Paranoid & Sunburnt

Paranoid & Sunburnt
Studio album by Skunk Anansie
Released	18 September 1995
Recorded	1994–1995
Studio	Great Linford Manor (Milton Keynes, England)
Genre	Alternative rock hard rock punk rock
Length	44:10
Label	One Little Indian Epic
Producer	Sylvia Massy Skunk Anansie
Skunk Anansie chronology
Paranoid & Sunburnt (1995) Stoosh (1996)
Singles from Paranoid & Sunburnt
"Selling Jesus" Released: 13 March 1995 [1] "I Can Dream" Released: 5 June 1995 [2] "Charity" Released: 21 August 1995 [3] "Weak" Released: 15 January 1996 [4]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
The Austin Chronicle	[6]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	[7]
The Guardian	[8]
Los Angeles Times	[9]
NME	8/10 [10]
Select	3/5 [11]

Paranoid & Sunburnt is the debut studio album by British rock band Skunk Anansie, first released in 1995 via One Little Indian Records. It was re-released in 2005 with a DVD featuring the videos to the singles. This album was recorded with the band's original drummer, Robbie France, but he is not featured on the cover. The album, featuring a mix of controversial protest songs (mainly about politics and religion), peaked at number 8 in the UK Albums Chart.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Skin and Len Arran; except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Selling Jesus"		3:45
2.	"Intellectualise My Blackness"		3:45
3.	"I Can Dream"		3:51
4.	"Little Baby Swastikkka"		4:04
5.	"All in the Name of Pity"		3:23
6.	"Charity"		4:33
7.	"It Takes Blood & Guts to Be This Cool But I'm Still Just a Cliche"		4:12
8.	"Weak"	Skin, Ace, Richard Lewis, Robert France	3:34
9.	"And Here I Stand"	Skin, Ace, Richard Lewis, Robert France	5:14
10.	"100 Ways to Be a Good Girl"		3:58
11.	"Rise Up"		4:05

Singles

Five singles were taken from Paranoid & Sunburnt, four of which were commercially released.

Singles
"Little Baby Swastikkka" was the first release from the album. It was not a commercial release, however. It was a radio single and only 2,000 copies were pressed.
"Selling Jesus" was the first commercial single release from the album. Released in March 1995, it peaked at No. 46 in the UK Singles Chart. It also appeared on the Strange Days soundtrack.
"I Can Dream" was the follow-up single, released in June 1995, and charted at No. 41.
"Charity" was the third single, released in August 1995, and charted at No. 40. It was re-released in 1996 (see below).
"Weak" was the fourth single, released in January 1996, and charted at No. 20.
"Charity" was re-released in April 1996 and its peak chart position was higher than the original release. It peaked at No. 20.

Personnel

• Deborah "Skin" Dyer – lead vocals, guitar, theremin, piano, keyboards
• Martin "Ace" Kent – guitar, backing vocals
• Richard "Cass" Lewis – bass, guitar, backing vocals
• Robbie France – drums, percussion, backing vocals

Technical

• Andy Wallace – mixing
• Donald Christie – photography

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Paranoid & Sunburnt Chart (1995–1996) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) [12] 61 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [13] 19 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [14] 8 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [15] 24 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [16] 22 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [17] 37 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [18] 34 Scottish Albums (OCC) [19] 14 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [20] 7 UK Albums (OCC) [21] 8

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Paranoid & Sunburnt Chart (1996) Position UK Albums (OCC) [22] 65

Certifications

Certifications for Paranoid & Sunburnt

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Netherlands (NVPI) [23]	Platinum	100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [24]	Platinum	300,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Skunk Anansie singles".
2. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 3 June 1995. p. 35. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
3. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 19 August 1995. p. 31. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
4. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 13 January 1996. p. 31. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
5. Parisien, Roch. "Paranoid & Sunburnt – Skunk Anansie". AllMusic . Retrieved 1 May 2020.
6. Langer, Andy (16 November 1995). "Skunk Anansie: Paranoid & Sunburnt (Epic)". The Austin Chronicle . Retrieved 5 August 2009.
7. Christgau, Robert (2000). "Skunk Anansie: Paranoid and Sunburnt". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN   0-312-24560-2 . Retrieved 1 May 2020.
8. Sullivan, Caroline (22 September 1995). "Skunk Anansie: Paranoid & Sunburnt (One Little Indian)". The Guardian . London.
9. Coker, Cheo H. (8 October 1995). "Skunk Anansie, 'Paranoid & Sunburnt,' Epic". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 1 May 2020.
10. "Skunk Anansie: Paranoid & Sunburnt". NME . 16 September 1995. p. 47.
11. Wilkinson, Roy (October 1995). "Skunk Anansie: Paranoid and Sunburnt". Select . No. 64.
12. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 255.
13. "Austriancharts.at – Skunk Anansie – Paranoid & Sunburnt" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
14. "Ultratop.be – Skunk Anansie – Paranoid & Sunburnt" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
15. "Ultratop.be – Skunk Anansie – Paranoid & Sunburnt" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
16. "Dutchcharts.nl – Skunk Anansie – Paranoid & Sunburnt" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
17. "Offiziellecharts.de – Skunk Anansie – Paranoid & Sunburnt" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
18. "Norwegiancharts.com – Skunk Anansie – Paranoid & Sunburnt". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
19. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
20. "Swedishcharts.com – Skunk Anansie – Paranoid & Sunburnt". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
21. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
22. "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1996". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
23. "Dutch album certifications – Skunk Anansi – Paranoid & Sunburnt" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers . Retrieved 19 November 2018.Enter Paranoid & Sunburnt in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 2000 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
24. "British album certifications – Skunk Anansie – Paranoid & Sunburnt". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 19 November 2018.

External links

• Listen to samples of all tracks from Paranoid & Sunburnt at AllMusic – Requires Windows Media Player