Song · Captain Sensible
“Happy Talk” by Captain Sensible
From the album Women and Captains First (1982)
“Happy Talk” by Captain Sensible appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1991. It was first released in 1982 on the album Women and Captains First. Its best result is #964 on the CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #7,474 alternative song of all time.
Captain Sensible, still very much the guitarist in the Damned, took a song by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, of all people, and rode "Happy Talk" all the way to number one on the UK Singles Chart in 1982. It was the advance party for Women and Captains First, his debut solo album, which A&M released on 3 September 1982, with "Wot" following it out and peaking at 26.
The road to A&M ran through Tony Mansfield of the synth-pop band New Musik, who had produced the Damned's Friday 13th EP: Sensible cut demos of four songs with him, and Mansfield handed them to his manager, who carried them to A&M. Mansfield then produced the album, with Robyn Hitchcock and the band Dolly Mixture also pitching in.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 964 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) | 1002 |
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