Learning to Cope with Cowardice

Learning to Cope With Cowardice
Studio album by Mark Stewart and The Maffia
Released May 1983
Recorded 1981 – 1983
Studio
Genre Post-punk, dub, experimental[1]
Length 40:34
Label On-U Sound
Producer Adrian Sherwood and Mark Stewart
Mark Stewart chronology
Jerusalem
(1982)Jerusalem1982
Learning to Cope With Cowardice
(1983)
As the Veneer of Democracy Starts to Fade
(1985)As the Veneer of Democracy Starts to Fade1985
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Pitchfork Media(7.0/10)[2]
PopMatters(8/10)[3]

Learning to Cope With Cowardice is the debut album of vocalist Mark Stewart, released in 1983 by On-U Sound Records.

Accolades

The information regarding accolades attributed to Learning to Cope With Cowardice is taken from Acclaimed Music.[4]

Year Publication Country Accolade Rank
1998 The Wire United Kingdom "100 (+30) Records That Set the World on Fire" *
2005 Blow Up Italy "600 Essential Albums" *
2005 WOEBOT United States "The 100 Greatest Records Ever" 88
"*" denotes an unordered list.

Track listing

All tracks written by Mark Stewart, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Learning to Cope With Cowardice"6:10
2."Liberty City"5:37
3."Blessed Are Those Who Struggle"5:13
4."None Dare Call It Conspiracy"5:24
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Don't You Ever Lay Down Your Arms"Wes Brooks5:11
2."The Paranoia of Power" 5:38
3."To Have the Vision" 3:33
4."Jerusalem"William Blake3:44

Personnel

Musicians

Additional musicians and production

References

  1. 1 2 Neate, Wilson. "Maffia / Mark Stewart: Learning to Cope with Cowardice > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  2. Harvell, Jess (June 19, 2007). "Mark Stewart: Learning to Cope with Cowardice". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  3. Buchan, Phillip (July 11, 2007). "Mark Stewart and The Maffia: Learning to Cope with Cowardice". PopMatters. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  4. "Acclaimed Music – Learning to Cope with Cowardice". Acclaimed Music. Retrieved November 12, 2012.
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