Walking Back to Happiness is the third album by John Cooper Clarke

John Cooper Clarke

John Cooper Clarke is an English performance poet who first became famous during the punk rock era of the late 1970s when he became known as a "punk poet"...

, originally released on 10" clear vinyl in 1979, though it has long been out of print. All tracks were recorded live. The final track, "Gimmix", was also recorded in studio and was a UK top 40 hit that year. The penultimate track refers to a 1969 album

The Marble Index (album)

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 by Nico

Nico

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, with whom Clarke had a romance in the mid 80s.

Track listing

All tracks written by John Cooper Clarke

John Cooper Clarke

John Cooper Clarke is an English performance poet who first became famous during the punk rock era of the late 1970s when he became known as a "punk poet"...

except where noted:

1. "Gaberdine Angus"
2. "Majorca"
3. "Bronze Adonis"
4. "Spilt Beans"
5. "Twat"
6. "The Pest"
7. "Nothing"
8. "Limbo"
9. "Who Stole the Marble Index?"
10. "Gimmix Play Loud"