I Am Cold

I Am Cold
Studio album by Rip Rig + Panic
Released	18 June 1982
Genre	Post-punk
Length	60:11
Label	Virgin
Producer	Rip Rig + Panic
Rip Rig + Panic chronology
God (1981) I Am Cold (1982) Attitude (1983)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
PopMatters	6/10
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I Am Cold is the second studio album by post-punk band Rip Rig + Panic, released on 18 June 1982 by Virgin Records. Like the group's first album God, it was released as two 12" 45 rpm discs; the group's subsequent album Attitude would be a conventional 12" 33 rpm release. In 2013, the album was reissued by Cherry Red Records on CD with an additional tracks taken from singles.

Track listing

All music is composed by Sean Oliver, Gareth Sager, Bruce Smith and Mark Springer.

North Side

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hunger (The Ocean Roars It Bites)"	3:47
2.	"Epi Epi Arp Woosh!"	4:36
3.	"Another Tampon Up the Arse of Humanity"	4:20
4.	"Misa Luba (Lone Wolf)"	2:10

East Side

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Storm the Reality Asylum"	7:17
2.	"Here Gathers Nameless Energy (Volcanoes Covered by Snow)"	4:55
3.	"A Dog's Secret"	3:53
4.	"Liars Shape Up or Ship Out"	2:06

South Side

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Warm; To the If in Life"	4:46
2.	"Nurse Increase the Sedatives (The Torment's No Better)"	4:29
3.	"Take a Don Key to Mystery"	3:23

West Side

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tax Sex"	5:51
2.	"Subversive Wisdom"	5:27
3.	"Fire Eyes Joyful Silent Tears"	2:55

2013 CD track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"You're My Kind of Climate" (7" version)	2:50
2.	"Hunger (The Ocean Roars It Bites)"	3:47
3.	"Epi Epi Arp Woosh!"	4:36
4.	"Another Tampon Up the Arse of Humanity"	4:20
5.	"Misa Luba (Lone Wolf)"	2:10
6.	"Storm the Reality Asylum"	7:17
7.	"Here Gathers Nameless Energy (Volcanoes Covered by Snow)"	4:55
8.	"A Dog's Secret"	3:53
9.	"Liars Shape Up or Ship Out"	2:06
10.	"Warm; To the If in Life"	4:46
11.	"Nurse Increase the Sedatives (The Torment's No Better)"	4:29
12.	"Take a Don Key to Mystery"	3:23
13.	"Tax Sex"	5:51
14.	"Subversive Wisdom"	5:27
15.	"Fire Eyes Joyful Silent Tears"	2:55
16.	"She Gets So Hungry at Night She Eats Her Jewellery"	5:54
17.	"You're My Kind of Climate" (12" version)	6:05
18.	"Storm the Reality Asylum" (Extended version)	7:20

Accolades

Year	Publication	Country	Accolade	Rank
1982	Rockerilla	Italy	Albums of the Year	10

Personnel

Adapted from the I Am Cold liner notes.

Rip Rig + Panic

• Neneh Cherry – vocals (A2, B1, C3, D1)
• Sean Oliver – bass guitar
• Gareth Sager – piano (A4, B1, B3, C1, D3), guitar (A3, B2, D1), clarinet (B2, B4, C3), alto saxophone (A3, C2), string arrangement (B1, B4), bass clarinet (A3), vocals (C3)
• Bruce Smith – drums, percussion
• Mark Springer – piano (A1-A3, B2, B4, C2, C3, D1, D2), vocals (A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2, D2), tenor saxophone (A3, B1), soprano saxophone (B3, C1, D3), bass clarinet (B3), clavinet (C2)

Additional musicians

• Don Cherry – trumpet (A2, B2, B3, C1, C3, D4), melodica (A2, C1), vocals (B2, C3)
• David Defries – trumpet (B1, C2, D1), horn arrangement (B3)
• Debbie Holmes – cello (B1)
• Woo Honeymoon – violin (B1, B4)
• Giles Leaman – additional drums and percussion
• Jez Parfitt – baritone saxophone (D1)
• Steve Noble – additional drums and percussion

Additional musicians (cont.)

• Andrea Oliver – backing vocals (B1, D1)
• Sarah Sarahandi – viola (A1, B1, B4)
• Dave "Flash" Wright – tenor saxophone (B1, B3, C1, C2), flute (B3)

Production and additional personnel

• Anna Arnoe – photography
• David Corrio – photography
• Howard Gray – engineering
• Dave Hunt – engineering
• Lester Johnston – engineering
• Adam Kidron – engineering
• Jill Mumford – design
• Sally Orsono – photography
• Pablo Picasso – cover art
• Sid Rudland – engineering
• Nick Watson – remastering

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	1982	Virgin	LP	V 2228
	2013	Cherry Red	CD	CDMRED 573

External links

• I Am Cold at Discogs (list of releases)