Taking On the World
Taking On the World is the debut album from Glasgow's Gun, a Scottish hard rock band, released on A&M Records on 5 July 1989. It is the first entry in a run of studio albums that stretches from here through Gallus in 1992 and Swagger in 1994, all the way to Hombres in 2024.
It made number 44 in the UK charts and spawned five singles, all of which reached the UK Top 100. "Better Days" and "Shame on You" both climbed into the Top 40, while "Money (Everybody Loves Her)", "Inside Out" and the title track completed the set. Kerrang! gave it five stars, and it sold over 60,000 copies. Classic Rock later placed it among the 150 Greatest Debut Albums of All Time. A three-disc Deluxe Edition followed in October 2014, adding B-sides, rarities, covers and BBC Sessions, and in 2019 the band played the whole record live on The Big 3-0 Tour.
Taking On the World: tracklist, credits and charts
10 tracks · 43:53Tracklist
- 1Better DaysGiuliano Gizzi and Mark Rankin3:43
- 2The Feeling WithinGiuliano Gizzi and Mark Rankin4:43
- 3Inside OutGiuliano Gizzi and Mark Rankin4:12
- 4Money (Everybody Loves Her)Giuliano Gizzi and Mark Rankin4:37
- 5Taking On the WorldGiuliano Gizzi and Mark Rankin5:02
- 6Shame on YouGiuliano Gizzi and Mark Rankin4:37
- 7Can’t Get Any LowerGiuliano Gizzi and Mark Rankin4:24
- 8Something to Believe InGiuliano Gizzi and Mark Rankin4:38
- 9Girls in LoveGiuliano Gizzi and Mark Rankin3:15
- 10I Will Be WaitingGiuliano Gizzi and Mark Rankin4:44
- Produced by
- Kenny MacDonald
- Mixed by
- Kenny MacDonald, Simon Vinestock
- Labels
- A&M Records, A&M
- Length
- 43:53
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 1989 | 44 |
| New Zealand Albums · 1989 | 26 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom · 1990 | Silver |
From MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Only what the sources record is shown.
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 5 July 1989 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 5 July 1989 | |
| Wikidata | 5 July 1989 | |
| US release | 1989 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 1989 | earliest UK or European date |
6 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | AU | A&M Records | other | |
| 1989 | XE | A&M Records | 082839700726 | other |
| 1989 | US | A&M Records | other | |
| 1989 | GB | A&M Records | 082839700726 | other |
| 5 July 1989 | XW | — | original | |
| 2014 | XE | A&M Records | 600753549285 | deluxe |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · upscaled: minor: best source 1423x1411, upscaled to 1500 (x1.06)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1423×1411 | upscaled: minor: best source 1423x1411, upscaled to 1500 (x1.06) |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |