Released 1980 Label A&M | Length 40:21 | |
Studio Various
C.J.M. Studios
The Town House Genre Funk
blue-eyed soul
post-disco
reggae Producer Chaz Jankel
Peter Van Hooke
Mark Isham
Chris Warwick | ||
Chas Jankel is the debut solo studio album by the English singer and multi-instrumentalist Chaz Jankel. It was originally released in 1980, on the label A&M. Ian Dury and The Blockheads's first and only album without Jankel, Laughter, was released the same year.
Contents
The first track on the album "Ai No Corrida", was covered by Quincy Jones a year later in 1981 and was a UK chart hit for him. The song has also been covered by the Nylons and Laura More with Uniting Nations.
The album was re-issued in 2005 on Angel Air in the United Kingdom as a digitally remastered CD, featuring one bonus track, "Little Eva" which was co-written by Jankel with Ian Dury and was originally released released on Jankel's 1985 album Looking at You.
Track listing
All tracks written by Chaz Jankel, except where noted.
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.