The Monkey Puzzle (The Saints album) explained

The Monkey Puzzle
Type:	Album
Artist:	The Saints
Cover:	SaintsMonkeyPuzzle.jpg
Released:	1981
Recorded:	1980
Label:	Lost EMI Music Australia (Australian 2004 Reissue)
Producer:	Chris Bailey
Prev Title:	Paralytic Tonight, Dublin Tomorrow (EP)
Prev Year:	1980
Next Title:	Casablanca
Next Year:	1982

The Monkey Puzzle is the fourth album by the Australian music group the Saints released in 1981.^[1] It was the first album to be released after Ed Kuepper left the band.^[2]

Reception

Roadrunner said, "As an LP, The Monkey Puzzle would have made a fantastic EP. The glory of the four standout tracks is matched only by the mediocrity of everything else on the album. Playing standard and sound quality are so inconsistent that the record as a whole is vaguely annoying."^[3]

Track listing

All tracks C.J. Bailey copyright Lost Music\Mushroom Musicexcept "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" by Larry Williams

1. "Miss Wonderful" - 3:33
2. "Always, Always" - 3:50
3. "Paradise" - 3:44
4. "Let's Pretend" - 3:27
5. "Somebody" - 3:55
6. "Monkeys" - 4:38
7. "Mystery Dream" - 3:51
8. "In the Mirror" - 3:48
9. "Simple Love" - 4:20
10. "The Ballad" - 4:25
11. "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" - 3:29

Personnel

The Saints

• Chris Bailey - vocals
• Barrington Francis - guitar
• Janine Hall - bass
• Mark Birmingham - drums

with:

• Ivor Hay - keyboards
• Patrick Mathé - harmonica
• The Pig and Monkey Choir - backing vocals

Production

• Gerry Nixon - engineer, mix engineer, producer
• Chris Bailey - producer

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Saints Biography by Mark Deming . AllMusic . 16 August 2023.
2. Book: Greene, Jr. . James . Brave Punk World: The International Rock Underground from Alerta Roja to Z-Off . 2017 . Rowman & Littlefield Publishers . 342.
3. Albums. Mark Cornwall . April 1981. Roadrunner. 26.
4. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 263.