror and a direct threat to Ronald Reagan. To date, the album is the band's best selling, moving over 1 million copies worldwide.

Track listing

All tracks by White Jimmy

1. "Red Scare 2" - 3:14
2. "Idiot" - 2:16
3. "Crisis- 3:31
4. "New York Pigs" - 3:17
5. "Street Justice" - 2:12
6. "Reagan Shoots Himself" - 4:37
7. "Paraplegic" - 2:25
8. "Cut You Off" - 2:55
9. "Leaving the Center of Attention" - 3:40
10. "On Drugs" - 2:37
11. "Witch Hunt" - 3:45
12. "Famous (In the Eyes of the Losers)" - 4:01
13. "Kill Yourself" - 3:41

Personnel

• White Jimmy - vocals
• Eddie Urland - guitar, backing vocals
• Ricky Scaggs - bass
• Dean Haydenbaugh - drums (Tracks 1-9, 11, 13)
• Paul Theissen - drums (Tracks 10 and 12)
• Spot - production, mixing
• Nick Fulton - production, backing vocals
• Jack Hoffonmyfac (alias of White Jimmy) - artwork
• Ugly James (alias of White Jimmy) - mixing

Charting Positions

Trivia

• Appears in the Associated Press list of the Top 99 albums of 1985-1995 at #86
• Appears in the top 25 albums of 1985 on Rateyourmusic.com
• Appears in Spin Magazine's list of the Top 100 albums of the last 25 years (1980 - 2005) at #94