Kilimanjaro (album)

Kilimanjaro is the title of the debut album by The Teardrop Explodes, released on 10 October 1980 on the Mercury label.

The album originally reached the lower end of the UK album charts on its release, although eventually reached no.24 in the UK in June 1981, fuelled by the success of the single Treason (It's Just a Story), a re-recording of the song originally included on Kilimanjaro.

The single Reward, the group's breakthrough hit in March 1981, was originally not included on the album although was included in a 1981 re-release, which also featured a different album cover.

A 17-track re-issue was released in 2000, while a deluxe 3-CD version, including rare tracks and BBC sessions, was released in 2010.

Tracklisting
original LP/MC release

Side One


 * 1) Ha Ha I'm Drowning (2.53)
 * 2) Sleeping Gas (Cope, Dwyer, Finkler, Paul Simpson) (3.45)
 * 3) Treason (3.05)
 * 4) Second Head (3.10)
 * 5) Poppies in the Field (5.03)

Side Two


 * 1) Went Crazy (Cope, Finkler) (2.38)
 * 2) Brave Boys Keep Their Promises (2.30)
 * 3) Bouncing Babies (Cope, Dwyer, Finkler, Simpson) (2.28)
 * 4) Books (Cope, Ian McCulloch) (2.37)
 * 5) The Thief of Baghdad (3.09)
 * 6) When I Dream (5.10)

The track Reward appears as Side One track 5 on re-issues (with 'Poppies' moving to track 6)

See Discogs for subsequent re-issues.

Singles

 * Sleeping Gas b/w Camera Camera, Kirkby Workers Dream Fades (Zoo, CAGE 003)
 * Bouncing Babies b/w All I Am Is Loving You (Zoo, CAGE 005)
 * Treason b/w Read It In Books (Zoo CAGE 008)
 * When I Dream (edit) b/w Kilimanjaro (Mercury TEAR 1)
 * Reward b/w Strange House In The Snow (Mercury TEAR 2)
 * Treason (It's Just A Story) (Remix) b/w Use Me (Mercury TEAR 3)
 * Ha Ha I'm Drowning b/w Poppies (Mercury TEAR 4)