Friend or Foe (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Friend or Foe
Type = Album
Artist = Adam Ant


Released = October 1982
Recorded =
Genre = Rock
Length = 39:44
Label = CBS Records
Producer = Adam Ant, Marco Pirroni
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:ntkcu3x5an1k link]
* Robert Christgau (B-) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Adam+Ant link]
* "Rolling Stone" Rating|1|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/adamant/albums/album/305979/review/5945454/friend_or_foe link]
Last album = "Prince Charming" (1981)
This album = "Friend or Foe" (1982)
Next album = "Strip" (1983)

"Friend or Foe" was the first solo album by Adam Ant, released after Adam & the Ants disbanded in early 1982. "Friend or Foe" also became Adam Ant's most successful solo album giving him the hit song "Goody Two-Shoes" which peaked at #1 on the UK charts, and at #12 in the USA; along with the innovative video, this made him a crossover (over the Atlantic) star. The traditional Ant sound was augmented by newer, more rockabilly-influenced guitar as well as new beats, such as the Bo Diddley beat on the fan favourite "Place in the Country". Other hits produced from the record were "Desperate But Not Serious" (UK #33) and "Friend or Foe" (UK #9). A remastered version was released in 2005, featuring 12 additional tracks.

Track listing

# "Friend or Foe" – 3:22
# "Something Girls" – 3:52
# "Place in the Country" – 2:50
# "Desperate But Not Serious" – 4:14
# "Here Comes the Grump" – 3:35
# "Hello, I Love You" – 2:37
# "Goody Two Shoes" – 3:28
# "Crackpot History and the Right to Lie" – 2:44
# "Made of Money" – 3:28
# "Cajun Twisters" – 2:56
# "Try This for Sighs" – 3:03
# "Man Called Marco" – 3:27

Additional tracks on the 2005 remaster

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)

Credits

* Adam Ant – Vocals, Bass, Producer, Main Performer
* Marco Pirroni – Guitars, Producer
* Bogdan Wiczling - Drums and Percussion
* Martin Drover - Trumpet/Flugelhorn
* Jeff Daly - Saxophone