Author! Author! is the only studio album by the Scottish post-punk band Scars. It was released in 1981.
| Author! Author! | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | 1981 |
| Studio | Advision Studios, London |
| Genre | Post-punk |
| Length | 38:04 (LP) 64:18 (CD reissue) |
| Label | PRE Records, Charisma (LP) PreVS (CD reissue) |
| Producer | Robert Blamire |
Track listing edit
All tracks composed by Scars; except where indicated
Side A edit
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Leave Me in Autumn" | 2:47 |
| 2. | "Fear of the Dark" | 3:12 |
| 3. | "Aquarama" | 4:52 |
| 4. | "David" | 3:22 |
| 5. | "Obsessions" | 4:52 |
Side B edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Everywhere I Go" | 3:39 | |
| 2. | "The Lady in the Car with Glasses On and a Gun!" | 3:36 | |
| 3. | "Je t'aime c'est la mort" (I Love You It's Death) | 3:10 | |
| 4. | "Your Attention Please" | lyrics: Peter Porter; arranged by Scars | 3:20 |
| 5. | "All About You" | 5:08 |
2007 reissue edit
In 2007 the album was reissued on CD. Besides the original ten songs, it also contained the bonus songs most of which had been released on singles and an EP in 1980 and 1981.
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Leave Me in Autumn" | 2:50 | |
| 2. | "Fear of the Dark" | 3:14 | |
| 3. | "Aquarama" | 4:53 | |
| 4. | "David" | 3:25 | |
| 5. | "Obsessions" | 4:57 | |
| 6. | "Everywhere I Go" | 3:42 | |
| 7. | "The Lady in the Car with Glasses On and a Gun!" | 3:38 | |
| 8. | "Je t'aime c'est la mort" (I Love You It's Death) | 3:10 | |
| 9. | "Your Attention Please" | 3:44 | |
| 10. | "All About You" | 5:16 | |
| 11. | "Silver Dream Machine" | David Essex | 3:57 |
| 12. | "She's Alive" | 2:58 | |
| 13. | "All About You" (single version) | 4:00 | |
| 14. | "Author! Author!" | 2:52 | |
| 15. | "Love Song" | 3:05 | |
| 16. | "Psychomodo" | Steve Harley | 3:00 |
| 17. | "They Came and Took Her" | 2:49 | |
| 18. | "Romance by Mail" | 2:39 |
Personnel edit
- Scars
- Robert King - vocals
- Paul Research - electric guitar, piano, backing vocals
- John Mackie - bass guitar, backing vocals
- Stephen McLaughlin - drums, percussion
with:
- Bobby Charm, Julz Sale, Laurence Diana, Robert Blamire - backing vocals