Song · Scritti Politti
“Asylums In Jerusalem” by Scritti Politti
From the album Songs to Remember (1982)
“Asylums In Jerusalem” by Scritti Politti appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1982. It was first released in 1982 on the album Songs to Remember. Its best result is #18 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1982. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #56 alternative song of 1982.
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"Asylums in Jerusalem" is a Green Gartside song, words and music, from Songs to Remember, the debut album Scritti Politti finally got out on Rough Trade in September 1982. Finally is the word: Gartside's collapse and illness held up the recording by nine months, and once it was done the band asked for another year's wait before letting it go.
What came out the other side was a group in mid-transformation, shedding the scratchy do-it-yourself post-punk of their underground days for commercial pop, with disco, reggae and soul soaking into the grooves.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 18 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1982 | 50 |
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