Chas Jankel (album)
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| Studio album by Chaz Jankel | ||||
| Released | 1980 | |||
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| Length | 40:21 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
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| Chaz Jankel chronology | ||||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
Chas Jankel is the debut solo studio album by the English singer and multi-instrumentalist Chaz Jankel. It was originally released in 1980, on the label A&M. Ian Dury and The Blockheads's first and only album without Jankel, Laughter, was released the same year.
The first track on the album "Ai No Corrida", was covered by Quincy Jones a year later in 1981, and was a UK chart hit for him. The song has also been covered by the Nylons, and Laura More with Uniting Nations.
The album was re-issued in 2005 on Angel Air in the United Kingdom as a digitally remastered CD, featuring one bonus track, "Little Eva" which was co-written by Jankel with Ian Dury, and was originally released released on Jankel's 1985 album Looking at You.
Track listing
All tracks written by Chaz Jankel, except where noted.
| Side one | |||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Ai No Corrida" | 9:10 | |
| 2. | "Peace, At Last" | 2:50 | |
| 3. | "Just a Thought" |
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5:16 |
| 4. | "Lenta Latina" | 3:53 | |
| Side two | |||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 5. | "Fuse" | 0:35 | |
| 6. | "Am I Honest With Myself Really?" |
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14:51 |
| 7. | "Reverie" | 3:46 | |
Total length: |
40:21 | ||
| Bonus track on the 2005 reissue | |||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 8. | "Little Eva" |
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4:58 |
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[2]
- Chaz Jankel – lead and background vocals; guitar; keyboards; synthesizer; percussion
- Mark Isham – soprano saxophone; trumpet; synthesizer
- Chris Hunter – alto saxophone; tenor saxophone
- Peter Van Hooke – drums; percussion
- Chris Warwick – synthesizer programming; percussion
- Kuma Harada – bass guitar on "Just a Thought", and "Lenta Latina"
- Paul Westwood – bass guitar on "Ai No Corrida"
- Production team
- Chaz Jankel – producer; sleeve concept
- Peter Van Hooke – producer; inner sleeve photography
- Mark Isham – producer
- Chris Warwick – producer
- Chris Jenkins – engineer
- Mick Glossop – engineer
- Philip Bagenal – engineer
- Steve Prestage – engineer
- Michael Ross – art direction
- Simon Ryan – design
- Mike Putland – back cover photography
See also
References
- ↑ Green, Jo-Ann. "Chaz Jankel – Chas Jankel". AllMusic. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
- ↑ Chas Jankel liner notes. A&M Records. 1980.
External links
- Chas Jankel at Discogs (list of releases)