Ismism

1981 studio album by Godley & Creme

Ismism

Studio album by

Godley & Creme

Released| October 1981
Recorded| April–May 1980
Studio| Lymehouse Studio (Leatherhead)
Genre|

* Pop rock
* new wave
* synth-pop

Length| 44:02
Label| Polydor
Producer|

* Kevin Godley
* Lol Creme

Godley & Creme chronology
| Freeze Frame
(1979)  | Ismism
(1981)  | Birds of Prey
(1983)

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Singles from  Ismism

1. "Under Your Thumb"
Released: 1981
2. "Wedding Bells"
Released: 1981
3. "Snack Attack"
Released: 1982

US cover

The US cover of Snack Attack

Ismism is the fourth studio album by English duo Godley & Creme, released in October 1981 by Polydor Records. In the US it was released under the name Snack Attack. It was recorded between April–May 1980 at Lymehouse Studios in Leatherhead, Surrey and engineered and re-mixed at Nigel Gray's Surrey Sound Studios.

Ismism peaked at No. 29 on the UK Albums Chart and at No. 28 on the Dutch Albums Chart, making it their best-selling studio album. Three singles were released from the album: "Under Your Thumb", "Wedding Bells" and "Snack Attack", with the first two singles charting within the Top 10 on the UK Singles Chart.[1]

Ismism was reissued on CD in 2004 under Ismism... Plus name (with other Godley & Creme albums) with singles' B-sides as bonus tracks.

## Artwork[edit]

The album's cover artwork, designed by Ben Kelly, originally was in white with the title spelt out via holes in the cover which showed a contrasting colour beneath. Later versions used coloured dots instead of holes. An alternative version of the cover featured a black background.

## Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [2]

In a retrospective review for AllMusic, critic Mark Allan wrote of the album, "Prone to pretension, these two English Frank Zappas revel in outright silliness on much of this album", adding that "throughout all of this, you get the nagging feeling this pair was capable of so much more."[2]

## Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Kevin Godley and Lol Creme

Side oneNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Snack Attack"| 7:07
2.| "Under Your Thumb"| 4:40
3.| "Joey's Camel"| 5:23
4.| "The Problem"| 4:06
5.| "Ready for Ralph"| 2:20

Side twoNo.| Title| Length

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6.| "Wedding Bells"| 3:21
7.| "Lonnie"| 4:45
8.| "Sale of the Century"| 4:20
9.| "The Party"| 8:00
Total length:| 44:02

Bonus tracks on the 2004 Plus editionNo.| Title| Length

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10.| "Power Behind The Throne"| 3:39
11.| "Babies"| 4:42
12.| "Strange Apparatus" ("An Englishman in New York" single edit)| 3:53

Bonus tracks on the 2006 Japanese editionNo.| Title| Length

|
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10.| "Power Behind The Throne"| 3:39
11.| "Babies"| 4:42
12.| "Snack Attack (Extended Version)"| 6:47

## Personnel[edit]

Credits are adapted from the Ismism liner notes.[3]

Musicians

* Kevin Godley — vocals; drums; percussion; drum machine
* Lol Creme — vocals; bass; guitar; keyboards; synthesizers
* Bimbo Acock – saxophone

Production and artwork

* Kevin Godley – producer
* Lol Creme – producer; engineer
* Nigel Gray – mixer
* Ben Kelly – artwork

## Charts[edit]

Chart (1981/82)  | Peak
position

|

Australian (Kent Music Report) | 77[4]
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5] | 28
UK Albums (OCC)[6] | 29

## References[edit]

1. ^ "The Official Charts Company - Godley And Creme". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 December 2008.
2. ^ a b Allan, Mark. "Ismism – Godley & Creme". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
3. ^ Ismism (CD booklet). Godley & Creme. Polydor Records. 1981.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 127\. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
5. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Godley & Creme – Ismism" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
6. ^ "Godley & Creme | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 3 May 2020.

## External links[edit]

* Ismism at Discogs (list of releases)

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Godley & Creme

* Kevin Godley
* Lol Creme

Studio albums|

* Consequences
* L
* Freeze Frame
* Ismism
* Birds of Prey
* The History Mix Volume 1
* Goodbye Blue Sky

Compilations|

* Changing Faces - The Very Best of 10cc and Godley & Creme
* Greatest Hits ... And More
* The Very Best of 10cc
* Frabjous Days: The Secret World of Godley & Creme 1967–1969

Singles|

* "An Englishman in New York"
* "Under Your Thumb"
* "Wedding Bells"
* "Golden Boy"
* "Cry"
* "A Little Piece of Heaven"

Related articles|

* 10cc

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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