Waking Up
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Waking Up is a solo album by Topper Headon
best known as the drummer of The Clash
. The album was released by Mercury
in 1986 with a cover photograph taken by Tim White
. "Leave It to Luck" was released as a single and as part of an EP. The album was dedicated to the memory of Pete Farndon
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Topper Headon
Headon was extensively interviewed for the Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten documentary film about the late Clash frontman. He related his experiences during this period, how he became addicted to heroin and how there were problems before his dismissal...
best known as the drummer of The Clash
The Clash
The Clash were an English punk rock band that formed in 1976 as part of the original wave of British punk. Along with punk, their music incorporated elements of reggae, ska, dub, funk, rap, dance, and rockabilly...
. The album was released by Mercury
Mercury Records
Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal...
in 1986 with a cover photograph taken by Tim White
Timothy White (photographer)
Timothy White is an American photographer of celebrities, ranging from Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt, Nicolas Cage, Will Smith, Queen Latifah, and Julia Roberts to Eric Clapton, Outkast, and Keith Richards. He lives and works in New York City....
. "Leave It to Luck" was released as a single and as part of an EP. The album was dedicated to the memory of Pete Farndon
Pete Farndon
Pete Farndon was an English bassist and founding member of the rock band The Pretenders. Farndon attended Hereford Cathedral School in his home town of Hereford, before embarking on his musical legacy with The Pretenders...
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Track listing
- "Leave It to Luck"
- "I'll Give You Everything"
- "Hope for Donna"
- "Got to Keep on Going"
- "Dancing"
- "Pleasure and Pain"
- "When You're Down"
- "Time Is Tight"
- "Just Another Hit"
- "Monkey on My Back"
Personnel
- Topper Headon - drums, percussion
- Martin Dobson - saxophone
- Mick Gallagher - keyboards
- Mark Graham - trombone
- Tom Harris - saxophone
- Jimmy HelmsJimmy HelmsJames H. Helms is an American soul singer.-Early days:Helms' first release "Ragtime Girl" was put out on Pye Records in 1963...
- vocals - Jerome Rimson - bass, vocals
- Bob Tench - guitar, vocals
- Geoffrey Miller - trumpet, flugelhorn