''Scandal'' is the debut EP by American
rock band
Scandal
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, released in 1982 by
. Although the EP was never released on
CD, all five of the EP's songs along with the "
Goodbye to You" B-side "All My Life" are found on the
VH1
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Scandal
compilation album
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''We Are the '80s'' (2006). An alternate photo from the same photoshoot of the EP was used for the VH1 compilation cover as well as ''Playlist: The Very Best of Scandal'' (2008), with the track listing for ''Playlist'' being identical to ''We Are the '80s''. All five of the EP's songs can also be found on the remastered and expanded 2014 Rock Candy Records version of Scandal's 1984 album ''
Warrior
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History
...
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The song "Win Some, Lose Some" was written in 1979 and first recorded by
Bryan Adams
Bryan Guy Adams (born November 5, 1959) is a British and Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, and photographer. He is estimated to have sold between 75 million and more than 100 million album, records and Single (music), si ...
on his 1980
self-titled debut album.
Track listing
Personnel
*
Patty Smyth -
vocals
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*Zack Smith - guitar, background vocals
*Keith Mack - guitar, background vocals
*Ray Gomez - guitar, background vocals
*Ivan Elias - bass guitar
*
Frankie LaRocka - drums
*Benjy King - keyboards, background vocals
*
Paul Shaffer
Paul Allen Wood Shaffer (born November 28, 1949) is a Canadian musician, actor, and comedian who served as David Letterman's musical director, bandleader, and sidekick on ''Late Night with David Letterman'' (1982–1993) and ''Late Show with D ...
- keyboards
*Liz Smyth - background vocals
*Rahni Kugel - background vocals
Production
*Produced by
Vini Poncia (tracks 1, 2, 4, and 5) and
Vini Poncia and
Rick Chertoff (track 3)
*Associate producer, engineer: Bob Schaper
*Additional engineering: Harry Spiridakis, Michael Christopher, Nicky Kalliongis
References
External links
Discogs.com- ''Scandal'' (EP) entry
1982 debut EPs
Scandal (American band) albums
Albums produced by Rick Chertoff
Albums produced by Vini Poncia
Columbia Records EPs
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