''That's Life'' is the second album by English
punk rock
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band
Sham 69
Sham 69 are an English punk rock band that formed in Hersham in Surrey in 1975. They changed their musical direction after seeing the Sex Pistols play live in early 1976. They were one of the most successful punk bands in the United Kingdom, ac ...
, released in 1978.
''That's Life'' peaked at number 27 on the
UK Albums Chart
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. The album includes the singles "
Hurry Up Harry" and "Angels with Dirty Faces", which reached numbers 10 and 19 respectively on the
UK Singles Chart.
In 1989, ''That's Life'' and the band's debut album ''
Tell Us the Truth'' were re-released as a
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LP.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Jimmy Pursey and Dave Parsons; except where indicated
# "Leave Me Alone"
# "Who Gives a Damn"
# "Everybody's Right Everybody's Wrong"
# "That's Life"
# "Win or Lose"
# "
Hurry Up Harry"
# "Evil Way"
# "Reggae Pick Up Part 1" (Pursey)
# "Sunday Morning Nightmare"
# "Reggae Pick Up Part 2" (Pursey)
# "
Angels with Dirty Faces"
# "Is This Me or Is This You" (Parsons, Dave Tregunna, Mark Cain)
#:CD reissue bonus tracks
# "The Cockney Kids Are Innocent"
# "
If the Kids Are United"
# "No Entry"
Personnel
Sham 69
*
Jimmy Pursey – vocals, production, cover design, photography, liner notes
*Dave Parsons – guitars, liner notes
*Dave Tregunna – bass
*Mark "Dodie" Cain – drums
Technical
*
Peter Wilson – production, engineer
*Grant Fleming – voice between tracks
*Brian Burrows – remixing
*Steve Hammonds – project coordinator
*Alwyn Clayden – package design
*Shane Baldwin – liner notes
*Barry Plummer – photography
Charts
References
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1978 albums
Sham 69 albums
Polydor Records albums