Trouble in the Jungle

Trouble In The Jungle
Studio album by Teenage Head
Released	1986
Genre	Punk rock, new wave
Length	35:38
Label	Warpt Records
Producer	Dave DesRoches & Gord Lewis
Teenage Head chronology
Endless Party (1984) Trouble In The Jungle (1986) Electric Guitar (1988)

Trouble In The Jungle is the sixth release by Teenage Head and their fourth full-length studio album. It was issued in 1986 by Warpt Records as catalogue number WR-924 and distributed by ARC Sound Company in Canada. It was available on LP and cassette. Singer Frankie Venom would leave the band after this album was released but returned in 1989. This was also the last recording to feature original drummer Nick Stipanitz who is listed in the credits as an additional musician. His replacement Mark Lockerbie is featured in the "Frantic Romantic" video.^[1] "Frantic Romantic" was originally released as a 7" vinyl single by Warpt/Ahed Records in 1985 with non album track "Get Down" on the B Side. It was reissued in 1986 by Warpt with "I Can't Pretend" on the B Side.^[2] Trouser Press espoused that Teenage Head reclaimed their "sense of fun on the nifty Trouble in the Jungle".^[3]

Track listing

Side A
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Frantic Romantic"	D. DesRoches, G. Lewis, F. Kerr	2:59
2.	"Let Her Dance"	Bobby Fuller	1:46
3.	"Drive-In"	Brian Wilson	3:34
4.	"Save Your Love"	D. DesRoches, G. Lewis, F. Kerr	4:43
5.	"I Can't Pretend"	Robin Wills	2:43
6.	"Weekend"	B. Post, D. Post	1:57

Side B
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Splatter Man"	D. DesRoches, G. Lewis, F. Kerr	4:52
2.	"Jam Up and Jelly Tight"	Tommy Roe, Freddy Weller	1:58
3.	"Parasite"	Gord Lewis	3:38
4.	"Teenage Heaven"	E. Cochrane, J. Capeheart	2:00
5.	"Sloppy Drunk"	J. Rogers, J.A. Lane	3:01
6.	"I Need Your Love Tonight"	Sid Wayne, Bix Reichner	1:48
7.	"Little Sister"	D. Pomus, M. Shuman	3:01

Personnel

Teenage Head

• Frankie Venom (Kerr) - vocals
• Gordie "Lazy Legs" Lewis - guitar
• Dave Rave (DesRoches) - guitar
• Steve Marshall (Mahon) - bass

Additional musicians

• Nick Stipanitz - drums
• Tim Gibbons - harmonica
• Ed Roth - DX7 & Oberheim
• The Touch - guitar

Production Credits

• Produced by Dave DesRoches & Gord Lewis
• Recorded at Bob and Dan Lanois' Studio; Hamilton, Canada
• Engineered by Dave Bottrill

References

1. "Teenage Head Frantic Romantic". YouTube. 28 May 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
2. "Artist: Teenage Head". canoe. 28 November 2004. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
3. "Teenage Head(s)". Trouser Press. n.d. Retrieved 2 June 2013.

External links

• "Teenage Head - Trouble In The Jungle" at Discogs. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
• "Trouble In The Jungle By Teenage Head" at RateYourMusic. Retrieved 2 June 2013.