Power in the Darkness

Infobox Album
Name = Power in the Darkness
Type = Studio
Artist = Tom Robinson Band

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Released = 1978
Recorded = 1978 Wessex Studios, London
Genre = Punk rock Hard rock
New wave
Label = EMI
Producer = Chris Thomas,
Vic Maile on "2-4-6-8 Motorway"
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:w9fpxqt5ldde Review]
Last album =
This album = "Power in the Darkness"
(1978)
Next album = "TRB Two"
(1979)

Power in the Darkness is the debut studio album by English punk band Tom Robinson Band, first released in early 1978. The album consisted of four singles, four B-sides and two new tracks. All ten titles were tracks previously unreleased in the UK, and no songs from any earlier 7" releases were included. However, seven extra songs did appear on album releases in other countries.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Tom Robinson; except where indicated

# "Up Against the Wall" - 3:35
# "Grey Cortina" - 2:10
# "Too Good to Be True" - (Robinson, Dolphin Taylor) 3:35
# "Ain't Gonna Take It" (Robinson, Danny Kustow) - 2:53
# "Long Hot Summer" - 4:44
# "The Winter of '79" (Robinson, Mark Ambler, Taylor, Kustow) - 4:31
# "Man You Never Saw" (Robinson, Ambler) - 2:44
# "Better Decide Which Side You're On" - 2:50
# "You Gotta Survive" (Robinson, Ambler) - 3:15
# "Power in the Darkness" (Robinson, Ambler) - 4:55
# "2-4-6-8 Motorway"
# "I Shall Be Released" (Bob Dylan)
# "(Sing If You're) Glad to Be Gay"
# "Don't Take No for an Answer"
# "Martin"
# "Right On Sister" (Robinson, Taylor)
# "I'm All Right Jack"
# "I'm Waiting for My Man"† (Live at the London Lyceum, 1977) (Lou Reed)
# "Power in the Darkness"† (2004 Remix)

Personnel

*Tom Robinson - vocals, bass
*Danny Kustow - guitar
*Mark Ambler - organ, piano
*Dolphin Taylor - drums
*Bill Price - engineer

*"† These tracks were included in a digitally remastered 2004 re-release."