Album (Public Image Ltd album)

Last updated

Album/Cassette/Compact Disc
Public image ltd album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released27 January 1986 [1]
Recorded1985
Studio
Genre Alternative rock [2]
Length40:55
Label
Producer
Public Image Ltd chronology
This Is What You Want... This Is What You Get
(1984)
Album/Cassette/Compact Disc
(1986)
Happy?
(1987)
Cover of CD issue
PiL - Compact Disc.jpg
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."F.F.F." John Lydon, Bill Laswell 5:32
2."Rise"Lydon, Laswell6:05
3."Fishing"Lydon, Jebin Bruni, Mark Schulz5:20
4."Round"Lydon, Schulz4:24
5."Bags"Lydon, Bruni, Schulz5:28
6."Home"Lydon, Laswell5:49
7."Ease"Lydon, Bruni8:09
Total length:40:55

"Home" reached number seventy five on the UK Singles Chart. [32] Steve Vai contributed his guitar work to the track.

Personnel

Public Image Ltd

with:

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (1986)Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [33] 59
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [34] 95
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [35] 35
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [36] 34
UK Albums (OCC) [37] 14
US Billboard 200 [38] 115

References

  1. Cocatalog.loc.gov (US release date according to United States Copyright Office website)
  2. Deming, Mark. "Public Image Ltd. Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic . Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  3. "Music Week" (PDF). p. 18.
  4. Kellman, Andy. "Album – Public Image Ltd". AllMusic . Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  5. Larkin, Colin (1998). "Public Image Ltd". Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Groves Dictionaries. pp.  4357–4358. ISBN   1-561-59237-4.
  6. Strong, Martin C. (2004). "Public Image Ltd.". The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Canongate Books. p.  1227-1229. ISBN   1-84195-615-5.
  7. Todd, Chris (4 November 2016). "Album positions Public Image Ltd. as a product of their time". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  8. Gilbert, Pat (November 2016). "The sound and the fury". Mojo (276): 100.
  9. Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1999). "Public Image Ltd./PiL/John Lydon". MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. p.  904–905. ISBN   1-57859-061-2.
  10. Paul, John (18 January 2017). "Public Image Ltd.: Metal Box / Album". PopMatters . Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  11. Coleman, Mark; Matos, Michaelangelo (2004). "Public Image Ltd.". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp.  662–63. ISBN   0-7432-0169-8.
  12. Bonner, Michael (February 2012). "Public Image Ltd.: Album". Uncut (177): 99.
  13. Christgau, Robert (3 June 1986). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". Village Voice . Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  14. United States Copyright Office website (song registered on 9 September 1985)
  15. 1 2 3 United States Copyright Office website (song registered on 9 October 1985)
  16. United States Copyright Office website (song registered on 30 July 1985)
  17. Richard Skinner: "John Lydon Interview" (BBC Radio 1, 18 January 1986)
  18. Howard Johnson: "Feature" ( Kerrang! , 20 February 1986)
  19. Paul Morley: "This Is What You Want" ( New Musical Express , 8 February 1986)
  20. John Garratt: "Do Or Die: An Interview with Bill Laswell" (PopMatters website, 20 February 2012)
  21. Tanya Strut: "Hugh and I." June 1987 Interview with Stranglers member Hugh Cornwell, in: Strangled magazine Vol. 2, No. 26, August 1987, p. 8.
  22. Discogs: Public Image Limited: Box
  23. Discogs.com: Album, Super Deluxe Edition
  24. " Various – Tribute: A Tribute To Public Image Limited"
  25. Jim Bessman:"Sidebar" ( Musician , June 1986)
  26. John Lydon liner notes (Public Image Ltd.: "Plastic Box" compilation, Virgin Records, 1999)
  27. Steve Vai: "Notes: Public Image Limited" (Vai.com website, last update 18 January 2006)
  28. Ben Myers: "John Lydon – The Sex Pistols, PIL & Anti-Celebrity" (Independent Music Press, 2004, pages 152,154)
  29. Simon Sweetman: "The Steve Vai Interview" (Stuff.co.nz website, 15 March 2012)
  30. Peter Wetherbee: "Axiom History, Part Two: Memory Serves" (Music.Hyperreal.org website, 1999)
  31. "PUBLIC IMAGE LTD | Artist | Official Charts". Official Charts Company . British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  32. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 242. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  33. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0654". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  34. "Dutchcharts.nl – Public Image – Album" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  35. "Charts.nz – Public Image – Album". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  36. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  37. "Public Image Ltd Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2025.