God (Rip Rig + Panic album)

God

Released

3 September 1981

Length

41:45

Rip Rig + Panic

God
(1981)

I Am Cold
(1982)

God is the debut studio album of post-punk band Rip Rig + Panic, released on 3 September 1981 by Virgin Records.^[4]^[5] In 2013, the album was reissued by Cherry Red Records on CD with an additional tracks taken from singles.

Track listing

Red Side
No.	Title	Lead Vocals	Length
1.	"Constant Drudgery Is Harmful to SOUL, SPIRIT & HEALTH"	Neneh Cherry	3:24
2.	"WILHELM Show Me the Diagram (Function of the Orgasm)"		1:10
3.	"Through Nomad Eyeballs"	Mark Springer	3:28
4.	"Change Your Life"	Ari Up	3:01

Yellow Side
No.	Title	Lead Vocals	Length
1.	"Knee Deep in Shit"	Gareth Sager	3:29
2.	"Totally Naked (Without Lock or Key)"		1:53
3.	"Try Box Out of This Box"	Dave "Flash" Wright	2:33
4.	"Need (De School You)"	Neneh Cherry	1:32

Green Side
No.	Title	Lead Vocals	Length
1.	"HOWL! Caged Bird"		3:30
2.	"Those Eskimo Women Speak Frankly"	Neneh Cherry	3:13
3.	"The Blue Blue Third"		5:25

Blue Side
No.	Title	Lead Vocals	Length
1.	"Shadows Only There Because of the Sun"	Ari Up	3:00
2.	"BEWARE (Our Leaders Love the Smell of Napalm)"		1:50
3.	"Miss Pib"	Gareth Sager	1:34
4.	"It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Brrod"	Mark Springer	2:57

2013 CD issue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
16.	"Bob Hope Takes Risks" (7" version)	3:53
17.	"Go, Go, Go!"	2:18
18.	"The Ultimate in Fun (Is Going to the Disco With My Baby)"	2:31
19.	"Hey Mr E! A Gran Grin With a Shake of Smile"	5:11
20.	"Billy Eckstein's Shirt Collar"	3:21
21.	"Bob Hope Takes Risks" (12" version)	7:01

Year	Publication	Country	Accolade	Rank
1981	Rockerilla	Italy	Albums of the Year^[6]	6

Adapted from the God liner notes.^[7]

Sean Oliver – bass guitar, backing vocals (A1)
Gareth Sager – guitar (A1, B1, B2, B4, D1, D2), clarinet (A1, A3, C1, D2), alto saxophone (D1, D4), keyboards (B1, B3, C1), organ (B1, B3, C1), lead vocals (B1, D3), backing vocals (A1), Japanese marimba (C3), violin (C2)
Bruce Smith – drums, percussion
Mark Springer – piano (A1-A4, B1-B4, C2, D2, D4), lead vocals (A3, D4), bass clarinet (C1, D2), trumpet (B4), soprano saxophone (C1), tenor saxophone (C2), backing vocals (C2, D3)

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	1981	Virgin	LP	V 2213
United Kingdom	2013	Cherry Red	CD	CDMRED 572

↑ Dougan, John. "Rip Rig + Panic: God > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
↑ Pitter, Charles (28 June 2013). "Rip Rig + Panic: God, I Am Cold, Attitude". PopMatters. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
↑ Quantick, David (August 2013). "Rip Rig + Panic: God, I Am Cold, Attitude". Q. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
↑ Isler, Scott; Sheridan, David (2007). "Rip Rig + Panic". Trouser Press. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
↑ Gimarc, George (July 11, 2005). Punk Diary. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 728. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
↑ "Rockerilla End of Year Lists 1981: Album". Rockerilla. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
↑ God (sleeve). Rip Rig + Panic. London, United Kingdom: Virgin Records. 1981.

Rip Rig + Panic
Neneh Cherry Sean Oliver Gareth Sager Bruce Smith Mark Springer Additional personnel Ari Up Don Cherry David Defries Andrea Oliver
Studio albums	God I Am Cold Attitude
Compilation albums	Knee Deep in Hits
Singles	"Bob Hope Takes Risks" "You're My Kind of Climate"
as Float Up CP	"Joy's Address" Kill Me in the Morning
Related articles	Discography Adam Kidron The Pop Group Public Image Ltd. The Slits

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