Women and Captains First

by Captain Sensible

Women and Captains First cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 3 September 1982
  • Label: A&M
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 46:34
  • Community rating: 3.55/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Stepping out from his role as the chaotic bassist and guitarist for The Damned, the punk icon delivered a shockingly polished and immensely successful solo debut. Produced by Tony Mansfield, the album heavily utilizes synthesizers and drum machines to craft quirky, heavily arranged new wave pop. It notoriously yielded the UK number one smash hit cover of 'Happy Talk' from the musical South Pacific.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, piano, guitars, satirical, harmonies

Tracklist

  1. Wot (4:48)
  2. A Nice Cup Of Tea (3:23)
  3. Brenda - Pt. 1 & 2 (7:39)
  4. Yanks With Guns (4:34)
  5. Happy Talk (3:31)
  6. Martha The Mouth (3:55)
  7. Nobody's Sweetheart (3:21)
  8. (What D'Ya Give) The Man Who's Gotten Everything (4:23)
  9. Who Is Melody Lee, Sid? (1:55)
  10. Gimme A Uniform (3:57)
  11. Croydon (5:02)

Credits

  • Captain Sensible - primary artist, sleeve notes, vocals, guitar, organ [vox continental], written-by
  • Claire Fielding Griffith - artwork [coordination]
  • Dolly Mixture - vocals
  • Robyn Hitchcock - guitar [12 string], written-by
  • Rod Bowkett - noises
  • Rodgers & Hammerstein - written-by
  • Beale Street Jazz Band - performer
  • Billy Meyers - written-by

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