Waking Up (Topper Headon album)

Infobox Album
Name = Waking Up
Type = Album
Artist = Topper Headon


Released = Start date|1986
Recorded = Wessex Studios, London
Genre = Soul, jazz, r&b
Length = 38:24
Label = Mercury
Producer = Jeremy Green, Topper Headon
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:ow3zefykhgf4 link]
Last album =
This album = "Waking Up"
(1987)
Next album =

"Waking Up" is the only solo album by Topper Headon, best known as the drummer of The Clash. The album, released in 1986, was unnoticed and now is mostly forgotten. The cover photograph was taken by Tim White. "Leave It To Luck" was released as a single and was dedicated to the memory of Pete Farndon.

Track listing

# "Leave It to Luck"
# "I'll Give You Everything"
# "Hope for Donna"
# "Got to Keep on Going"
# "Dancing"
# "Pleasure and Pain"
# "When You're Down"
# "Time Is Tight"
# "Just Another Hit"
# "Monkey on My Back"

Personnel

Topper Headon - drums, percussion
*Martin Dobson - saxophone
*Mick Gallagher - keyboards
*Mark Graham - trombone
*Tom Harris - saxophone
*Jimmy Helms - vocals
*Jerome Rimson - bass, vocals
*Bob Tench - guitar, vocals
*Geoffrey Miller - trumpet, flugelhorn