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, released in 1980 (True North TN-43 in Canada, Stiff America USE 14 in the U.S., CBS 84952 in The Netherlands).Rough Trade Discography
Laventure.net (1981-11-06). Retrieved on 2010-11-11. It placed at least as high as #19 on the Canadian ''

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'' Top Albums Chart on March 14, 1981. ''(Inferred from archive listing for following week.)'' The album was certified gold in Canada (50,000 units) by the CRIA on March 1, 1981, then advanced to platinum certification (100,000 units) by June of the same year. The first single released from the album was the controversial "What's The Furor About The Führer?" b/w "Fashion Victim" (True North TN4-157), the latter track becoming the larger hit, reaching #25 in Canada on the National Top 50 Singles Chart on February 7, 1981 and #3 on the ''

'' CANCON Chart the following week. The album's most famous single, however, is " High School Confidential" (b/w "Grade B Movie", True North TN4-159), which was intensely controversial for its explicitly sexual lyrics, which include references to

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ism. The influential Toronto radio station CHUM-FM paid for the band to record a cleaned-up version that avoided the line, "She makes me cream my jeans when she comes my way." It reached #1 on the ''RPM'' CANCON Chart and #12 on the National Top 50 Chart on June 20 of the same year.

Track listing

Personnel

Carole Pope Carole Ann Pope (born 6 August 1950) is a British-born Canadian rock singer-songwriter, whose provocative blend of hard-edged new wave rock with explicit homoerotic and BDSM-themed lyrics made her one of the first openly lesbian entertainers t ...

- Songwriter, lead vocals *

Kevan Staples Rough Trade (1968–1988) was a Canadian rock band centred on singer Carole Pope and multi-instrumentalist Kevan Staples. The band was noted for their provocative lyrics and stage antics; singer Pope often performed in bondage attire, and their 1 ...

- Vocals, guitar, piano, synthesiser *

David McMorrow David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

- Vocals, piano, Rhodes, synthesisers *

Terry Wilkins Terry Wilkins is an Australian-born Canadian musician, composer and producer. Career A native of Sydney, Australia, Terry's early performances saw him playing guitar in a folk group at University in 1965 (following his graduation from Parramat ...

- Vocals, Fender fretless bass *

Bucky Berger Bucky may refer to: As a nickname * Bucky Baxter (1955–2020), American multi-instrumentalist from New Jersey * Bucky Bockhorn (born 1933), retired American basketball player * Bucky Brandon (born 1940), American former Major League Baseball ...

- Vocals, drums * Gene Martynec - Producer * Gary Gray - Engineer * David Taylor - Assistant engineer * George Marino - Mastering *

Peter J. Moore Peter Joseph Moore is a Canadian music producer who was first recognized for his innovative recordings of the Cowboy Junkies, produced on a shoestring budget.Encyclopedia of Music in CanadaCowboy Junkies Retrieved on: September 23, 2008. Early l ...

- Remastering, restoration *

Vicki Wickham Vicki Heather Wickham (born 1939) is an English talent manager, entertainment producer, and songwriter. Career Wickham was an assistant producer of the 1960s British television show ''Ready Steady Go!'', and was fashion consultant for the short ...

- Direction

References

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