The Clash. London Calling (1979)

London Calling is a double album released by The Clash in December 1979 in the UK, and the first week of January 1980 in the U.S. The album marked the band's critical and commercial breakthrough. Besides straightforward punk rock, it featured a much wider array of styles than the Clash's earlier albums, with sophisticated pop songwriting that incorporates elements of rockabilly, 1960s-style pop music, lounge music, R&B, ska, rocksteady, hard rock, and reggae in tracks such as "Train in Vain", "Clampdown", "Spanish Bombs", "Jimmy Jazz", and the title track "London Calling."

Track listing

All songs written by Joe Strummer and Mick Jones, except where noted.

Side one

1. "London Calling" – 3:19
2. "Brand New Cadillac " (Vince Taylor) – 2:09
3. "Jimmy Jazz" – 3:51
4. "Hateful" – 2:47
5. "Rudie Can't Fail" – 3:26

Tracks 1–4 are sung by Joe Strummer. Track 5 is sung by Joe Strummer and Mick Jones.

Side two

1. "Spanish Bombs" – 3:18
2. "The Right Profile" – 4:00
3. "Lost in the Supermarket" – 3:47
4. "Clampdown" – 3:50
5. "The Guns of Brixton" (Paul Simonon) – 3:07

Tracks 2 and 4 are sung by Joe Strummer. Track 3 is sung by Mick Jones. Track 5 is sung by Paul Simonon. Track 1 is sung by Joe Strummer and Mick Jones.

Side three

1. "Wrong 'Em Boyo" (Clive Alphonso) – 3:10
2. "Death or Glory" – 3:55
3. "Koka Kola" – 1:45
4. "The Card Cheat" (Jones, Strummer, Simonon, Topper Headon) – 3:51

Tracks 1–3 are sung by Joe Strummer. Track 4 is sung by Mick Jones.

Side four

1. "Lover's Rock" – 4:01
2. "Four Horsemen" – 3:00
3. "I'm Not Down" – 3:00
4. "Revolution Rock" (Jackie Edwards, Danny Ray) – 5:37
5. "Train in Vain" – 3:11

Tracks 2 and 4 are sung by Joe Strummer. Tracks 3 and 5 are sung by Mick Jones. Track 1 is sung by Joe Strummer and Mick Jones.

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