If This Is Rock and Roll, I Want My Old Job Back

If This Is Rock and Roll, I Want My Old Job Back is a 1991 album by Irish rock group The Saw Doctors. It was their debut album, and propelled them to national stardom. It included two of their most famous hits, "I Useta Lover" and "N17", the former was a nine-week number 1 in the Irish charts. The photograph on the album's front cover showed the fathers of the band members dressed in leather jackets, with the band themselves in exactly the same pose on the back cover.

If This Is Rock And Roll, I Want My Old Job Back
Studio album by The Saw Doctors
Released	1991 (Ireland)
Recorded	1989–1991
Genre	Rock
Length	47:27
Label	Pinnacle
Producer	Phil Tennant/Mike Scott
The Saw Doctors chronology
If This Is Rock And Roll, I Want My Old Job Back (1991) All The Way From Tuam (1992)

The album was a number one hit in the Irish Album Charts upon release, and also peaked at number 3 in the chart 30 years later in 2021. If This Is Rock and Roll, I Want My Old Job Back also spent 2 weeks on the UK Album Charts in 1991, peaking at number 69.

Track listing

All songs written by The Saw Doctors

1. I Useta Lover – 2:45
2. Only One Girl – 2:58
3. Why Do I Always Want You – 3:28
4. It Won't Be Tonight – 2:58
5. Irish Post – 2:12
6. Sing A Powerful Song – 3:37
7. Freedom Fighters – 2:34 (Not on the vinyl release)
8. That's What She Said Last Night – 3:24
9. Red Cortina – 3:14
10. Presentation Boarder – 2:55
11. Don't Let Me Down – 3:17 (Not on the vinyl release)
12. 25 Pounds – 2:40
13. What A Day – 3:01
14. N17 – 4:36
15. I Hope You Meet Again – 3:56