Paranoid & Sunburnt
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Paranoid & Sunburnt is the debut studio album by the British rock band Skunk Anansie, first released in 1995 via One Little Indian Records. It was re-released in 2005 with a DVD featuring the videos to the singles. This album was recorded with the band's original drummer, Robbie France, but he is not featured on the cover. The album, featuring a mix of controversial protest songs (mainly about politics and religion), peaked at number 8 in the UK Albums Chart.
Track listing
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Singles
"Little Baby Swastikkka" was the first release from the album. It was not a commercial release, however. It was a radio single and only 2,000 copies were pressed.
"Selling Jesus" was the first commercial single release from the album. Released in March 1995, it peaked at No. 46 in the UK Singles Chart. It also appeared on the Strange Days soundtrack. It is written in protest of religion and politics, and in particular Christianity. The single is taken from their debut album, Paranoid & Sunburnt, and reached number 46 on the UK Singles Chart. Three added B-sides were included on the CD release, with track 4 'Skunk Song' being written by Ace, R. France, C. Lewis and Skin. There are two versions of the video, the first video was directed by production team Gob TV, who also directed the video for "I Can Dream", and the second video was directed by Kathryn Bigelow, for their film Strange Days.[citation needed]
"I Can Dream" was the follow-up single, released in June 1995, and charted at No. 41.
"Charity" was the third single, released in August 1995, and charted at No. 40. It was re-released in 1996 (see below).
"Weak" was the fourth single, released in January 1996, and charted at No. 20.
"Charity" was re-released in April 1996 and its peak chart position was higher than the original release. It peaked at No. 20.
Personnel
- Deborah "Skin" Dyer – lead vocals, guitar, theremin, piano, keyboards
- Martin "Ace" Kent – guitar, backing vocals
- Richard "Cass" Lewis – bass, guitar, backing vocals
- Robbie France – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Technical
- Andy Wallace – mixing
- Donald Christie – photography
Charts
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Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Netherlands (NVPI)[10] | Platinum | 100,000 |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[11] | Platinum | 300,000 |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Parisien, Roch. "Paranoid & Sunburnt – Skunk Anansie". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Langer, Andy (16 November 1995). "Skunk Anansie: Paranoid & Sunburnt (Epic)". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Christgau, Robert (2000). "Skunk Anansie: Paranoid and Sunburnt". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 0-312-24560-2. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sullivan, Caroline (22 September 1995). "Skunk Anansie: Paranoid & Sunburnt (One Little Indian)". The Guardian. London.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Coker, Cheo H. (8 October 1995). "Skunk Anansie, 'Paranoid & Sunburnt,' Epic". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Skunk Anansie: Paranoid & Sunburnt". NME. 16 September 1995. p. 47.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Wilkinson, Roy (October 1995). "Skunk Anansie: Paranoid and Sunburnt". Select. No. 64.
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External links
- Listen to samples of all tracks from Paranoid & Sunburnt at AllMusic – Requires Windows Media Player
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