''Crazy Peoples Right to Speak'' is the third album by English new wave band

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, released in 1985 by

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. The album was not a commercial success and failed to make the UK Top 100. The only single from the album, "Shouldn't Do That", reached No. 63 in the UK.

Background

For this release, the band had shortened its name to Kaja, a name the band had previously used for the U.S. release of their second album, ''

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''. By this time, the band was a three-piece, as drummer

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had quit in 1984. After the failure of the album, the band split up in late 1985. However, after the band was featured on the

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, renewed interest in Kajagoogoo prompted EMI to re-issue the band's three studio albums, including ''Crazy Peoples Right to Speak''. The album was remastered and four bonus tracks were added to the original ten tracks: two remixes of "Shouldn't Do That", and two tracks that were previously only available in the single's limited edition gatefold double pack release in 1985.

Track listing

All music written by Askew, Beggs and Neale. Lyrics by Beggs. Side one #"Do I" – 3:25 #"Shouldn't Do That" – 3:17 #"Your Appetite" – 4:21 #"Rivers" – 4:34 #"Sit Down and Shut Up" – 3:53 Side two #"Afraid of You" – 3:51 #"Jigsaw" – 3:50 #"Fear of Falling" – 3:13 #"Charm of a Gun" – 4:26 #"You Really Take My Breath Away" – 4:53 2004 CD bonus tracks #

"Shouldn't Do That (Disciplined)" – 6:58 #"Shouldn't Do That (Undisciplined)" – 5:57 #"Hurricane" – 3:55 #"Whatever You Want" – 3:42

Personnel

Kaja *

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– lead vocals, bass guitar,

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, percussion *

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– guitar,

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, vocals *Stuart Neale – keyboards, drum programming, vocals Additional musicians *

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– drums *

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– percussion ("Jigsaw") * Michael Thompson – guitar solos ("Your Appetite", "Charm of a Gun") *Annie McCaig – backing vocals ("Your Appetite", "Jigsaw") *Lezlee Cowling – backing vocals ("Fear of Falling", "Charm of a Gun", "You Really Take My Breath Away") Technical *

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– producer *

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– engineer (Trident) *

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– engineer (Utopia) *Gordon Fütter – engineer (Good Earth) *Heff Moraes – engineer (Sarm West) *John Jacobs – engineer (AIR) *Mike Laurdie – engineer (AIR) *Nigel Walker – engineer (AIR) *Pabini – engineer (Total Access) *Wyn Davis – engineer (Total Access) *Paul Ryan – mixing * Kaja – mixing (tracks 1–10, 13, 14) *The Square Red Studio – original design *The Red Room – re-issue design *Dave Fathers – illustration *

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– photographer *

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– Kaja photographer *Nigel Reeve – re-issue project coordination *Kathy Bryan – mastering

References

External links

KajaFax - The Officially Approved Kajagoogoo Community & Fan Club

Unofficial Limahl & Kajagoogoo YouTube video archives
{{DEFAULTSORT:Crazy Peoples Right To Speak 1985 albums Kajagoogoo albums Albums produced by Ken Scott EMI Records albums