I Am Cold

I Am Cold is the second studio album by post-punk band Rip Rig + Panic, released on 18 June 1982 by Virgin Records.^[1][2] Like the group's first album God, it was released as two 12" 45 rpm discs; the group's subsequent album Attitude would be a conventional 12" 33 rpm release. In 2013, the album was reissued by Cherry Red Records on CD with an additional tracks taken from singles.

Accolades

Personnel

Adapted from the I Am Cold liner notes.^[4]

Rip Rig + Panic

• Neneh Cherry – vocals (A2, B1, C3, D1)
• Sean Oliver – bass guitar
• Gareth Sager – piano (A4, B1, B3, C1, D3), guitar (A3, B2, D1), clarinet (B2, B4, C3), alto saxophone (A3, C2), string arrangement (B1, B4), bass clarinet (A3), vocals (C3)
• Bruce Smith – drums, percussion
• Mark Springer – piano (A1-A3, B2, B4, C2, C3, D1, D2), vocals (A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2, D2), tenor saxophone (A3, B1), soprano saxophone (B3, C1, D3), bass clarinet (B3), clavinet (C2)

Additional musicians

• Don Cherry – trumpet (A2, B2, B3, C1, C3, D4), melodica (A2, C1), vocals (B2, C3)
• David Defries – trumpet (B1, C2, D1), horn arrangement (B3)
• Debbie Holmes – cello (B1)
• Woo Honeymoon – violin (B1, B4)
• Giles Leaman – additional drums and percussion
• Jez Parfitt – baritone saxophone (D1)
• Steve Noble – additional drums and percussion

Additional musicians (cont.)

• Andrea Oliver – backing vocals (B1, D1)
• Sarah Sarahandi – viola (A1, B1, B4)
• Dave "Flash" Wright – tenor saxophone (B1, B3, C1, C2), flute (B3)

Production and additional personnel

• Anna Arnoe – photography
• David Corrio – photography
• Howard Gray – engineering
• Dave Hunt – engineering
• Lester Johnston – engineering
• Adam Kidron – engineering
• Jill Mumford – design
• Sally Orsono – photography
• Pablo Picasso – cover art
• Sid Rudland – engineering
• Nick Watson – remastering

Release history

References

1. ^ Isler, Scott & Sheridan, David (2007). "Rip Rig + Panic". Trouser Press. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
2. ^ Gimarc, George (July 11, 2005). Punk Diary. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 728. ISBN 9780879308483. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
3. ^ "Rockerilla End of Year Lists 1982: Album". Rockerilla. Archived from the original on 30 April 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
4. ^ I Am Cold (sleeve). London, United Kingdom: Virgin Records. 1982.