''Paranoid & Sunburnt'' is the debut studio

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by British

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, first released in 1995 via

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. It was re-released in 2005 with a DVD featuring the videos to the singles. This album was recorded with the band's original drummer,

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, but he is not featured on the cover. The album, featuring a mix of controversial protest songs (mainly about

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and

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), peaked at number 8 in the

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Track listing

Singles

"Little Baby Swastikkka" was the first release from the album. It was not a commercial release, however. It was a radio single and only 2,000 copies were pressed. "Selling Jesus" was the first commercial single release from the album. Released in March 1995, it peaked at No. 46 in the UK Singles Chart. It also appeared on the Strange Days soundtrack. It is written in protest of religion and politics, and in particular

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. The single is taken from their debut album, ''Paranoid & Sunburnt'', and reached number 46 on the UK Singles Chart. Three added

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s were included on the CD release, with track 4 'Skunk Song' being written by Ace, R. France, C. Lewis and Skin. There are two versions of the video, the first video was directed by production team Gob TV, who also directed the video for "I Can Dream", and the second video was directed by

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, for their film ''Strange Days''. " I Can Dream" was the follow-up single, released in June 1995, and charted at No. 41. "

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" was the third single, released in August 1995, and charted at No. 40. It was re-released in 1996 (see below). "

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" was the fourth single, released in January 1996, and charted at No. 20. "Charity" was re-released in April 1996 and its peak chart position was higher than the original release. It peaked at No. 20.

Personnel

* Deborah "Skin" Dyer – lead vocals, guitar, theremin, piano, keyboards * Martin "Ace" Kent – guitar, backing vocals * Richard "Cass" Lewis – bass, guitar, backing vocals *

– drums, percussion, backing vocals Technical * Andy Wallace – mixing *Donald Christie – photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

* Listen to samples of all tracks from ''Paranoid & Sunburnt'' at AllMusic– Requires

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