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1983 studio album by Mark Stewart and The Maffia
Learning to Cope with Cowardice is the debut album by British singer Mark Stewart , released in 1983 by On-U Sound Records . It was released on CD in 1991 with bonus tracks, as a Director's Cut CD in 2006 by EMI with other bonus tracks and versions, and then in 2019 by Mute as a 2LP/2CD set, combining the original album with the bonus album The Lost Tapes .
Year
Publication
Country
Accolade
Rank
1998
The Wire
United Kingdom
"100 Records That Set the World on Fire"[ 7]
*
2005
Blow Up
Italy
"600 Essential Albums"[citation needed ]
*
2005
WOEBOT
United States
"The 100 Greatest Records Ever"[citation needed ]
88
"* " denotes an unordered list.
All tracks are written by Mark Stewart , except where noted
Side One Title 1. "Learning to Cope with Cowardice" 6:12 2. "Liberty City" 5:36 3. "Blessed are Those Who Struggle" 5:13 4. "None Dare Call It Conspiracy" (5:41 on the Director's Cut edition) 5:24
Side Two Title Writer(s) 1. "Don't You Ever Lay Down Your Arms" (4:58 on the Director's Cut edition) Wes Brooks 5:11 2. "The Paranoia of Power" 5:37 3. "To Have the Vision" 3:34 4. "Jerusalem" William Blake 3:44
1991 CD bonus tracks Title 9. "The Wrong Name and the Wrong Number" (Original Version) 12:00 10. "High Ideals and Crazy Dreams" 3:08
2006 Director's Cut CD bonus tracks Title 9. "The Wrong Name and the Wrong Number" (DJ Battle) 5:04 10. "High Ideals and Crazy Dreams" 3:08 11. "High Ideals" (Live) 4:22 12. "Live Paranoia" 6:47
2019 bonus album The Lost Tapes Title Writer(s) 1. "Intro" 0:31 2. "May I" 5:51 3. "Conspiracy" 4:35 4. "Jerusalem" (Prototype) William Blake 2:23 5. "Paranoia" 5:42 6. "Liberty Dub" 4:17 7. "Vision" 4:38 8. "Cowardice Dub" 8:23 9. "High Ideals and Crazy Dub" 4:10 10. "The Weight" 5:40
Mark Stewart and the Maffia
Mark Stewart – vocals, production, art direction
Desmond "Fatfingers" Coke – keyboards
Charles "Eskimo" Fox – drums
Evar Wellington – bass guitar
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
Antonio "Crucial Tony" Phillips – bass guitar on "Blessed Are Those Who Struggle"
Studio albums EPs Compilations Singles Related