Homosapien (album)  

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Homosapien is the 1981 second solo album by Buzzcocks frontman Pete Shelley (following the pre-Buzzcocks experimental instrumental album Sky Yen, recorded in 1974 and eventually released in 1980). Homosapien saw a marked departure from the punk guitar stylings of Buzzcocks' records, being heavily influenced by programmed synthesizer sounds and drum machines. The title track was released as a UK single and was banned by the BBC, but was nevertheless a hit in several other countries.

Track listings

All tracks written and composed by Pete Shelley.

UK Track Listing

Side one

1. "Homosapien" – 4:32
2. "Yesterday's Not Here" – 4:08
3. "I Generate a Feeling" – 3:10
4. "Keats' Song" – 1:58
5. "Qu'est-ce Que C'est Que Ça" – 4:18

Side two

6. "I Don't Know What It Is" – 3:27 <li> "Guess I Must Have Been in Love with Myself" – 3:33 <li> "Pusher Man" – 2:47 <li> "Just One of Those Affairs" – 3:37 <li> "It's Hard Enough Knowing" – 5:35</ol>
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   CD bonus tracks

   <li> "Witness the Change" (B-side of "I Don't Know What It Is") – 4:46 <li> "Maxine" (B-side of "In Love with Somebody Else") – 3:29 <li> "In Love with Somebody Else" (free single with limited edition of "I Don't Know What It Is") – 2:59 <li> "Homosapien" (Dub) – 9:01 <li> "Witness the Change/I Don't Know What Love Is" (Dub) – 8:22 <li> "Love in Vain" (B-side of reissue of "Homosapien") – 3:19
   • Note: "Witness the Change" and "Maxine" are labelled with track timings of 1:46 and 8:21 respectively. The 1:46 long "track 11" is actually the second part of "It's Hard Enough Knowing" and the 8:21 "track 12" contains both "Witness the Change" and "Maxine".
   • Track 15 is an unspecified instrumental "dub" mix of both songs.
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   US Track Listing

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   Side one

   1. "Homosapien" – 4:32
   2. "Yesterday's Not Here" – 4:08
   3. "Love in Vain" – 3:05
   4. "Just One of Those Affairs" – 3:37
   5. "Qu'est-ce Que C'est Que Ça" – 4:18
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   Side two

   <li> "I Don't Know What It Is" – 3:27 <li> "Witness the Change" – 4:47 <li> "Guess I Must Have Been in Love with Myself" – 3:33 <li> "I Generate a Feeling" – 3:10 <li> "In Love with Somebody Else" – 3:00
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   1997 CD bonus tracks

   <li> "Telephone Operator" – 3:19 <li> "If You Ask Me (I Won't Say No)" – 4:23 <li> "You Know Better Than I Know" – 5:00 <li> "(Millions of People) No One Like You" – 4:09 <li> "XL1" – 3:30

   
   

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