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
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B–[2]
Smash Hits	[3]
Trouser Press	favourable[4]

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 the hugely successful Adam and the Ants earlier in 1982, Adam Ant began a solo career, with fellow 'Ant', guitarist and song writer Marco Pirroni.

Like their previous band, who had achieved in two years, 7 top 10 hits (2 at No.1), in the UK Singles chart and the best selling album of 1980 ('Kings of the Wild Frontier') Ant's debut single "Goody Two-Shoes", was a smash hit. The single reached No.1 in the UK and Australia in June 1982, and No.12 in the US, (Ant's 1st US hit single). "Friend or Foe" the single, was released 1 month prior to the album in September 1982 and was another top 10 hit in the UK, making it to No. 9.

The album Friend or Foe, was released in October 1982 and reached No. 5 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 16 on the US Billboard Album Chart, becoming Adam Ant's most successful solo album, and was certified Gold by the BPI for sales in excess of 100,000 copies.^[5] In addition to "Goody Two-Shoes" & "Friend or Foe", the album included another hit single: and "Desperate But Not Serious" (UK No. 33 / US No. 66).

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

Track listing

All tracks written 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
October 1982	US Albums Chart	16

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. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Friend or Foe – Adam Ant | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
2. Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Adam Ant". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
3. Hepworth, David (14 October 1982). "Album Reviews". Smash Hits. Vol. 4 no. 21. EMAP Metro. p. 23.
4. Young, Jon; Lewis, Kate; Rompers, Terry. "TrouserPress.com :: Adam Ant". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
5. BPI online database

External links

• Friend or Foe at Discogs (list of releases)