Suicide (1977 album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Suicide (first album)
Type = Album
Artist = Suicide


Released = 1977
Recorded = 1977
Genre = No wave
Length = 31:15
Label = Red Star Records
Producer = Marty Thau,
Craig Leon
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:89kxlfae5cqw link]
*Pitchfork (favorable) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/36725/Staff_List_Top_100_Albums_of_the_1970s/page_7 link]
*Robert Christgau (C+) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=suicide link] |
Last album =
This album = "Suicide"
(1977)
Next album = "Suicide"
(1980)

"Suicide" is the influential first studio album by American No Wave band Suicide, released in 1977. It is often cited as the first synth pop album, but is more intense than most albums of the genre. RS500|446

"Frankie Teardrop" is one of the songs featured in Nick Hornby's book "31 Songs". "Cheree" is featured in the closing scene of "Downtown 81" with artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. "Ghost Rider" was featured on the soundtrack of the video game and also appears on .

Track listing

All songs written by Martin Rev and Alan Vega.
#"Ghost Rider" – 2:33
#"Rocket U.S.A." – 4:17
#"Cheree" – 3:41
#"Johnny" – 2:10
#"Girl" – 4:06
#"Frankie Teardrop" – 10:25
#"Che" – 4:51

Note: This is the original track listing. The album has been reissued on CD several times, and the most recent CD version is a double-CD package featuring more than an hour's worth of bonus tracks.

2002 Mute Reissue track listing

Disc 1

#"Ghost Rider" - 2:34
#"Rocket USA" - 4:16
#"Cheree" - 3:42
#"Johnny" - 2:10
#"Girl" - 4:05
#"Frankie Teardrop" - 10:26
#"Che" - 4:52
#"Cheree (Remix)" - 3:47
#"I Remember" - 3:11
#"Keep Your Dreams" - 4:48

Disc 2

#"Mr. Ray" - 6:29
#"Las Vegas Man" - 4:23
#"96 Tears" - 3:48
#"Keep Your Dreams" - 3:19
#"I Remember" - 5:11
#"Harlem" - 4:05
#"23 Minutes Over Brussels" - 22:56

Tracks 1 - 6 on the bonus disc are from a live performance at CBGB. Track 7 is a legendary live show that ended with the band being booed off the stage. In response to this, Elvis Costello, for whom Suicide was opening, played a very short, angry set, which incited a riot. ^{["citation needed"]}

Personnel

*Alan Vega - vocals
*Martin Rev - keyboards, drum machine