No Cause for Alarm
| No Cause for Alarm | ||||
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| Released | 1979 | |||
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| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Length | 33:08 | |||
| Label | Jet | |||
| Producer | Mik Kaminski, John Marcangelo, John Hodgson | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Smash Hits | 5/10[2] |
No Cause for Alarm was the first album released by Violinski. It became a minor hit on the albums chart, and it contained their only hit single—"Clog Dance", it reached number 17 on the UK singles chart.[3] Another single from the album, "Save Me", failed to chart. The album was re-released in the US under the name Whirling Dervish in 1982. The cover photography was by Fin Costello.
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cricket, Bloody Cricket" | John Marcangelo | 2:30 |
| 2. | "(More Than A) Sudden Romance" | John Hodgson | 2:30 |
| 3. | "Rosanna" | Marcangelo | 3:37 |
| 4. | "Need Your Love" | Hodgson | 3:37 |
| 5. | "No Cause for Alarm" | Marcangelo | 3:08 |
| 6. | "Clog Dance" | Marcangelo | 3:02 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Save Me" | Hodgson | 3:56 |
| 8. | "Time to Live" | Mik Kaminski | 3:03 |
| 9. | "Cow / Caped Crusader" | Hodgson | 6:16 |
| 10. | "Die Aband Glocke" | Marcangelo | 1:29 |
| Total length: | 33:08 | ||
Personnel
[edit]According to the back cover.[4]
- Violinski
- Mike de Albuquerque, Baz Dunnery – guitar, vocals
- Paul Mann, Andy Brown – bass guitar, vocals
- Mik Kaminski – violin
- John Marcangelo – keyboards
- John Hodgson – drums, percussion
Additional personnel
- Jeff Calvert – engineer (Marquee Studios)
- Rafe McKenna – engineer (De Lane Lea Studios)
- Mack – engineer (Musicland Studios)
- Fin Costello – photography
- Martin Poole – art direction
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1979) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums (OCC)[5] | 49 |
References
[edit]- ^ No Cause for Alarm at AllMusic
- ^ Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (14–27 June 1979): 25.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ No Cause for Alarm (back cover). Violinski. Jet. 1979.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 November 2020.