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Scritti Politti

Scritti Politti albums

Scritti Politti are a British band formed in 1977 in Leeds by singer-songwriter Green Gartside, who is the sole remaining member of the original band. Initially formed as a punk-aligned underground act influenced by leftist politics, they transitioned into a commercial pop music project in the early 1980s, achieving success on the record charts in the UK. The group's most successful album, 1985's Cupid & Psyche 85, spawned three UK Top 20 hits with "Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)",... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: The Word Girl / Flesh and Blood - #2: Perfect Way - #3: Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin) - #4: Oh Patti (Don't Feel Sorry for Loverboy) - #5: Absolute

		Date	Title	Points	Charts Peaks	Links	Comment

	1.	1981-1982	Songs to Remember	43		MP3
	1.	11/1981	The Sweetest Girl	12	UK 64	MP3	written by Green Gartside
	2.	05/1982	Faithless	13	UK 56	MP3	written by Green Gartside
	3.	08/1982	Asylums in Jerusalem/Jacques Derrida	18	UK 43	MP3	written by Green Gartside

	2.	1984-1986	Cupid & Psyche 85	390		MP3
	1.	03/1984	Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)	89	US dance 4 • UK 10	MP3	charted as Wood Beez / Absolute in US dance charts written by Green Gartside
	2.	06/1984	Absolute	68	US dance 4 • UK 17	MP3	charted as Wood Beez / Absolute in US dance charts written by Green Gartside
	3.	11/1984	Hypnotize	11	US dance 43 • UK 68	MP3	written by Green Gartside & David Gamson
	4.	05/1985	The Word Girl / Flesh and Blood	108	UK 6	MP3	featuring Ranking Ann written by Green Gartside & David Gamson
	5.	09/1985	Perfect Way	107	US 11 • US dance 6 • US R&B 85 • UK 48	MP3	[Warner 28949] written by Green Gartside & David Gamson
	6.	02/1986	Wood Beez	6	US 91	MP3	R [Warner 28811] written by Green Gartside

	3.	1988	Provision	122		MP3
	1.	05/1988	Oh Patti (Don't Feel Sorry for Loverboy)	70	UK 13	MP3	written by Green Gartside & David Gamson
	2.	06/1988	Boom! There She Was	41	US 53 • US dance 12 • US R&B 94 • UK 55	MP3	featuring Roger [Warner 27976] written by Green Gartside & David Gamson
	3.	08/1988	First Boy in This Town (Lovesick)	12	UK 63	MP3	written by Green Gartside & David Gamson

	4.	1999	Anomie & Bonhomie	17		MP3
	1.	07/1999	Tinseltown to the Boogiedown	17	UK 46	MP3	written by Dante Beze, Green Gartside & Lee Majors

	5.	2006	White Bread, Black Beer	3		MP3
	1.	07/2006	The Boom Boom Bap	3	UK 139	MP3	written by Green Gartside

See also...

David Gamson • Fred Maher • Green Gartside • Joe Cang • Mike McEvoy • Nial Jinks • Tom Morley

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