Songs of Praise (The Adicts album)

Songs of Praise is the debut studio album by punk band the Adicts.^[2][3] It was released in 1981 on Dwed Wecords.^[4][5] It was re-released by Fall Out Records.^[6] A 1993 CD reissue by Cleopatra Records included two bonus tracks from the Bar Room Bop EP. In 2008, the album was rerecorded by the band and released as the "25th Anniversary Edition."

Songs of Praise
Studio album by The Adicts
Released	1981
Genre	Punk rock
Label	Dwed Wecords
The Adicts chronology
Lunch with The Adicts (1979) Songs of Praise (1981) Sound of Music (1982)
Alternative cover
The cover of the original Dwed Wecords release

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[1]

Critical reception

The Encyclopedia of Popular Music called the album "something of a cult classic in punk record-collecting circles."^[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Keith Warren and Pete Davison.

1. "England"
2. "Hurt"
3. "Just Like Me"
4. "Tango"
5. "Telepathic People"
6. "Mary Whitehouse"
7. "Distortion"
8. "Get Adicted"
9. "Viva la Revolution"
10. "Calling Calling"
11. "In the Background"
12. "Dynasty"
13. "Peculiar Music"
14. "Numbers"
15. "Sensitive"
16. "Songs of Praise"

1993 Cleopatra bonus tracks

17. "Sound of Music"
18. "Who Spilt My Beer?"

Personnel

The Adicts

• Monkey - vocals
• Pete Dee - guitar
• Mel Ellis - bass
• Kid Dee - drums

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog	Notes
UK	1981	Dwed Wecords	LP	SMT-008
UK	1981	Fall Out Records	LP	FALL LP 006
UK	1993	Fall Out Records	CD	FALL CD 006
US	1993	Cleopatra Records	CD	CLEO 2481-2	With two bonus tracks
Europe	2008	People Like You Records	CD/LP	Prison 161
Europe	2008	People Like You Records	CD/LP	Prison 162	25th Anniversary Edition (re-recorded)
Europe	2008	People Like You Records	CD	Prison 163	Ultimate Edition, with original and 25th Anniversary Edition versions of the album and a DVD