Casablanca (album) explained

Casablanca
Type:	Studio
Artist:	The Saints
Border:	yes
Released:	1982
Recorded:	February 1982
Studio:	Matrix Studios, London
Label:	Lost (Australia 1982), Mushroom (Australian re-release 1987)
Producer:	Chris Bailey
Prev Title:	The Monkey Puzzle
Prev Year:	1981
Next Title:	A Little Madness to Be Free
Next Year:	1984

Casablanca is the fifth album by Australian punk band The Saints. The full title on the album's cover is I Thought This Was Love, but This Ain't Casablanca, however the official title of the album is simply Casablanca. It was released internationally as Out in the Jungle ... Where Things Ain't So Pleasant.

The Saints' founder and vocalist Chris Bailey said, "This is my own opinion, and it changes with a few drinks or whatever, but it's the first record I can actually say I like the atmosphere of, the closest I've ever got to making a record that... seems closer to what I had up here."^[1]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Chris Bailey; except where indicated

1. "Follow the Leader" – 3:44
2. "Rescue" – 2:38
3. "Senile Dementia" – 5:14
4. "Casablanca" – 3:52
5. "Curtains" – 3:42
6. "Come On" – 2:55
7. "1000 Faces" – 3:05
8. "Animal" – 2:25
9. "Out in the Jungle" º 2:55
10. "Beginning of the Tomato Party" (Janine Hall, Iain Shedden, Chris Bailey) – 5:16
11. "Out of Sight" – 3:12

Personnel

• Chris Bailey – vocals
• Janine Hall – bass
• Iain Shedden – drums
• Roger Cawkwell – saxophone, bass clarinet, organ
• Paul Neiman – trombone
• Steve Sidwell – trumpet
• Hugh McDowell – cello
• Denis Haines – piano on "Rescue"
• Jess Sutcliffe – piano on "Out in the Jungle"
• Brian James – lead guitar (on tracks 2, 8, 10, 11)

Production

• Chris Bailey – producer
• Jess Sutcliffe – engineer

Notes and References

1. Book: Clinton Walker . The Next Thing . 1984 . Kangaroo Press . Kenthurst, New South Wales . 0-949924-81-4. 22–23.