Waking Up is the debut solo 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. 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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