Initial Success

Initial Success
Studio album by
BA Robertson
Released7 March 1980[1]
StudioMayfair Studios, London
GenreNew wave
Length39:37
LabelAsylum
ProducerTerry Britten
BA Robertson chronology
Shadow of a Thin Man
(1976) 		Initial Success
(1980) 		Bully for You
(1981)
Singles from Initial Success
  1. "Goosebumps"
    Released: January 1979
  2. "Bang Bang"
    Released: June 1979
  3. "Knocked It Off"
    Released: October 1979
  4. "Kool in the Kaftan"
    Released: 15 February 1980[1]
  5. "To Be or Not to Be"
    Released: May 1980

Initial Success is the third studio album by Scottish musician BA Robertson, released on 7 March 1980 by Asylum Records. The album peaked at number 32 on the UK Albums Chart and several singles were released, including the top 10 hits "Bang Bang", "Knocked It Off" and "To Be or Not to Be".[2] The album was reissued on CD on 12 May 2017 by Cherry Red Records and includes several of the singles' B-sides as well as songs performed live at the 2004 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.[3]

  1. ^ a b Shearlaw, John (9 February 1980). "News" (PDF). Record Mirror: 5. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference UK was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Canty, Ian (2017-05-13). "B.A. Robertson - Initial Success, Bully For You, R'N'BA - Album(s) Review(ed)". Louder Than War. Retrieved 2020-05-21.