That's Life (Sham 69 album)

That's Life is the second album by English punk rock band Sham 69, released in November 1978.

That's Life
Studio album by
Sham 69
ReleasedNovember 1978
StudioStartling Sounds, Ascot, Berkshire
Genre
Length38:14
LabelPolydor
Producer
Sham 69 chronology
Tell Us the Truth
(1978)		 That's Life
(1978)		 The Adventures of the Hersham Boys
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Q[2]

That's Life peaked at number 27 on the UK Albums Chart. The album includes the singles "Hurry Up Harry" and "Angels with Dirty Faces", which reached numbers 10 and 19 respectively on the UK Singles Chart.[3] In 1989, That's Life and the band's debut album Tell Us the Truth were re-released as a double LP.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Jimmy Pursey and Dave Parsons; except where indicated

  1. "Leave Me Alone"
  2. "Who Gives a Damn"
  3. "Everybody's Right Everybody's Wrong"
  4. "That's Life"
  5. "Win or Lose"
  6. "Hurry Up Harry"
  7. "Evil Way"
  8. "Reggae Pick Up Part 1" (Pursey)
  9. "Sunday Morning Nightmare"
  10. "Reggae Pick Up Part 2" (Pursey)
  11. "Angels with Dirty Faces"
  12. "Is This Me or Is This You" (Parsons, Dave Tregunna, Mark Cain)
    CD reissue bonus tracks
  13. "The Cockney Kids Are Innocent"
  14. "If the Kids Are United"
  15. "No Entry"

Personnel

Sham 69

  • Jimmy Pursey – vocals, production, cover design, photography, liner notes
  • Dave Parsons – guitars, liner notes
  • Dave Tregunna – bass
  • Mark "Dodie" Cain – drums

Technical

  • Peter Wilson – production, engineer
  • Grant Fleming – voice between tracks
  • Brian Burrows – remixing
  • Steve Hammonds – project coordinator
  • Alwyn Clayden – package design
  • Shane Baldwin – liner notes
  • Barry Plummer – photography

Charts
Chart (1978–79) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[4] 27

References
  1. Szatmary, David. "That's Life – Sham 69". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  2. "Street Life". Q. No. 384. May 2018. p. 117.
  3. "Sham 69". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  4. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
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