Nobody's Heroes is the second album by Irish punk rock band Stiff Little Fingers, released in 1980.
Nobody's Heroes | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | March 7, 1980 | |||
Recorded | January 21, 1980 – February 1, 1980 | |||
Studio | Olympic Sound Studios, London | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 38:06 | |||
Label | Chrysalis | |||
Producer | Doug Bennett | |||
Stiff Little Fingers chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Billboard | (unrated)[2] |
Record Mirror | [3] |
Smash Hits | 8/10[4] |
"Doesn't Make It All Right" is a cover of a song from the Specials' debut album, Specials.
Track listing edit
All tracks composed by Fingers and Gordon Ogilvie; except where noted.
- "Gotta Gettaway" – 3:37
- "Wait and See" (Jake Burns, Gordon Ogilvie) – 4:28
- "Fly the Flag" – 3:46
- "At the Edge" (Fingers) – 2:59
- "Nobody's Hero" (Jake Burns, Gordon Ogilvie) – 4:11
- "Bloody Dub" (Fingers) – 3:47
- "Doesn't Make It All Right" (Dave Goldberg, Jerry Dammers, Mark Harrison) – 5:50
- "I Don't Like You" – 2:44
- "No Change" – 1:56
- "Tin Soldiers" – 4:46
The 2001 EMI CD reissue added the following tracks:
- "Bloody Sunday" – 3:24
- "Straw Dogs" – 3:30
- "You Can't Say Crap on the Radio" – 2:50
The reissue also includes the second part of an interview of Jake Burns by Alan Parker (the first part is included in the reissue of Inflammable Material).
Charts edit
Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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United Kingdom
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8
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Song | Singles Chart (1979/80) | Peak position |
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"Straw Dogs"
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United Kingdom
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44
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"At the Edge"
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United Kingdom
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15
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"Nobody's Hero/Tin Soldiers"
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United Kingdom
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36
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Personnel edit
- Stiff Little Fingers
- Jake Burns – vocals, guitar
- Jim Reilly – drums
- Henry Cluney – guitar, backing vocals
- Ali McMordie – bass
- Technical
- Doug Bennett – producer
- Laurence Burrage – engineer
- Nigel Brooke-Harte – engineer
- Andi Banks – tour manager
- Shaun Bradley – equipment
- Agency – cowbell
- Geoff Halpin – cover lettering
- Brian Cooke – photography
- Chris Gabrin – photography
- Mats Lundgren – photography
- Barry Plummer – photography
References edit
- ^ a b link
- ^ a b "Review: Stiff Little Fingers – Nobody's Heroes" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 85, no. 16. 19 April 1980. p. 55. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 31 May 2020 – via American Radio History.
- ^ Nicholls, Mike (1 March 1980). "Stiff Little Fingers: Nobody's Heroes". Record Mirror. p. 15.
- ^ Starr, Red. "Stiff Little Fingers: Nobody's Heroes". Smash Hits (March 20 – April 2): 31.