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Singles Going Steady

The eight United Artists singles and their B-sides, made for the American public.
Buzzcocks, 1979

Released
25 September 1979
Label
I.R.S.
Type
compilation

Released by I.R.S. in the United States on 25 September 1979 as an introduction for the American public, it was the first Buzzcocks album issued in North America and coincided with their first US tour. Side one carried the band's eight United Artists singles in order and side two their B-sides. It reached the UK on United Artists on 16 November 1981 and charted in neither country.

Jason Heller of Pitchfork called the record a paragon of songwriting about the pain and joy of love and wrote that its peak was Ever Fallen in Love. Rolling Stone ranked it number 358 on its 2003 list of the 500 greatest albums and number 250 in 2020 and 2023, and Pitchfork placed it 16th among the best albums of the 1970s in 2004.

Track listing

  1. Orgasm Addict1:58
  2. What Do I Get?2:50
  3. I Don't Mind2:20
  4. Love You More1:45
  5. Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)2:40
  6. Promises2:35
  7. Everybody's Happy Nowadays3:10
  8. Harmony in My Head3:05
  9. What Ever Happened To?2:08
  10. Oh Shit!1:32
  11. Autonomy3:52
  12. Noise Annoys2:49
  13. Just Lust2:57
  14. Lipstick2:35
  15. Why Can't I Touch It?6:33
  16. Something's Gone Wrong Again4:30

More from Buzzcocks

Spiral Scratch (1977), Another Music in a Different Kitchen (1978), Love Bites (1978), A Different Kind of Tension (1979)

Sources

  1. Singles Going Steady, Wikipedia
  2. Buzzcocks: Singles Going Steady, Pitchfork (2019)