Nobody's Heroes (album)
| Nobody's Heroes | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 7, 1980 | |||
| Recorded | January 21, 1980 – February 1, 1980 | |||
| Studio | Olympic Sound Studios, London | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 38:06 | |||
| Label | Chrysalis | |||
| Producer | Doug Bennett | |||
| Stiff Little Fingers chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Billboard | (unrated)[2] |
| Record Mirror |  [3] |
| Smash Hits | 8/10[4] |
Nobody's Heroes is the second album by Irish punk rock band Stiff Little Fingers, released in 1980.
"Doesn't Make It All Right" is a cover of a song from the Specials' debut album, Specials.
Track listing
[edit]All tracks composed by Fingers and Gordon Ogilvie; except where noted.
- "Gotta Gettaway" – 3:37
- "Wait and See" (Jake Burns, Gordon Ogilvie) – 4:28
- "Fly the Flag" – 3:46
- "At the Edge" (Fingers) – 2:59
- "Nobody's Hero" (Jake Burns, Gordon Ogilvie) – 4:11
- "Bloody Dub" (Fingers) – 3:47
- "Doesn't Make It All Right" (Dave Goldberg, Jerry Dammers, Mark Harrison) – 5:50
- "I Don't Like You" – 2:44
- "No Change" – 1:56
- "Tin Soldiers" – 4:46
The 2001 EMI CD reissue added the following tracks:
- "Bloody Sunday" – 3:24
- "Straw Dogs" – 3:30
- "You Can't Say Crap on the Radio" – 2:50
The reissue also includes the second part of an interview of Jake Burns by Alan Parker (the first part is included in the reissue of Inflammable Material).
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | 8 |
| Song | Singles Chart (1979/80) | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
"Straw Dogs" | United Kingdom | 44 |
"At the Edge" | United Kingdom | 15 |
"Nobody's Hero/Tin Soldiers" | United Kingdom | 36 |
Personnel
[edit]- Stiff Little Fingers
- Jake Burns – vocals, guitar
- Jim Reilly – drums
- Henry Cluney – guitar, backing vocals
- Ali McMordie – bass
- Technical
- Doug Bennett – producer
- Laurence Burrage – engineer
- Nigel Brooke-Harte – engineer
- Andi Banks – tour manager
- Shaun Bradley – equipment
- Agency – cowbell
- Geoff Halpin – cover lettering
- Brian Cooke – photography
- Chris Gabrin – photography
- Mats Lundgren – photography
- Barry Plummer – photography
References
[edit]- ^ a b link
- ^ a b "Review: Stiff Little Fingers – Nobody's Heroes" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 85, no. 16. 19 April 1980. p. 55. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 31 May 2020 – via American Radio History.
- ^ Nicholls, Mike (1 March 1980). "Stiff Little Fingers: Nobody's Heroes". Record Mirror. p. 15.
- ^ Starr, Red. "Stiff Little Fingers: Nobody's Heroes". Smash Hits (March 20 – April 2): 31.
