Album · Shriekback
Jam Science by Shriekback
Jam Science is an album by Shriekback, released in 1984. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 2 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Hand on My Heart”, on 2 lists with a best position of #55.
Jam Science, Shriekback's third album, came out twice in 1984, and only one version is the record the band wanted you to hear. Early in the year Y Records put it out as the label's very last release: owner Dick O'Dell pieced together an unfinished take from rough mixes without the group's blessing, legal enough since the album was owed to the label under contract. Arista issued the band-approved edition late in the year, and that's the one that reached 85 on the UK album chart.
The Kentish Town band that Barry Andrews and Dave Allen started in 1981 plays funk-slinky new wave here, bass lines coiling low while those sly, sidelong vocals creep over the top. "Hand on My Heart" went to 52 on the UK singles chart, "Mercy Dash" followed it out as a single, and in 2014 the band reissued the whole thing on two CDs with a live Hatfield show attached.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Jam Science on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hand on My Heart | 2 | #55 | – | 1984–1994 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.