I Didn't See It Coming

I Didn't See It Coming is the debut album by punk rock band the Professionals.^[1] It was first released by Virgin Records in November 1981.^[2] On June 14, 2001, Virgin/EMI released a CD edition of the album, appending six tracks previously released as singles and two songs recorded for the mooted The Professionals album.^[3][4]

I Didn't See It Coming
Studio album by The Professionals
Released	November 1981 (original LP) June 14, 2001 (CD edition)
Recorded	1981
Studio	Surrey Sound Studios, Leatherhead, Surrey
Genre	Punk rock power pop
Length	38:32 (original LP) 63:29 (CD edition)
Label	Virgin
Producer	Nigel Gray with Steve Jones, Paul Cook
The Professionals chronology
I Didn't See It Coming (1981) The Professionals (1997)
Singles from I Didn't See It Coming
"The Magnificent" Released: October 1981

Track listing

Original LP (1981)

All tracks are written by Paul Cook and Steve Jones except where noted.

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Magnificent"		3:50
2.	"Payola"		3:37
3.	"Northern Slide"		3:26
4.	"Friday Night Square"	Cook, Jones, Ray McVeigh, Paul Myers	4:36
5.	"Kick Down the Doors" (McVeigh and Myers are uncredited for this song.)	Cook, Jones, McVeigh, Myers	4:32

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Little Boys"	4:13
2.	"All the Way"	3:19
3.	"Crescendo"	4:06
4.	"Madhouse"	3:15
5.	"Too Far to Fall"	3:52

2001 CD Edition

All tracks are written by Paul Cook and Steve Jones except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Magnificent"		3:50
2.	"Payola"		3:37
3.	"Northern Slide"		3:26
4.	"Friday Night Square" (McVeigh and Myers are uncredited for this song.[5][6])	Cook, Jones, McVeigh, Myers	4:36
5.	"Kick Down the Doors"	Cook, Jones, McVeigh, Myers	4:32
6.	"Little Boys in Blue" (Originally titled as "Little Boys")		4:13
7.	"All the Way"		3:19
8.	"Crescendo"		4:06
9.	"Madhouse" (McVeigh and Myers are credited for this song, but this is incorrect.)		3:15
10.	"Too Far to Fall"		3:52
11.	"Just Another Dream"		3:04
12.	"Kamikaze"	Cook, Jones, Andy Allan	3:23
13.	"1-2-3"		2:57
14.	"Mods, Skins, Punks"		3:12
15.	"Join the Professionals"		3:17
16.	"Has Anybody Got an Alibi"		3:20
17.	"White Light White Heat"	Lou Reed	3:45
18.	"Baby I Don't Care"	Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller	3:17

Personnel

The Professionals

• Steve Jones − lead vocals, lead guitar
• Paul Cook − drums, backing vocals
• Ray McVeigh − rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Paul Myers − bass
• Andy Allan − bass, backing vocals on tracks 11, 12, 13, 14, 17 and 18

Technical

• Bill Smith − sleeve design
• Gered Mankowitz − cover photography