Album
Paranoid & Sunburnt
Paranoid & Sunburnt is the debut studio album from Skunk Anansie, a British rock band who arrived with a record that mixed alternative rock with pointed protest songs, mostly aimed at politics and religion. It came out on 18 September 1995 and climbed to number 8 in the UK Albums Chart.
It was recorded with the band's original drummer, Robbie France, though he doesn't appear on the cover. It is the first entry in a catalogue that runs through Stoosh in 1996 and Post Orgasmic Chill in 1999, and on to later work such as Wonderlustre and Black Traffic. A 2005 re-release added a DVD of the singles' videos, which makes it a handy way into the band's early story. If you want to hear where Skunk Anansie began, and how forthright they were from the start, this is the place.
Paranoid & Sunburnt: tracklist, credits and charts
11 tracks · 44:15Tracklist
- 1Selling JesusLen Arran and Skin3:44
- 2Intellectualise My BlacknessLen Arran and Skin3:44
- 3I Can DreamLen Arran and Skin3:33
- 4Little Baby SwastikkkaLen Arran and Skin4:07
- 5All in the Name of PityLen Arran and Skin3:22
- 6CharityLen Arran and Skin4:37
- 7It Takes Blood & Guts to Be This Cool but I’m Still Just a ClichéLen Arran and Skin4:13
- 8WeakAce, France, Lewis, Skin3:32
- 9And Here I StandAce, France, Lewis, Skin5:12
- 10100 Ways to Be a Good GirlLen Arran and Skin4:01
- 11Rise UpLen Arran and Skin4:09
- Produced by
- Sylvia Massy, Skunk Anansie
- Recorded at
- Great Linford Manor, Astoria Theatre, Great Linford Manor (Milton Keynes, England)
- Recorded
- 1994–1995
- Mixed by
- John Smith, Andy Wallace, David Bascombe
- Engineered by
- John Smith, Sylvia Massy, Skunk Anansie
- Labels
- Virgin, One Little Indian, Epic
- Length
- 44:15
Line-up
- Ace · electric guitar, guitar
- Robbie France · drums (drum set)
- Cass Lewis · electric bass guitar, bass guitar
- Skin · lead vocals
Singles
- “Selling Jesus” · 13 March 1995
- “I Can Dream” · 5 June 1995
- “Charity” · 21 August 1995
- “Weak” · 15 January 1996
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 1995–1996 | 8 |
| Swedish Albums · 1995–1996 | 7 |
| Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 1995–1996 | 8 |
| UK Independent Albums · 1998 | 9 |
| Scottish Albums · 1995–1996 | 14 |
| Austrian Albums · 1995–1996 | 19 |
| Dutch Albums · 1995–1996 | 22 |
| Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 1995–1996 | 24 |
| Norwegian Albums · 1995–1996 | 34 |
| German Albums · 1995–1996 | 37 |
All 11 charts
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 1995–1996 | 61 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Netherlands · 2000 | Platinum |
| United Kingdom · 1998 | Platinum |
From MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Only what the sources record is shown.
44.9
Popularity (0–100, vs the whole vault)
2.3k
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1.6k
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia 1995-09-18; musicbrainz + wikidata 1995-09-14 (4 days apart, likely another territory)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 14 September 1995 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 18 September 1995 | |
| Wikidata | 14 September 1995 | |
| US release | 19 September 1995 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 18 September 1995 | earliest UK or European date |
10 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | AU | Virgin | 724384091125 | other |
| 1995 | XE | Virgin | 724384091125 | other |
| 14 September 1995 | DE | Virgin | 724384091125 | original |
| 18 September 1995 | GB | One Little Indian Records | 5016958026127 | other |
| 18 September 1995 | GB | One Little Indian Records | 5016958026127 | other |
| 19 September 1995 | US | Epic | 074646721629 | other |
| 21 September 1995 | XE | Virgin | 724384091125 | other |
| 5 December 2005 | GB | One Little Indian Records | 5016958069209 | other |
| 8 October 2021 | XW | One Little Independent Records | other | |
| — | — | One Little Independent Records | 5016958093099 | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · upscaled: minor: best source 1421x1416, upscaled to 1500 (x1.06)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1421×1416 | upscaled: minor: best source 1421x1416, upscaled to 1500 (x1.06) |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |