Friendly as a Hand Grenade

Friendly as a Hand Grenade
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Studio album by Tackhead
Released	1989
Recorded	Unique Recording, NYC and Matrix and Southern Studios, London
Genre	Funk, industrial
Length	36:12
Label	TVT, World
Producer	Tackhead
Tackhead chronology
Tackhead Tape Time (1987)Tackhead Tape Time1987 Friendly as a Hand Grenade (1989) Strange Things (1990)Strange Things1990

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Friendly as a Hand Grenade is the second album by Tackhead, released in 1989 through TVT Records.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Bernard Fowler, Keith LeBlanc, Skip McDonald, Adrian Sherwood and Doug Wimbish, except "Ska Trek" by Prince Buster. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ska Trek"	0:48
2.	"Tell Me the Hurt"	5:16
3.	"Mind and Movement"	5:23
4.	"Stealing"	6:32
5.	"Airborne Ranger"	5:01
6.	"Body to Burn"	1:04
7.	"Demolition House"	4:08
8.	"Free South Africa"	1:56
9.	"Ticking Time Bomb"	4:23
10.	"Ska Trek"	1:34

Personnel

Tackhead

• Bernard Fowler – keyboards, vocals
• Keith LeBlanc – drums, percussion, drum programming, sampler
• Skip McDonald – engineering, guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, vocals
• Doug Wimbish – bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, vocals

Additional musicians and production

• Dave Pine – engineering
• Adrian Sherwood – engineering, mixing
• Tackhead – producer

Charts

Charts (1989)	Peak position
UK Indie Chart	3

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	1989	World	CD, LP	WR013
United States	1989	TVT	CD, LP	TVT 4060
Japan	1989	Alfa Records, Inc	CD	ALCA-553

External links

• Friendly as a Hand Grenade at Discogs (list of releases)