Friend or Foe (album)

Friend or Foe
Studio album by Adam Ant
Released	October 1982
Genre	New wave
Length	39:44
Label	CBS
Producer	Adam Ant, Marco Pirroni
Adam Ant chronology
Friend or Foe (1982) Strip (1983)
Singles from Friend or Foe
"Goody Two-Shoes" "Friend or Foe" "Desperate But Not Serious"

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Smash Hits	[1]
AllMusic	[2]
Robert Christgau	B–[3]

Friend or Foe is the debut solo album by Adam Ant, released in October 1982 by Columbia Records. The album peaked at number 5 in the UK, Adam Ant's highest charting solo album.

Release

Following the disbandment of Adam and the Ants earlier in 1982, Adam Ant began a solo career with the single "Goody Two-Shoes". The single reached No.1 on the UK Singles Chart in June 1982, and also reached No.12 in the US. Friend or Foe was released in October 1982. It reached No. 5 on the UK Albums Chart, becoming Adam Ant's most successful solo album, and was certified Gold by the BPI for sales in excess of 100,000 copies.^[4] In addition to "Goody Two-Shoes", the album included two more hit singles: "Friend or Foe" (UK No. 9) and "Desperate But Not Serious" (UK No. 33).

A remastered version of the album was released in 2005, featuring twelve additional tracks.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Adam Ant and Marco Pirroni, except "Hello, I Love You", written by The Doors. 

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Friend or Foe"	3:22
2.	"Something Girls"	3:52
3.	"Place in the Country"	2:50
4.	"Desperate But Not Serious"	4:14
5.	"Here Comes the Grump"	3:35
6.	"Hello, I Love You" (originally recorded by The Doors)	2:37

Side B
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Goody Two-Shoes"	3:28
2.	"Crackpot History and the Right to Lie"	2:44
3.	"Made of Money"	3:28
4.	"Cajun Twisters"	2:56
5.	"Try This for Sighs"	3:03
6.	"Man Called Marco"	3:27

2005 reissue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Goody Two Shoes (Chris Hughes Single Mix)"
14.	"Coup d'Etat (Original Album Outtake)"
15.	"Goody Two Shoes (Demo Version)"
16.	"Here Comes the Grump (Demo Version)"
17.	"Little Italy (Demo Version)"
18.	"Made of Money (Demo Version)"
19.	"Place in the Country (Demo Version)"
20.	"And So You Shall" (Demo Version)"
21.	"Yellowbeard" (Demo Version)"
22.	"I Know They Know" (Demo Version)"
23.	"Gargoyles Are Go" (Demo Version)"
24.	"Good Sex Rumples the Clothing (Unreleased B-Side)"

Personnel

• Adam Ant – vocals, bass guitar, production
• Marco Pirroni – guitar, production
• Bogdan Wiczling – drums, percussion
• Martin Drover – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Jeff Daly – saxophone

Chart positions

Album

Year	Chart	Position
October 1982	UK Albums Chart	5

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1982	"Goody Two Shoes"	UK Singles Chart	1
1982	"Friend or Foe"	UK Singles Chart	9
1982	"Desperate But Not Serious"	UK Singles Chart	33

References

1. Hepworth, David (14 October 1982). "Album Reviews". Smash Hits. Vol. 4 no. 21 (EMAP Metro). p. 23.
2. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Friend or Foe – Adam Ant | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 December 2014. delete character in |title= at position 30 (help)
3. Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Adam Ant". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
4. BPI online database

External links

• Friend or Foe at Discogs (list of releases)