The Tourists (album)

1979 studio album by the Tourists

The Tourists

Studio album by

the Tourists

Released| June 1979
Recorded| April 1979
Studio| Conny's Studio
Genre|

* Post-punk
* power pop

Label| Logo
Producer| Conny Plank, the Tourists
The Tourists chronology
|  | The Tourists
(1979)  | Reality Effect
(1979)

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Alternative Cover

German cover of "The Tourists".

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
Music Week| [2]

The Tourists is the debut album from the British band the Tourists, released in 1979. The album peaked at No. 72 in the UK Albums Chart.[3]

Two singles were released from the album. "Blind Among the Flowers" peaked at No. 52 in the UK Singles Chart, and "The Loneliest Man in the World" peaked at No. 32.[4]

The album has never been issued on compact disc but some tracks can be found on the various compilation compact discs.

## Track listing

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* Original credits: All tracks written by Peet Coombes.
* BMI database: All tracks written by Coombes, except "The Loneliest Man in the World": Coombes/Lennox/Stewart

1. "Blind Among the Flowers" - 3:30
2. "Save Me" - 1:54
3. "Fools Paradise" - 3:26
4. "Can't Stop Laughing" - 3:49
5. "Don't Get Left Behind" - 1:42
6. "Another English Day" - 1:15
7. "Deadly Kiss" - 3:55
8. "Ain't No Room" - 3:28
9. "The Loneliest Man in the World" - 4:06
10. "Useless Duration of Time" - 4:23
11. "He Who Laughs Last Laughs Longest" - 1:44
12. "Just Like You" - 4:48

## Personnel

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The Tourists

* Annie Lennox – vocals, keyboards
* Peet Coombes – guitars, vocals
* David Stewart – guitars, vocals
* Eddie Chin – bass
* Jim "Do It" Tooney – drums

Production

* Conny Plank – production
* The Tourists – production
* Dave Hutchins – engineering ("Ain't No Room")

Other

* Neil Kirk – photography
* Bill Smith – design and art

## Charts

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Chart (1979)  | Peak
position

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UK Albums Chart[5] | 72

## References

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1. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Tourists The Tourists". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
2. ^ "Album Reviews: The Tourists — The Tourists" (PDF). Music Week. Gwent: Pensord Press Ltd. 23 June 1979. p. 40\. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2025 - via WorldRadioHistory.com.
3. ^ "TOURISTS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
4. ^ "TOURISTS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
5. ^ "TOURISTS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.

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The Tourists

* Peet Coombes
* David Stewart
* Annie Lennox
* Eddie Chin
* Jim Toomey

Studio albums|

* The Tourists (1979)
* Reality Effect (1979)
* Luminous Basement (1980)

Compilations|

* Greatest Hits (1997)

Songs|

* "I Only Want to Be with You"
* "So Good to Be Back Home Again"

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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