No. 10, Upping St.

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No. 10, Upping St.
Studio album by Big Audio Dynamite
Released	October 1986
Genre	Synthpop
Length	59:18
Label	CBS
Producer	Mick Jones & Joe Strummer
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Big Audio Dynamite chronology
This Is Big Audio Dynamite (1985) No. 10 Upping St. (1986) Tighten Up, Vol. 88 (1988)

No. 10, Upping St. (a pun on 10 Downing St., the residence and office of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and the headquarters of Her Majesty's Government), is the second album by Big Audio Dynamite, led by former Clash guitarist and songwriter Mick Jones. It was released in 1986. It is most notable for being co-written and co-produced with Joe Strummer.

[edit] Track listing

1. "C'mon Every Beatbox" – 5:20 (Jones/Letts)
2. "Beyond the Pale" – 4:43 (Strummer/Jones)
3. "Limbo the Law" – 4:44 (Strummer/Jones/Donovan)
4. "Sambadrome" – 5:48 (Jones/Letts)
5. "V. Thirteen" – 4:51 (Strummer/Jones)
6. "Ticket" – 3:26 (Strummer/Jones/Letts/Roberts)
7. "Hollywood Boulevard" – 4:34 (Jones/Letts)
8. "Dial A Hitman" – 5:04 (Jones/Letts)
9. "Sightsee M.C.!" – 4:55 (Strummer/Jones)
10. "The Big V" - 4:49 (Strummer/Jones)
11. "Badrock City" - 7:02 (Jones/Letts)

[edit] Notes

• "Dial A Hitman" contains a spoken-word outro featuring Matt Dillon and Laurence Fishburne.
• "C'mon Every Beatbox" was remixed and released in the USA as "Badrock City".
• "C'mon Every Beatbox", "V. Thirteen", and "Sightsee M.C!" were all released as singles in the UK.
• "Sambadrome" contains some samples from Brazilian legendary soccer commentator Osmar Santos.
• "The Big V" is an instrumental version of "V. Thirteen"
• "Badrock City" is an instrumental version of "C'mon Every Beatbox"

[edit] Personnel

• Mick Jones - vocals, guitar, producer
• Don Letts - vocals, effects
• Dan Donovan - keyboards, vocals, photography, artwork
• Leo Williams - bass, vocals
• Greg Roberts - drums, vocals

• Joe Strummer - producer
• Matt Dillon - dialog
• Laurence Fishburne - dialog
• Sipho Josanna - human beatbox
• Sam Sever - remixing, beats
• Chep Nunez - editing
• Paul Smykle - engineer
• Mark "Spike" Stent - assistant
• Josh Cheuse - photography