''The Monkey Puzzle'' is the fourth album by the
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
n music group
The Saints released in January 1981. It was the first album to be released after
Ed Kuepper
Edmund "Ed" Kuepper (born 20 December 1955) is a German-born Australian guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. He co-founded the punk band The Saints (1973–78), the experimental post-punk group Laughing Clowns (1979–85) and the grunge-like Th ...
left the band.
Reception
Roadrunner
The roadrunners (genus ''Geococcyx''), also known as chaparral birds or chaparral cocks, are two species of fast-running ground cuckoos with long tails and crests. They are found in the southwestern and south-central United States and Mexico, us ...
said, "As an
LP, ''The Monkey Puzzle'' would have made a fantastic
EP. The glory of the four standout tracks is matched only by the mediocrity of everything else on the album. Playing standard and sound quality are so inconsistent that the record as a whole is vaguely annoying."
Track listing
All tracks C.J. Bailey copyright Lost Music\Mushroom Music
except "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" by Larry Williams
Larry Williams (born Lawrence Eugene Williams, a.k.a. Lawrence Edward Williams; May 10, 1935 – January 7, 1980) was an American rhythm and blues and rock and roll singer, songwriter, producer, and pianist from New Orleans, Louisiana. Williams ...
#"Miss Wonderful" - 3:33
#"Always, Always" - 3:50
#"Paradise" - 3:44
#"Let's Pretend" - 3:27
#"Somebody" - 3:55
#"Monkeys" - 4:38
#"Mystery Dream" - 3:51
#"In the Mirror" - 3:48
#"Simple Love" - 4:20
#"The Ballad" - 4:25
#"
Dizzy Miss Lizzy" - 3:29
Charts
Personnel
;The Saints
*
Chris Bailey - vocals
*Barrington Francis - guitar
*Janine Hall - bass
*Mark Birmingham - drums
with:
*Ivor Hay - keyboards
*Patrick Mathé - harmonica
*The Pig and Monkey Choir - backing vocals
Production
*Gerry Nixon - engineer, mix engineer, producer
*
Chris Bailey - producer
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Monkey Puzzle, The
The Saints (Australian band) albums
1981 albums