Anything (The Damned album)

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Anything
The Damned - Anything album cover.jpg
Studio album by
the Damned
Released1 December 1986
RecordedJune–August 1986
StudioPuk Recording Studios, Denmark
Genre Gothic rock
Psychedelia
Length41:00
Label MCA
Producer Jon Kelly
The Damned chronology
Phantasmagoria
(1985)		Anything
(1986)		 The Light at the End of the Tunnel
(1987)
Singles from Anything
  1. "Anything"
    Released: 10 November 1986 [1]
  2. "Gigolo"
    Released: 19 January 1987 [2]
  3. "Alone Again Or"
    Released: 13 April 1987 [3]
  4. "In Dulce Decorum"
    Released: 16 November 1987
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Anything" 4:47
2."Alone Again Or" Bryan MacLean 3:38
3."The Portrait" 3:50
4."Restless" 4:57
5."In Dulce Decorum" 4:47
6."Gigolo" 6:02
7."The Girl Goes Down" 4:35
8."Tightrope Walk" 4:21
9."Psychomania" 4:03

Personnel

Charts

Song charts
YearSongPeak positions
UK
[9]
1986"Anything"32
1987"Gigolo"21
"Alone Again Or"27
"In Dulce Decorum"72

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [21] Silver60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes

  1. ↑ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 12.
  2. ↑ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 23.
  3. ↑ "New Singles". Music Week . 11 April 1987. p. 36.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Tyler, Kieron (2009). Anything (Media notes). The Damned. Universal UMC. 5316215.
  5. 1 2 "David Vanian – Interview". Officialdamned.com. Archived from the original on 10 April 2004.
  6. 1 2 "Singles". OfficialDamned.com. Archived from the original on 15 June 2004. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  7. ↑ Raggett, Ned. "The Damned". AllMusic . Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  8. 1 2 "British album certifications – The Damned – Anything" Archived 1 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine . British Phonographic Industry. Enter Anything in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search
  9. 1 2 "Damned". UK Albums Chart . Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  10. ↑ Popoff 2010, p. 312.
  11. ↑ Popoff 2010, p. 311.
  12. ↑ "Compilation Albums". OfficialDamned.com. Archived from the original on 29 February 2004. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  13. 1 2 3 Deming, Mark. "Anything – The Damned". AllMusic . Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  14. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 711.
  15. ↑ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 306.
  16. ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 176.
  17. ↑ Erskine, Evelyn (10 April 1987). "Rock". Ottawa Citizen . p. F5.
  18. ↑ Mackie, John (7 March 1987). "Damned Go Moody but Without Getting Doomy". Vancouver Sun . p. E7.
  19. ↑ "Damned". Trouser Press. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  20. ↑ Mörat (2 December 2022). "Every The Damned album, from worst to best". louder. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  21. ↑ "British album certifications – The Damned – Anything". British Phonographic Industry.

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