Seven Days in Sammystown

Reception

Allmusic's retrospective review judged the album's biggest flaw to be that the band was still presenting themselves as Wall of Voodoo, even without the distinctive presences of Joe Nanini and Stan Ridgway. They cited "Business of Love" and "Big City" as examples of failed attempts to imitate the original band, while declaring "Far Side of Crazy," "Room With a View," "Dark as a Dungeon," and "(Don't Spill My) Courage" to all be exceptional tracks which sounded little like the Nanini/Ridgway lineup.

Track listing

1. "Far Side of Crazy" (A. Prieboy) - 3: 55
2. "This Business of Love" (C.T. Gray) - 4:25
3. "Faded Love" (B. Wills, J. Wills) - :40
4. "Mona" (B. Moreland) - 4:55
5. "Room With a View" (A. Prieboy) - 2:47
6. "Blackboard Sky" (A. Prieboy) - 4:37
7. "Big City" (C.T. Gray, M. Moreland, B. Moreland) - 4:20
8. "Dark as a Dungeon" (M. Travis) - 4:40
9. "Museums" (M. Moreland) - 4:21
10. "Tragic Vaudeville" (B. Moreland) - 3:25
11. "(Don't Spill My) Courage" (C.T. Gray, M. Moreland) - 4:15

The original LP sleeve contains three errors: "This Business of Love" is listed as "Business of Love", "Dark as a Dungeon" is listed as "Dark as the Dungeon", and "Faded Love" is not listed at all. The correct track listing appears on the LP's label, CD and Cassette although the "Dark as a Dungeon" error can appear on some MP3 listings.

Seven Days in Sammystown was released on CD in 1989 by MCA Records (USA) on the IRS label and by EMI Records (Australia). It was also remastered and re-released as part of a double CD set with Happy Planet and The Ugly Americans in Australia, by Australian reissue label Raven Records in 2012.

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