Juju (Siouxsie and the Banshees album)

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All lyrics are written by Siouxsie Sioux, except where noted; all music is composed by Siouxsie and the Banshees (Siouxsie, Steven Severin, Budgie and John McGeoch)

Juju
Siouxsie & the Banshees-Juju.jpg
Studio album by
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Released19 June 1981
Recorded1981
StudioSurrey Sound, Leatherhead, Surrey
Genre
Length41:06
Label Polydor
Producer
Siouxsie and the Banshees chronology
Kaleidoscope
(1980)		Juju
(1981)		 A Kiss in the Dreamhouse
(1982)
Siouxsie Sioux chronology
Kaleidoscope
(1980)		Juju
(1981)		 Wild Things
the Creatures
(1981)
Side A
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Spellbound"Severin3:20
2."Into the Light" 4:15
3."Arabian Knights" 3:05
4."Halloween"Severin3:37
5."Monitor" 5:33
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Night Shift"6:06
2."Sin in My Heart"3:37
3."Head Cut"4:22
4."Voodoo Dolly"7:04
2006 CD remastered reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLyricsLength
10."Spellbound" (12" extended mix)Severin4:41
11."Arabian Knights" (12" vocoder mix) 3:09
12."Fireworks" (Nigel Gray unreleased version)Severin4:13

Personnel

Siouxsie and the Banshees

Technical

Charts

Chart performance for Juju
Chart (1981)Peak
position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [29] 29
UK Albums (OCC) [30] 7

Certifications

Certifications for Juju
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [31] Silver60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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