In the Beginning There Was Rhythm/Where There's a Will There's a Way

"In the Beginning There Was Rhythm/Where There's a Will There's a Way"
Single by The Slits/The Pop Group
Released	7 March 1980
Format	7"
Genre	Post-punk, experimental rock
Length	10:49
Label	Rough Trade, Y
Producer(s)	Dave Anderson, Dennis Bovell, The Pop Group, The Slits
The Slits chronology
"Typical Girls" (1979) "In the Beginning There Was Rhythm" (1979) "Man Next Door" (1980)
The Pop Group chronology "We Are All Prostitutes" (1979) "Where There's a Will There's a Way" (1980)

"In the Beginning There Was Rhythm/Where There's a Will There's a Way" is a split-single by English post-punk artists The Pop Group and The Slits. It was released as a single on March 7, 1980, through Rough Trade Records and Y Records.^[1]

Formats and track listing

UK 7" single (Y1, RT 039A)

1. The Slits: "In the Beginning There Was Rhythm" – 5:38
2. The Pop Group: "Where There's a Will There's a Way" – 5:11

Personnel

Side A

The Slits Viv Albertine – guitar Ari Up – vocals Budgie – drums Tessa Pollitt – bass guitar

Technical personnel Dennis Bovell – production Adam Kidron – engineering The Slits – production

Side B

The Pop Group Dan Catsis – bass guitar Gareth Sager – guitar, saxophone Bruce Smith – drums, percussion Mark Stewart – vocals John Waddington – guitar

Technical personnel Dave Anderson – production The Pop Group – production

Charts

Chart (1980)	Peak position
UK Indie Chart[2]	2

References

1. "In the Beginning There Was Rhythm / Where There Is a Will Single". thepopgroup.net. 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
2. Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Retrieved September 11, 2014.

External links

• "In the Beginning There Was Rhythm/Where There's a Will There's a Way" at Discogs (list of releases)