Join Hands

by Siouxsie and The Banshees

Join Hands cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 7 September 1979
  • Label: Polydor
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 48:10
  • Community rating: 3.01/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Kenny Morris, John McKay, Siouxsie Sioux, John McCrae, Steven Severin

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The notoriously difficult second album from Siouxsie and The Banshees plunged their post-punk sound into incredibly bleak, funereal territory. 'Join Hands' relies heavily on dirge-like tempos and deeply unsettling, anti-war lyricism, creating a remarkably dark, profoundly cold, and ominous gothic rock foundation before major lineup changes.

Genres

Descriptors: war

Tracklist

  1. Poppy Day (2:02)
  2. Regal Zone (3:47)
  3. Placebo Effect (4:37)
  4. Icon (5:26)
  5. Premature Burial (5:57)
  6. Playground Twist (2:59)
  7. Mother / Oh Mein Papa (3:22)
  8. The Lords Prayer (14:08)
  9. Love In A Void (2:34)
  10. Infantry (3:16)

Credits

  • Siouxsie and the Banshees - primary artist, written-by, arranged by, lyrics by [mother]
  • Steven Severin - bass guitar, arranged by [traditional]
  • Nils Stevenson - co-producer
  • Mike Stavrou - co-producer, engineer
  • Rob O'Connor - design
  • Kenny Morris - drums, percussion, arranged by [traditional]
  • Ian Morais - engineer [assistant]
  • John McKay - guitar, saxophone, arranged by [traditional]
  • John Maybury - illustration
  • Ray Staff - lacquer cut by
  • Adrian Boot - photography by [outer sleeve]
  • Siouxsie Sioux - voice, piano, arranged by [traditional]
  • John McCrae - words by
  • Geoffrey Parsons - lyrics by [oh mein papa]
  • John Turner - lyrics by [oh mein papa]
  • Paul Burkhard - music by [oh mein papa]

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