Worst Case Scenario is the debut studio album by Belgian rock band Deus released in 1994. The cover art was designed by guitarist Rudy Trouvé. It contains the single "Suds & Soda", which became an underground hit and a fan favorite.
The album was first released in Belgium on the indie label Bang! with a different track listing: "Right as Rain" and "Great American Nude" (both tracks present on the Zea EP released in Belgium in 1993) are replaced by the song "Let Go". It was then released in the UK and Europe through Island Records with the track listing as written below.
The song "W.C.S. (First Draft)" uses the bass line from Frank Zappa's "Little Umbrellas", from his 1969 album, Hot Rats.
Worst Case Scenario received good reviews internationally despite the hard time that the British media had to categorize its music into a genre. They finally called it Art rock (a definition which still bothers singer Tom BarmanNY Rock interview with Tom Barman, 1999).
Worst Case Scenario reached Gold in Belgium, selling 30,000 copies. By April 2008, WCS had sold 270,000 copies worldwide. Pocket Revolution - The unofficial dEUS-weblog
Track listing (International Version)
Track listing (Belgian Version)
B-Sides and Rarities (2009 Deluxe Edition Bonus Disc)
Staff Tom Barman - vocals, guitar, piano Rudy Trouvé - guitar, vocals, piano, steel plate Stef Kamil Carlens - bass, vocals, guitar Klaas Janzoons - violin, vocals Julle de Borgher - drums, metallophone, gasheating, timpani, maracas, guitar, vocals
Singles Suds & Soda (June 1994) Via (October 1994) Hotellounge (Be the death of me) (January 1995) - #55 UK
Charts references:http://www.Official Charts Company
Charts + Chart performance for Worst Case Scenario Chart (1994–1995) Peakposition
Chart (2026) Peakposition Dutch Vinyl Albums (Dutch Charts) 15
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