| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Daily Telegraph |  [2] |
| Record Collector | [3] |
| Record Mirror | [4] |
| The Village Voice | B[5] |
The Fun Boy Three is the debut album by The Fun Boy Three, a band consisting of three ex-members of the UK ska band The Specials: Terry Hall, Neville Staple and Lynval Golding. It was released in 1982 by Chrysalis Records and was re-released in 1999 by EMI as Fame. Several songs on the album feature backing vocals by the female pop trio Bananarama. Three singles were released from the album: "The Lunatics (Have Taken Over The Asylum)", "It Ain't What You Do It's the Way That You Do It", and a remix (with overdubbed horns) of "The Telephone Always Rings".
Track listing
All songs by Lynval Golding, Terry Hall and Neville Staple except where noted.
- "Sanctuary" (with Bananarama)
- "Way on Down"
- "The Lunatics (Have Taken Over the Asylum)"
- "Life in General (Lewe in Algemeen)"
- "Faith, Hope and Charity"
- "Funrama 2" (with Bananarama)
- "Best of Luck Mate"
- "It Ain't What You Do It's the Way That You Do It" (with Bananarama) (Melvin "Sy" Oliver, James "Trummy" Young)
- "The Telephone Always Rings"
- "I Don't Believe It"
- "Alone" (with Bananarama)
Personnel
- Terry Hall – vocals, producer
- Neville Staple – percussion, vocals, producer
- Lynval Golding – guitar, vocals, producer
- Dick Cuthell – horns
- Keren Woodward – background vocals (tracks 1, 6, 8, 11)
- Sara Dallin – background vocals (tracks 1, 6, 8, 11)
- Siobhan Fahey – background vocals (tracks 1, 6, 8, 11)
- Bananarama - additional lead vocals sung by (tracks 6 and 8)
- Sean Carasov – voice on the telephone
- Kevin Fuller - lacquer cut
- Frank Elton - cover effects
- Allen Zentz – mastering
- John Sims - visual effects
- Dave Jordan - producer
- Allan Ballard – photography
Charts
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian (Kent Music Report) | 84[6] |
References
- ^ Greene, Jo-Ann. "Fun Boy Three – Fun Boy Three". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ^ Green, Thomas H. (16 September 2009). "The Fun Boy Three, CD review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ^ Kennedy, Jake (December 2009). "The Fun Boy Three – The Fun Boy Three: Extended Version". Record Collector. No. 369. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ^ Nicholls, Mike (13 March 1982). "Fun Boys take over...". Record Mirror. p. 17.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1 June 1982). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 119. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.