In the Beginning There Was Rhythm / Where There's a Will...

For the compilation album, see In the Beginning There Was Rhythm (album).

"In the Beginning There Was Rhythm / Where There's a Will..."
Single by the Slits / the Pop Group
Released	7 March 1980
Genre	Post-punk experimental rock
Length	10:49
Label	Rough Trade Y
Producer(s)	Dave Anderson Dennis Bovell The Pop Group The Slits
The Slits singles chronology
"Typical Girls" (1979) "In the Beginning There Was Rhythm / Where There's a Will..." (1980) "Man Next Door" (1980)
The Pop Group singles chronology
"We Are All Prostitutes" (1979) "Where There's a Will There's a Way" (1980)

"In the Beginning There Was Rhythm / Where There's a Will..." is a split-single by English post-punk artists the Pop Group and the Slits. It was released on 7 March 1980 through Rough Trade Records and Y Records. ^[1]

Formats and track listing

UK 7-inch single (Y1, RT 039A)

1. The Slits: "In the Beginning There Was Rhythm"  – 5:38
2. The Pop Group: "Where There's a Will There's a Way"  – 5:11

Personnel

Side A

The Slits Viv Albertine  – guitar Ari Up  – vocals Budgie  – drums Tessa Pollitt  – bass guitar

Technical personnel Dennis Bovell  – production Adam Kidron  – engineering The Slits  – production

Side B

The Pop Group Dan Catsis  – bass guitar Gareth Sager  – guitar, saxophone Bruce Smith  – drums, percussion Mark Stewart  – vocals John Waddington  – guitar

Technical personnel Dave Anderson  – production The Pop Group  – production

Charts

Chart (1980)	Peak position
UK Indie Chart [2]	2

References

1. "'In the Beginning There Was Rhythm / Where There Is a Will' single". thepopgroup.net. 2014. Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
2. Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2014.

External links

• " In the Beginning There Was Rhythm / Where There's a Will... " at Discogs (list of releases)