Paranoid_and_Sunburnt
Paranoid & Sunburnt
1995 studio album by Skunk Anansie
Paranoid & Sunburnt is the debut studio album by 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.
Quick Facts Paranoid & Sunburnt, Studio album by Skunk Anansie ...
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| Released | 18 September 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1994–1995 | |||
| Studio | Great Linford Manor (Milton Keynes, England) | |||
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| Length | 44:10 | |||
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| Singles from Paranoid & Sunburnt | ||||
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More information Review scores, Source ...
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| The Austin Chronicle | [6] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide |  [7] |
| The Guardian | [8] |
| Los Angeles Times | [9] |
| NME | 8/10[10] |
| Select | 3/5[11] |
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More information No., Title ...
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Selling Jesus" | 3:45 | |
| 2. | "Intellectualise My Blackness" | 3:45 | |
| 3. | "I Can Dream" | 3:51 | |
| 4. | "Little Baby Swastikkka" | 4:04 | |
| 5. | "All in the Name of Pity" | 3:23 | |
| 6. | "Charity" | 4:33 | |
| 7. | "It Takes Blood & Guts to Be This Cool But I'm Still Just a Cliche" | 4:12 | |
| 8. | "Weak" | Skin, Ace, Richard Lewis, Robert France | 3:34 |
| 9. | "And Here I Stand" | Skin, Ace, Richard Lewis, Robert France | 5:14 |
| 10. | "100 Ways to Be a Good Girl" | 3:58 | |
| 11. | "Rise Up" | 4:05 |
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Five singles were taken from Paranoid & Sunburnt, four of which were commercially released.
More information Single ...
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| "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. |
| "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. |
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- Deborah "Skin" Dyer – lead vocals, guitar, theremin, piano, keyboards
- Martin "Ace" Kent – guitar, backing vocals
- Richard "Cass" Lewis – bass, guitar, backing vocals
- Mark Richardson – drums, percussion, backing vocals
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- Andy Wallace – mixing
- Donald Christie – photography
More information Chart (1995–1996), Peak position ...
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More information Region, Certification ...
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Netherlands (NVPI)[23] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[24] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
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- "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 3 June 1995. p. 35. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 19 August 1995. p. 31. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 13 January 1996. p. 31. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- Parisien, Roch. "Paranoid & Sunburnt – Skunk Anansie". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- Langer, Andy (16 November 1995). "Skunk Anansie: Paranoid & Sunburnt (Epic)". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
- 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.
- Sullivan, Caroline (22 September 1995). "Skunk Anansie: Paranoid & Sunburnt (One Little Indian)". The Guardian.
- Coker, Cheo H. (8 October 1995). "Skunk Anansie, 'Paranoid & Sunburnt,' Epic". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 255.
- "Austriancharts.at – Skunk Anansie – Paranoid & Sunburnt" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- "Ultratop.be – Skunk Anansie – Paranoid & Sunburnt" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- "Ultratop.be – Skunk Anansie – Paranoid & Sunburnt" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- "Dutchcharts.nl – Skunk Anansie – Paranoid & Sunburnt" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- "Offiziellecharts.de – Skunk Anansie – Paranoid & Sunburnt" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- "Norwegiancharts.com – Skunk Anansie – Paranoid & Sunburnt". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- "Swedishcharts.com – Skunk Anansie – Paranoid & Sunburnt". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1996". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- "Dutch album certifications – Skunk Anansi – Paranoid & Sunburnt" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 19 November 2018. Enter Paranoid & Sunburnt in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 2000 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
- "British album certifications – Skunk Anansie – Paranoid & Sunburnt". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 19 November 2018.