Album · 1979
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
Tracklist
1
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
5:25
2
It’s Only the End of the World
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
4:04
3
Interrupted Melody
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
5:29
4
Modern Love Affair
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
3:30
5
New York Times
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
5:10
6
Up in the Eighties
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
4:14
7
Machines
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
5:04
8
Ambition: Ambition / Me and My Tarot / Rev-On (The Crunch) / The End (Came Easy)
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
12:37
In print
First pressed 1979, still pressed 2017 — 45 pressings across 19 countries.
Credits
Louis Clark
Arranger
Bob Defrin
Art Direction
Tim Friese‐Greene
Engineer
Don Brautigam
Illustration
Chris Dunn
Instrument · bass guitar, acoustic guitar
Derek King
Instrument · piano ["god save the king"]
Huey Lewis
Instrument · harmonica
Kendal Stubbs
Instrument · bass guitar
Max Thomas
Instrument · keyboards, backing vocals
Mike Slamer
Instrument · electric guitar
Roy Ward
Instrument · drums, percussion
Steve Lunt
Instrument · guitar
Fred Engh
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Neil Carter
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Tom Mueller
Mastering
Tom Müller
Mastering
Jim Houghton
Photography
Robert John “Mutt” Lange
Producer
Volker Kurze
Producer · reissue producer
Lol Mason
Vocal · lead vocals, backing vocals