The Fun Boy Three were formed by Terry Hall, LynvalGolding and Neville Staples in the Summer ’81 after thedemise of The Specials.
In late ’81 they reached no. 20 in the UK charts withtheir debut single ‘The Lunatics Have Taken Over TheAsylum’, and in early ’82 they reached No. 4 in a jointeffort with Bananarama called ‘It Aint What You Do…’.The final single from the album was ‘The TelephoneAlways Rings’ which also snuck into the top 20.
This welcome repress of their debut album includes 6bonus tracks - including the non-album single, a coverof the Gershwin classic "Summertime” and various bsidesand 12” Remixes, one of which makes its CDdebut on this release.
Also includes sleeve-notes by Terry Hall fan and expertPaul Rodgers.

Tracklist :

1. Sanctuary (1:22)  
2. Way On Down (2:54)  
3. The Lunatics Have Taken Over The Asylum (3:13)  
4. Life In General (Lewe In Algemeen) (3:18)  
5. Faith, Hope And Charity (2:50)  
6. Funrama 2 (3:05)  
7. Best Of Luck Mate (3:20)  
8. T'aint What You Do (It's The Way That You Do It) (2:47)  
9. The Telephone Always Rings (3:38)  
10. I Don't Believe It (3:25)  
11. Alone (3:00)  

Bonustracks :

12. Fun Boy Three & Bananarama - Just Do It  2:59
13. Fun Boy Three & Bananarama - The Funrama Theme (Extended Version)  6:02
14. Fun Boy Three - Summertime (Extended Version)  6:26
15. Fun Boy Three - Summer of '82  4:00
16. Fun Boy Three - The Telephone Always Rings (Extended Version)  5:33
17. Fun Boy Three - The Alibi (The Station's Full of Pipes) 2:48  

Label Cherry Red
CRPOP27
Ean : 5013929422728