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.
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| Released | 1980 | |||
| Studio | Various
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| Length | 40:21 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
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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 on Jankel's 1985 album Looking at You.
The track "Reverie" was used as a sample by Brooklyn-based hip hop collective Pro Era in the song, "Like Water", which is featured on the group's second mixtape as a collective, "P.E.E.P: The aPROcalypse" (2012).
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Chaz Jankel, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Ai No Corrida" | 9:10 | |
| 2. | "Peace, At Last" | 2:50 | |
| 3. | "Just a Thought" |
| 5:16 |
| 4. | "Lenta Latina" | 3:53 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 5. | "Fuse" | 0:35 | |
| 6. | "Am I Honest with Myself Really?" |
| 14:51 |
| 7. | "Reverie" | 3:46 | |
| Total length: | 40:21 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 8. | "Little Eva" |
| 4:58 |
Personnel
editCredits 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
editReferences
edit- ^ Green, Jo-Ann. "Chaz Jankel – Chas Jankel". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ^ Chas Jankel liner notes. A&M Records. 1980.
External links
edit- Chas Jankel at Discogs (list of releases)