Learning to Cope with Cowardice

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Learning to Cope With Cowardice
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Studio album by Mark Stewart and The Maffia
Released May 1983
Recorded 1981 – 1983 at Berry Street Studio and Southern Studios, London
Genre Post-punk, dub, experimental[1]
Length 40:34
Label On-U Sound
Producer Adrian Sherwood and Mark Stewart
Mark Stewart chronology
Jerusalem
(1982)Jerusalem1982		 Learning to Cope With Cowardice
(1983)		 As the Veneer of Democracy Starts to Fade
(1985)As the Veneer of Democracy Starts to Fade1985
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars[1]

Learning to Cope With Cowardice is the debut album of vocalist Mark Stewart, released in 1983 through On-U Sound Records.

Accolades

The information regarding accolades attributed to Learning to Cope With Cowardice is taken from AcclaimedMusic.net.[2]

Year Publication Country Accolade Rank
1998 The Wire United Kingdom "100 (+30) Records That Set the World on Fire" *
2005 Blow Up Italy "600 Essential Albums" *
2005 WOEBOT United States "The 100 Greatest Records Ever" 88
"*" denotes an unordered list.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Mark Stewart, except where noted. 

Side one
No. Title Length
1. "Learning to Cope With Cowardice"   6:10
2. "Liberty City"   5:37
3. "Blessed Are Those Who Struggle"   5:13
4. "None Dare Call It Conspiracy"   5:24
Side two
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Don't You Ever Lay Down Your Arms"   Wes Brooks 5:11
2. "The Paranoia of Power"     5:38
3. "To Have the Vision"     3:33
4. "Jerusalem"   William Blake 3:44
CD Bonus Tracks
No. Title Length
9. "The Wrong Name and the Wrong Number" (DJ Battle) 12:00
10. "High Ideals and Crazy Dreams"   3:08
2006 CD "Director's Cut" Bonus Tracks
No. Title Length
11. "High Ideals" (live) 4:21
12. "Live Paranoia"   6:46

Personnel

Musicians
Additional musicians and production
  • Anna Hurl – art direction
  • George Oban – bass guitar on "Liberty City" and "Jerusalem"
  • Nick Plytas – keyboards on "Liberty City" and "None Dare Call It Conspiracy"
  • Dan Sheals – drums on "Blessed Are Those Who Struggle"
  • Adrian Sherwood – production
  • Crucial Tony – bass guitar on "Blessed Are Those Who Struggle"

References

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External links

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