Laughing at the Pieces is the 1986 debut album by Doctor and the Medics. It reached #55 in Canada.
U.K. Track listing
( Issued as: MIRG1010 - IRS Records Ltd. (1986) & MIRGP1010 (Picture Disc.) - IRS Records Ltd. (1986)
Side One "No-one Loves You When You've Got No Shoes" – 3:37 "Kettle on a Long Chain" – 3:00 "Come On Call Me" – 2:35 "Watermelon Runaway" – 2:29 "Fried Egg Bad Monday" – 4:09 "Burn" - 3:29 (extra track on picture disc edition)
All songs written by The Doctor/Ritchie/McGuire/Searle/West
Side Two "Spirit in the Sky" * – 3:35 "Lucky Lord Jim" – 2:47 "Moon Song" – 4:42 "Barbara Can't Dance" – 2:37 "Smallness of the Mustard Pot" – 4:07
All songs written by The Doctor/Ritchie/McGuire/Searle/West, except * written by Norman Greenbaum
U.S.Track listing
( Issued as: I.R.S.5797 - (1986) I.R.S.Records Inc.)
Side One "Spirit In The Sky" - 3:35 "Lucky Lord Jim" - 2:47 "Nobody Loves You When You've Got No Shoes" - 3:37 "Moon Song" - 4:42 "Watermelon Runaway" - 2:29
Side Two "Burn" - 3:29 "Kettle On A Long Chain" - 3:00 "Miracle Of The Age" - 3:53 "Come On Call Me" - 2:35 "Smallness of the Mustard Pot" - 4:07
All songs credited to The Doctor-Ritchie-McGuire-Searle-West, except "Spirit In The Sky" by Norman Greenbaum.
Singles
This album spawned two singles, with supporting music videos.
"Spirit In The Sky"
7" U.K. Single: "Spirit In The Sky" / "Laughing At The Pieces (Studio Version)" - IRM113 / IRS Records Ltd. ( A Side: written by Norman Greenbaum, B Side: written by Doctor-McGuire-Searle-Ritchie-West)
12" U.K. Single:"Spirit In The Sky" - IRMT113 / IRS Records Ltd. (Issued in Poster Sleeve) A "Spirit In The Sky" * - 3:29 A "Laughing At The Pieces (Studio Version)" - 3:20 B "Love Piece And Bananas (Live)" - 3:54 B "Happy But Twisted (Live)" - 2:03 B "Fried Egg, Bad Monday (Live)" - 4:03 B "Good Golly Miss Molly (Live)" ** - 4:56
( All songs written by Doctor-McGuire-Searle-Ritchie-West, except, * by Norman Greenbaum & ** by Blackwell / Marascalco)
"Burn"
7" U.K. Single: "Burn" / "Captain Frazer" - IRM119 / IRS Records Ltd. (U.S. single replaces "Captain Frazer" with "Barbara Can't Dance") ( Both songs credited to Doctor-McGuire-Searle-Ritchie-West)
12" U.K. Single:"Burn" - IRMT119 / IRS Records ltd. A "Burn" A "Captain Frazer" B "Love Peace And Bananas (Studio Version)" B "Paranoid (Live)" *
( All songs credited to Doctor-McGuire-Searle-Ritchie-West, except * by W.Ward, T.Butler, J.Osborne & F.Iommi)
Personnel Doctor and the Medics The Doctor (Clive Jackson) - lead vocals Steve McGuire - guitar Richard Searle - bass guitar Steve "Vom" Ritchie - drums Wendi and Colette Anadin - backing vocals
References
External links Doctor and the Medics official website "Laughing at the Pieces" at Discogs