Walking Back to Happiness is the third album by John Cooper Clarke,[1] originally released on 10" clear vinyl in 1979,[2] and long out of print. All tracks were recorded live, with the exception of the final track, "Gimmix", was re-recorded in studio and became a UK top 40 hit that year. The penultimate track refers to The Marble Index a 1969 album by Nico.
| Walking Back to Happiness | ||||
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| Live album (mini-album) by | ||||
| Released | 1979 | |||
| Recorded | Live, 1979 | |||
| Genre | Spoken word | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Martin Hannett | |||
| John Cooper Clarke chronology | ||||
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Track listing
editAll tracks written by John Cooper Clarke
- "Gaberdine Angus" - 1:15
- "Majorca" - 2:28
- "Bronze Adonis" - 2:22
- "Spilt Beans" - 2:22
- "Twat" - 2:24
- "The Pest" - 2:16
- "Nothing" - 0:42
- "Limbo" - 4:21
- "Who Stole the Marble Index?" - 1:22
- "Gimmix Play Loud" - 3:26
Personnel
edit- John Cooper Clarke – vocals
with:
- The Invisible Girls - music on "Gimmix Play Loud"
Notes
edit- ^ "Walking Back to Happiness ". All Music, Retrieved 30 April 2016
- ^ "Walking Back To Happiness (1979)". JJC official site; 13 December 2009