Scandal is the debut EP by American rock band Scandal, released in 1982 by Columbia Records. Although the EP was never released on CD, all five of the EP's songs along with the "Goodbye to You" B-side "All My Life" are found on the VH1 Scandal compilation album We Are the '80s (2006).[2] An alternate photo from the same photoshoot of the EP was used for the VH1 compilation cover as well as Playlist: The Very Best of Scandal (2008), with the track listing for Playlist being identical to We Are the '80s.[3] All five of the EP's songs can also be found on the remastered and expanded 2014 Rock Candy Records version of Scandal's 1984 album Warrior.[4]
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| EP by | ||||
| Released | 1982 | |||
| Studio | Mediasound, New York City | |||
| Genre | Rock, pop rock | |||
| Length | 18:53 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Vini Poncia, Rick Chertoff | |||
| Scandal chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Scandal | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
The song "Win Some, Lose Some" was written in 1979 and first recorded by Bryan Adams on his 1980 self-titled debut album.[5]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Goodbye to You" | Zack Smith | 3:46 |
| 2. | "Love's Got a Line on You" | Smith, Kathe Green | 3:24 |
| 3. | "Win Some, Lose Some" | Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance, Eric Kagna, Paul Dean | 3:47 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4. | "She Can't Say No" | Smith, Patty Smyth | 4:21 |
| 5. | "Another Bad Love" | Smith, Smyth | 3:35 |
Personnel
edit- Patty Smyth - vocals
- Zack Smith - guitar, background vocals
- Keith Mack - guitar, background vocals
- Ray Gomez - guitar, background vocals
- Ivan Elias - bass guitar
- Frankie LaRocka - drums
- Benjy King - keyboards, background vocals
- Paul Shaffer - keyboards
- Liz Smyth - background vocals
- Rahni Kugel - background vocals
Production
edit- Produced by Vini Poncia (tracks 1, 2, 4, and 5) and Vini Poncia and Rick Chertoff (track 3)
- Associate producer, engineer: Bob Schaper
- Additional engineering: Harry Spiridakis, Michael Christopher, Nicky Kalliongis
References
edit- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "We Are the '80s - Scandal | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- ^ "Playlist: The Very Best of Scandal - Scandal | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- ^ "Rock Candy Records New Releases - KROKUS & SCANDAL". MelodicRock.com. August 22, 2014.
- ^ "Win Some Lose Some (Adams)". Archived from the original on 2009-09-28. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
External links
edit- Discogs.com - Scandal (EP) entry
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