Waking Up is the debut solo studio album by Topper Headon, best known as the drummer of the Clash. The album was released by Mercury in 1986 with a cover photograph taken by Tim White. "Leave It to Luck" was released as a single and as part of an EP.This EP included "East Versus West", "Got to Get Out of This Heat" and "Ducaine Road" The album was dedicated to the memory of Pete Farndon.
Track listing All tracks composed and arranged by Topper Headon, except where indicated. "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" (Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Al Jackson Jr.) "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 Robert Johnson - guitar on ("Just Another Hit")
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