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. The album reached #28 on the UK album charts in August 1983. The song "Torment" was written by Marc Almond, Steven Severin of

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Track listing

All tracks composed by Marc Almond, except where indicated.

Disc 1

#"Intro" (Almond, Sally Mambas) – 3:17 #"Boss Cat" (Almond; original lyrics: Anne Stephenson, Gini Hewes) – 4:17 #"The Bulls" (

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) – 2:18 #"Catch a Fallen Star" – 5:12 #"The Animal in You" (Almond, Mambas) – 7:19 #"In My Room" ( Joaquin Prieto; English lyrics:

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) – 3:01 #"First Time" – 3:38 #"(Your Love Is A) Lesion" – 5:38 #"My Former Self" (Almond, Annie Hogan) – 2:45 #"Once Was" (Almond, The Venomettes) – 5:10 Universal Music Japan 2004 Extra Tracks #"Fun City" – 7:49 #"Sleaze Take It, Shake It" – 7:17 #"Sleaze Taking It, Shaking It" – 7:15

Disc 2

#"The Untouchable One" (Almond, Jenkinson) – 6:03 #"Blood Wedding" (Traditional Spanish; arranged by Marc and the Mambas) – 01:51 #"Black Heart" (Almond, Hogan) – 04:50 #"Medley: Narcissus/

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/Vision" (Almond, Steve Sherlock/ Sam M. Lewis,

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) 11:46 #"Torment" (Almond, Steven Severin, Robert Smith) – 4:21 #"A Million Manias" (Almond,

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) – 5:52 #"My Little Book of Sorrows" (Marc Almond) – 5:59 #"Beat out that Rhythm on a Drum" (

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) – 5:00 Universal Music Japan 2004 Extra Tracks #"Your Aura" (Marc Almond) – 6:18 #"Mamba" (Mambas, Marc Almond) – 12:05 #"First Time" – 3:38 (Venomettes, Almond) #"You'll Never see Me on a Sunday" (Almond, Hogan) – 2:51 Some Bizzare 2009 Extra Tracks #"Your Aura" (Marc Almond) – 6:18 #"You'll Never see Me on a Sunday" (Almond, Hogan) – 2:51 #"Mamba" (Mambas, Marc Almond) – 12:05

Personnel

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– guitar, percussion, vocals * Annie Hogan – piano, harpsichord, Farfisa organ, vocals *Lee Jenkinson – bass, guitar, drums, vocals * Steve Sherlock – flute, saxophone with: * Matt Johnson – guitar * Peter Ashworth – drums, timpani * Frank Want – drums *The Venomettes – string arrangements **Anne Stephenson – violin **Billy McGee – double bass **Ginny Hewes – violin ** Martin McCarrick – cello ;Technical *

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, Marc Almond – mixing *Huw Feather – cover design *Peter Ashworth – photography

References

{{Authority control Marc and the Mambas albums Marc Almond albums 1983 albums Some Bizzare Records albums Albums recorded at Trident Studios