I Am Cold

1982 studio album by Rip Rig Panic

I Am Cold

Studio album by

Rip Rig + Panic

Released

18 June 1982

Genre

Post-punk

Length

60:11

Label

Virgin

Producer

Rip Rig + Panic

Rip Rig + Panic chronology

God
(1981)

I Am Cold
(1982)

Attitude
(1983)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
PopMatters	6/10^[2]
Q	^[3]

I Am Cold is the second studio album by post-punk band Rip Rig + Panic, released on 18 June 1982 by Virgin Records.^[4]^[5] Like the group's first album God, it was released as two 12" 45 rpm discs; the group's subsequent album Attitude would be a conventional 12" 33rpm release. In 2013, the album was reissued by Cherry Red Records on CD with an additional tracks taken from singles.

Track listing

All music is composed by Sean Oliver, Gareth Sager, Bruce Smith and Mark Springer

North Side
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hunger (The Ocean Roars It Bites)"	3:47
2.	"Epi Epi Arp Woosh!"	4:36
3.	"Another Tampon Up the Arse of Humanity"	4:20
4.	"Misa Luba (Lone Wolf)"	2:10

East Side
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Storm the Reality Asylum"	7:17
2.	"Here Gathers Nameless Energy (Volcanoes Covered by Snow)"	4:55
3.	"A Dog's Secret"	3:53
4.	"Liars Shape Up or Ship Out"	2:06

South Side
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Warm; To the If in Life"	4:46
2.	"Nurse Increase the Sedatives (The Torment's No Better)"	4:29
3.	"Take a Don Key to Mystery"	3:23

West Side
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tax Sex"	5:51
2.	"Subversive Wisdom"	5:27
3.	"Fire Eyes Joyful Silent Tears"	2:55

2013 CD track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"You're My Kind of Climate" (7" version)	2:50
2.	"Hunger (The Ocean Roars It Bites)"	3:47
3.	"Epi Epi Arp Woosh!"	4:36
4.	"Another Tampon Up the Arse of Humanity"	4:20
5.	"Misa Luba (Lone Wolf)"	2:10
6.	"Storm the Reality Asylum"	7:17
7.	"Here Gathers Nameless Energy (Volcanoes Covered by Snow)"	4:55
8.	"A Dog's Secret"	3:53
9.	"Liars Shape Up or Ship Out"	2:06
10.	"Warm; To the If in Life"	4:46
11.	"Nurse Increase the Sedatives (The Torment's No Better)"	4:29
12.	"Take a Don Key to Mystery"	3:23
13.	"Tax Sex"	5:51
14.	"Subversive Wisdom"	5:27
15.	"Fire Eyes Joyful Silent Tears"	2:55
16.	"She Gets So Hungry at Night She Eats Her Jewellery"	5:54
17.	"You're My Kind of Climate" (12" version)	6:05
18.	"Storm the Reality Asylum" (Extended version)	7:20

Accolades

Year	Publication	Country	Accolade	Rank
1982	Rockerilla	Italy	Albums of the Year^[6]	10

Personnel

Adapted from the I Am Cold liner notes.^[7]

Rip Rig + Panic

Neneh Cherry – vocals (A2, B1, C3, D1)
Sean Oliver – bass guitar
Gareth Sager – piano (A4, B1, B3, C1, D3), guitar (A3, B2, D1), clarinet (B2, B4, C3), alto saxophone (A3, C2), string arrangement (B1, B4), bass clarinet (A3), vocals (C3)
Bruce Smith – drums, percussion
Mark Springer – piano (A1-A3, B2, B4, C2, C3, D1, D2), vocals (A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2, D2), tenor saxophone (A3, B1), soprano saxophone (B3, C1, D3), bass clarinet (B3), clavinet (C2)

Additional musicians

Don Cherry – trumpet (A2, B2, B3, C1, C3, D4), melodica (A2, C1), vocals (B2, C3)
David Defries – trumpet (B1, C2, D1), horn arrangement (B3)
Debbie Holmes – cello (B1)
Woo Honeymoon – violin (B1, B4)
Giles Leaman – additional drums and percussion
Jez Parfitt – baritone saxophone (D1)
Steve Noble – additional drums and percussion

Additional musicians (cont.)

Andrea Oliver – backing vocals (B1, D1)
Sarah Sarahandi – viola (A1, B1, B4)
Dave "Flash" Wright – tenor saxophone (B1, B3, C1, C2), flute (B3)

Production and additional personnel

Anna Arnoe – photography
David Corrio – photography
Howard Gray – engineering
Dave Hunt – engineering
Lester Johnston – engineering
Adam Kidron – engineering
Jill Mumford – design
Sally Orsono – photography
Pablo Picasso – cover art
Sid Rudland – engineering
Nick Watson – remastering

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	1982	Virgin	LP	V 2228
United Kingdom	2013	Cherry Red	CD	CDMRED 573

References

^ Dougan, John. "Rip Rig + Panic: I Am Cold > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
^ Pitter, Charles (28 June 2013). "Rip Rig + Panic: God, I Am Cold, Attitude". PopMatters. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
^ Quantick, David (August 2013). "Rip Rig + Panic: God, I Am Cold, Attitude". Q. Retrieved 2 February 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Isler, Scott; Sheridan, David (2007). "Rip Rig + Panic". Trouser Press. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
^ Gimarc, George (11 July 2005). Punk Diary. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 728. ISBN 9780879308483. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
^ "Rockerilla End of Year Lists 1982: Album". Rockerilla. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
^ I Am Cold (sleeve). Rip Rig + Panic. London, United Kingdom: Virgin Records. 1982.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)