Walking Back to Happiness

For the Helen Shapiro song, see Walkin' Back to Happiness.

Walking Back to Happiness is the third album by John Cooper Clarke, released in 1979.

Walking Back to Happiness
Live album (mini-album) by John Cooper Clarke
Released	1979
Recorded	Live, 1979
Genre	Spoken word
Label	Epic
Producer	Martin Hannett
John Cooper Clarke chronology
Disguise in Love (1978) Walking Back to Happiness (1979) Snap, Crackle & Bop (1979)

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Description

All of the tracks on the album were recorded live, with the exception of the final track, "Gimmix", which was re-recorded in studio and became a UK top 40 hit that year. The penultimate track refers to The Marble Index a 1969 album by Nico.

Walking Back to Happiness is the third album by Clarke.^[2] It was originally released on 10" clear vinyl in 1979,^[3] and long out of print.

Track listing

All tracks written by John Cooper Clarke.

1. "Gaberdine Angus" - 1:15
2. "Majorca" - 2:28
3. "Bronze Adonis" - 2:22
4. "Spilt Beans" - 2:22
5. "Twat" - 2:24
6. "The Pest" - 2:16
7. "Nothing" - 0:42
8. "Limbo" - 4:21
9. "Who Stole the Marble Index?" - 1:22
10. "Gimmix Play Loud" - 3:26

Personnel

• John Cooper Clarke – vocals

with:

• The Invisible Girls - music on "Gimmix Play Loud"