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, Canada, and released in 1983. The title single reached #31 in Canada. This long out-of-print album was reissued on CD through the band's own Muffin Music imprint in North America with a release date of June 25, 2008. Three additional bonus tracks include the original extended dance version of “Danseparc”, “These Dangerous Machines” and a live version of “Sins Of Children” from M&M’s performance at Ontario Place in 1983 featuring avant-guitarist Michael Brook. On August 4, 2008, Cherry Records rereleased the album in the UK. Bass player

Jocelyne Lanois Jocelyne Chantal Lanois is a Canadian musician, bass player and songwriter from Hull, Quebec, who has been a member of the bands Martha and the Muffins and Crash Vegas. She has also had touring stints as bassplayer with Ani DiFranco and Chris W ...

is the sister of producer Daniel Lanois.

Track listing

Personnel

* Martha Johnson - guitar, keyboards, vocals *Mark Gane - guitar, keyboards, vocals *

- bass *Nick Kent - drums, percussion with: * Daniel Lanois - treatments *Nick Gane - synthesizer, piano * Glenn Schellenberg - synthesizer *Dick Smith - percussion *Ron Allen - saxophone * John Oswald - saxophone *Debbie Griffiths - background vocals

References

1983 albums Martha and the Muffins albums Albums produced by Daniel Lanois RCA Records albums {{1980s-pop-album-stub