Sense and Sensuality was the second album of British

United Kingdom

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 post-punk

Post-punk

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 band Au Pairs

Au Pairs (band)

The Au Pairs were a British post-punk band that formed in Birmingham in 1979. Music historian Gillian G. Gaar noted in her history of women in rock that the band mingled male and female musicians in a revolutionary collaborative way, as part of its outspoken explorations of sexual...

. The album reached #79 in Britain. No singles were released from the album. The album cover wasn't approved by the band. There were errors on the recording, including it being recorded at too fast a speed, these were corrected on the 2002 reissue by Castle Music. The albums lyrics still focus on personal and wider political issues but shows a wider range of musical influences than their first album, Playing with a Different Sex

Playing with a Different Sex

Playing with a Different Sex was the first album of British post-punk band Au Pairs. In its review, Allmusic described the album as "one of the great, and perhaps forgotten, post-punk records." The album peaked at #33 in Britain and launched the single "It's Obvious", which reached #37 on the Club...

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Track listing

All tracks composed by Lesley Woods, Paul Foad, Jane Munro and Peter Hammond.

1. "Don't Lie Back"
2. "(That's When) It's Worth It"
3. "Instant Touch"
4. "Sex Without Stress"
5. "Fiasco"
6. "Intact"
7. "Tongue In Cheek"
8. "Stepping Out Of Line"
9. "Shakedown"
10. "America"

Band

• Lesley Woods – guitar
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  , vocals
• Paul Foad – guitar, cello
  Cello
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  , vocals
• Jane Munro – bass
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• Peter Hammond – drums
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  , percussion

Additional musicians

• Graeme Hamilton – trumpet
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• James Johnstone – saxophone
  Saxophone
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• Keith Knowles – synthesiser
• Ollie Moore – saxophone

Production

• Au Pairs – producer
• Terry Barham – engineer
• Ken Thomas – engineer