Panic (Alexei Sayle album)

Panic
Studio album by
Alexei Sayle
Released1985
Recorded1985
GenreFunk, rock, comedy, new wave
LabelCBS
ProducerChaz Jankel
Alexei Sayle chronology
The Fish People Tapes
(1984) 		Panic
(1985)
Singles from Panic
  1. "Didn't You Kill My Brother?"
    Released: February 1985
  2. "Meanwhile"
    Released: November 1985

Panic is Alexei Sayle's third album, released in 1985. This was his final album; he would later record some audiobooks in the late 1990s.

Panic spawned the singles "Didn't You Kill My Brother?" and "Meanwhile". The former was later featured in The Comic Strip Presents 1988 film of the same name written by Sayle. "Didn't You Kill My Brother?" is also a phrase Sayle has used often in his works, such as in an episode of The Young Ones. A version of the song "Panic" appears in a second series episode of Alexei Sayle's Stuff.

A 12-inch acetate exists of a 7-minute extended version of Play That Funky Music Jewish Boy,[1] which suggests that there was a third single planned from this album.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Alexei Sayle

Side 1
No.TitleLength
1."Meanwhile"4:02
2."Panic"5:00
3."Story of Little Woo"0:22
4."Play That Funky Music Jewish Boy"5:35
5."Romford Bypass"4:16
Side 2
No.TitleLength
1."Didn't You Kill My Brother?"4:41
2."Further Story of Little Woo"0:33
3."Word Association"4:40
4."Further Further Story of Little Woo"0:24
5."Do Dis Do Dat"2:43
6."Gospel"1:28

Charts

Chart (1986) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] 99
Canada (RPM)[3] 95

Personnel

Performers

  • Alexei Sayle - Vocals
  • Tessa Niles - Backing vocals (on 1; 4); vocals on "Word Association"
  • Tim Sanders - Tenor saxophone
  • Simon Clarke - Alto saxophone
  • Luke Tunney - Trumpet
  • Mark King - Bass on "Funky Music"

Production and photography

  • Chaz Jankel - Production, guitar, bass, synth, piano, programming
  • Philip Bagenal - Production
  • Don Frazer - Production on "Do Dis Do Dat"
  • Ian McTavish - Production on "Do Dis Do Dat"
  • Eric Watson - Photography

References

  1. ^ https://www.popsike.com/ALEXEI-SAYLE-PLAY-THAT-FUNKY-MUSIC-JEWISH-BOY-12-ACETATE/402385122827.html
  2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 265. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ^ "RPM 100 Albums - 1 March 1986" (PDF).