Scandal (EP)

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Scandal
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Released1982
Studio Mediasound, New York City
Genre Rock, pop rock
Length18:53
Label Columbia
Producer Vini Poncia, Rick Chertoff
Scandal chronology
Scandal
(1982)
Warrior
(1984)
Singles from Scandal
  1. "Goodbye to You"
    Released: September 1982
  2. "Love's Got a Line on You"
    Released: March 1983
  3. "Win Some, Lose Some"
    Released: June 1983
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Scandal is the debut EP by American rock band Scandal, released in 1982 by Columbia Records. Although the EP was never released on CD, all five of the EP's songs along with the "Goodbye to You" B-side "All My Life" are found on the VH1 Scandal compilation album We Are the '80s (2006). [2] An alternate photo from the same photoshoot of the EP was used for the VH1 compilation cover as well as Playlist: The Very Best of Scandal (2008), with the track listing for Playlist being identical to We Are the '80s. [3] All five of the EP's songs can also be found on the remastered and expanded 2014 Rock Candy Records version of Scandal's 1984 album Warrior . [4]

Contents

The song "Win Some, Lose Some" was written in 1979 and first recorded by Bryan Adams on his 1980 self-titled debut album. [5]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Goodbye to You"Zack Smith3:46
2."Love's Got a Line on You"Smith, Kathe Green 3:24
3."Win Some, Lose Some" Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance, Eric Kagna, Paul Dean 3:47
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
4."She Can't Say No"Smith, Patty Smyth 4:21
5."Another Bad Love"Smith, Smyth3:35

Personnel

Production

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References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. "We Are the '80s - Scandal | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  3. "Playlist: The Very Best of Scandal - Scandal | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  4. "Rock Candy Records New Releases - KROKUS & SCANDAL". MelodicRock.com. August 22, 2014.
  5. "Win Some Lose Some (Adams)". Archived from the original on 2009-09-28. Retrieved 2009-04-03.