Joy (Skids album)

Joy
Studio album by Skids
Released	20 November 1981 (1981-11-20)[1]
Studio	Britannia Row Studios, London, England and Highland Studios, Inverness, Scotland
Genre	Post-punk, Celtic rock, folk rock
Length	46:51
Label	Virgin
Producer	Russell Webb
Skids chronology
The Absolute Game (1980) Joy (1981) Burning Cities (2018)

Joy is the fourth studio album by Scottish punk rock and new wave band Skids. It was their first album after the departure of signature guitarist Stuart Adamson who went on to found Big Country. It represented a change of direction from rock towards folk music—amplifying the traditional Scottish element already hinted at in previous releases. This would be their last album until the release of Burning Cities over 36 years later.