Scandal (EP) explained

Scandal
Type:	EP
Artist:	Scandal
Cover:	Scandal EP.jpg
Released:	1982
Studio:	Mediasound, New York City
Genre:	Rock, pop rock
Length:	18:53
Label:	Columbia
Producer:	Vini Poncia, Rick Chertoff
Next Title:	Warrior
Next Year:	1984

Scandal is a self-titled debut EP by American rock band Scandal, released in 1982 by Columbia Records. Although the EP was never released on CD, all five of the EP's songs along with the "Goodbye to You" B-side "All My Life" are found on the VH1 Scandal compilation album We Are the '80s (2006).^[1] An alternate photo from the same photoshoot of the EP was used for the VH1 compilation cover as well as Playlist: The Very Best of Scandal (2008), with the track listing for Playlist being identical to We Are the '80s.^[2] All five of the EP's songs can also be found on the remastered and expanded 2014 Rock Candy Records version of Scandal's 1984 album Warrior.^[3]

The song "Win Some, Lose Some" was written in 1979 and first recorded by Bryan Adams on his 1980 self-titled debut album.^[4]

Personnel

• Patty Smyth - vocals
• Zack Smith - guitar, background vocals
• Keith Mack - guitar, background vocals
• Ray Gomez - guitar, background vocals
• Ivan Elias - bass guitar
• Frankie LaRocka - drums
• Benjy King - keyboards, background vocals
• Paul Shaffer - keyboards
• Liz Smyth - background vocals
• Rahni Kugel - background vocals

Production

• Produced by Vini Poncia (tracks 1, 2, 4, and 5) and Vini Poncia and Rick Chertoff (track 3)
• Associate producer, engineer: Bob Schaper
• Additional engineering: Harry Spiridakis, Michael Christopher, Nicky Kalliongis

External links

• Discogs.com - Scandal (EP) entry

Notes and References

1. Web site: We Are the '80s - Scandal | Songs, Reviews, Credits. AllMusic.
2. Web site: Playlist: The Very Best of Scandal - Scandal | Songs, Reviews, Credits. AllMusic.
3. Web site: Rock Candy Records New Releases - KROKUS & SCANDAL. August 22, 2014. MelodicRock.com.
4. Web site: Win Some Lose Some (Adams). 2009-04-03. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090928014138/http://www.jimvallance.com/01-music-folder/songs-folder-may-27/pg-song-adams-win-some-loo.html. 2009-09-28.