18 November 2012

Skids "Working for the Yankee Dollar" (1979) (single)

Working for the Yankee Dollar
, 7'' single
release date: Nov. 1979
format: vinyl (VS 306)
[single rate: 4 / 5] [3,84]
producer: Mick Glossop; Bill Nelson
label: Virgin Records - nationality: Scotland, UK


Second single release taken from Days in Europa (Oct. 1979) and following the release of Charade (Sep. '79). The A-side is a different single-version re-produced by Mick Glossop of the album track, which has Bill Nelson as producer - he also produced the B-side, an outtake from the album, and both tracks are credited songwriter Richard Jobson and composer Stuart Adamson. The title track peaked at number #20 on the singles charts.




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