Misplaced Ideals

Misplaced Ideals is the second studio album by English rock band Sad Café, released in April 1978[1] by RCA Records. Despite no singles being released from the album and its lack of commercial success, it peaked at number 50 on the UK Albums Chart.[2][3] The album wasn't released in North America, where instead it was decided that a compilation album, also titled Misplaced Ideals, of the band's first two albums be released.

Misplaced Ideals
Original vinyl cover
by Storm Thorgerson/Hipgnosis
Studio album by
Sad Café
ReleasedApril 1978
Studio
GenrePop rock
Length42:06
LabelRCA
ProducerJohn Punter
Sad Café chronology
Fanx Ta-Ra
(1977)		 Misplaced Ideals
(1978)		 Misplaced Ideals
(1978)
Alternative cover
Reissue vinyl cover

Cover art

The original album cover featured a photograph of a man pulling off a rubber face mask, only to reveal another face underneath. The striking image was created for RCA by Storm Thorgerson.[4] The photograph of a distorted rubber face being pulled apart proved controversial, and RCA decided to re-release the album for the European market with a different cover, a picture of a family of sunbathers walking on a beach. The North American release featured an illustration of a woman holding a cocktail, and in Japan, the album was released with a black cover showing only the eye of the face mask.[2]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Restless"John Stimpson, Paul Young, Ian Wilson, Ashley Mulford4:38
2."Here Come the Clowns"Young4:00
3."Run Home Girl"Young, Wilson6:04
4."Let Love Speak for Itself"Young, Stimpson, Wilson6:08
5."No Place to Go"Wilson4:51
6."Mario"Young, Vic Emerson, Stimpson3:45
7."Relax"Young3:17
8."Feel Like Dying"Young4:09
9."On With the Show"Young, Wilson, Emerson, Mulford, Stimpson5:14
Total length:42:06

Personnel

Sad Café

Additional personnel

  • Lenni Zaksen – saxophone
  • John Punter – additional percussion
  • Doreen Chanter, Irene Chanter, Liza Strike – additional vocals on "Feel Like Dying"
  • Nigel Walker, Jon Walls – assistant engineers
  • Vic Emerson – strings arrangement and synthesisation
  • Iain Scott – photography of live band
  • Hipgnosis – sleeve design and photography (for original album release)

North American album

Misplaced Ideals
Compilation album by
Sad Café
ReleasedNovember 1978
GenrePop rock
Length44:20
LabelA&M
ProducerJohn Punter
Sad Café chronology
Misplaced Ideals
(1978)		 Misplaced Ideals
(1978)		 Facades
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Robert ChristgauC-[6]

This album was only released in the US and Canada and is a compilation of songs from Sad Café's first two studio albums, Fanx Ta-ra and Misplaced Ideals, neither of which were released there.[2] It was released in November 1978 by A&M Records. "Run Home Girl" and "Feel Like Dying" were released as singles, with the former reaching number 71 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1979.[7] The album also charted at number 94 on the Billboard 200.[7] "Run Home Girl" is also a shorter, edited version of the original UK release.

The album was reissued on CD in 2008 by Renaissance Records[8] and the 2011 album download included 4 bonus tracks, which were the four songs from the original UK release of the album not included on this compilation.[9]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Restless"John Stimpson, Paul Young, Ian Wilson, Ashley Mulford4:36
2."Here Come the Clowns"Young4:00
3."Run Home Girl"Young, Wilson4:57
4."Black Rose"Young, Stimpson4:36
5."I Believe (Love Will Survive)"Young4:29
6."Babylon"Young3:40
7."Shellshock"Young, Wilson, Vic Emerson, Mulford, Stimpson3:12
8."Hungry Eyes"Young, Emerson5:26
9."Feel Like Dying"Young4:09
10."On With the Show"Young, Wilson, Emerson, Mulford, Stimpson5:15
Total length:44:20

2011 download bonus tracks:

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Let Love Speak for Itself"Young, Stimpson, Wilson6:09
12."Mario"Young, Emerson, Stimpson4:51
13."No Place to Go"Wilson3:44
14."Relax"Young3:19

References
  1. "Record Mirror" (PDF). 22 April 1978. p. 5. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  2. "World of Genesis - Paul Young - A Brief History 1947-2000". www.worldofgenesis.com. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  3. "misplaced ideals | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  4. Heritage Music & Entertainment Auction #7006. Heritage Capital Corporation. p. 135. ISBN 978-1-59967-369-1. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  5. Boldman, Gina. "Misplaced Ideals – Sad Café | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  6. Christgau, Robert. "Sad Café". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  7. "Sad Café". Billboard. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  8. "Sad Cafe". www.renaissancerecordsus.com. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  9. Sad Café: Misplaced Ideals - Music Streaming - Listen on Deezer, retrieved 21 April 2020
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