Learning to Cope with Cowardice

Learning to Cope With Cowardice
Studio album by Mark Stewart and The Maffia
Released	May 1983
Recorded	1981 – 1983 at Berry Street Studio and Southern Studios, London
Genre	Post-punk, dub, experimental[1]
Length	40:34
Label	On-U Sound
Producer	Adrian Sherwood and Mark Stewart
Mark Stewart chronology
Jerusalem (1982) Learning to Cope With Cowardice (1983) As the Veneer of Democracy Starts to Fade (1985)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Learning to Cope With Cowardice is the debut album of vocalist Mark Stewart, released in 1983 through On-U Sound Records.

Accolades

The information regarding accolades attributed to Learning to Cope With Cowardice is taken from AcclaimedMusic.net.^[2]

Year	Publication	Country	Accolade	Rank
1998	The Wire	United Kingdom	"100 (+30) Records That Set the World on Fire"	*
2005	Blow Up	Italy	"600 Essential Albums"	*
2005	WOEBOT	United States	"The 100 Greatest Records Ever"	88
"*" denotes an unordered list.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Mark Stewart, except where noted. 

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Learning to Cope With Cowardice"	6:10
2.	"Liberty City"	5:37
3.	"Blessed Are Those Who Struggle"	5:13
4.	"None Dare Call It Conspiracy"	5:24

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Don't You Ever Lay Down Your Arms"	Wes Brooks	5:11
2.	"The Paranoia of Power"		5:38
3.	"To Have the Vision"		3:33
4.	"Jerusalem"	William Blake	3:44

CD Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Length
9.	"The Wrong Name and the Wrong Number" (DJ Battle)	12:00
10.	"High Ideals and Crazy Dreams"	3:08

2006 CD "Director's Cut" Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Length
11.	"High Ideals" (live)	4:21
12.	"Live Paranoia"	6:46

Personnel

Musicians

• The Maffia
  • Desmond 'Fatfingers' Coke – keyboards
  • Eskimo Fox – drums
  • Evar Wellington – bass guitar
• Mark Stewart – vocals, production, art direction

Additional musicians and production

• Anna Hurl – art direction
• George Oban – bass guitar on "Liberty City" and "Jerusalem"
• Nick Plytas – keyboards on "Liberty City" and "None Dare Call It Conspiracy"
• Dan Sheals – drums on "Blessed Are Those Who Struggle"
• Adrian Sherwood – production
• Crucial Tony – bass guitar on "Blessed Are Those Who Struggle"

References

1. Neate, Wilson. "Learning to Cope With Cowardice". Allmusic. Retrieved November 12, 2012.
2. "Acclaimed Music – Learning to Cope with Cowardice". AcclaimedMusic.net. Retrieved November 12, 2012.

External links

• Learning To Cope With Cowardice at Discogs (list of releases)