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The Fun Boy Three is the debut album by the Fun Boy Three, a band consisting of three ex-members of the UK ska band the Specials: Terry Hall, Neville Staple and Lynval Golding. It was released in 1982 by Chrysalis Records and was re-released in 1999 by EMI as Fame. Several songs on the album feature backing vocals by the female pop trio Bananarama. Three singles were released from the album: "The Lunatics (Have Taken Over The Asylum)", "It Ain't What You Do It's the Way That You Do It", and a remix (with overdubbed horns) of "The Telephone Always Rings".

The Fun Boy Three
Studio album by The Fun Boy Three
Released	March 1982
Studio	The Bridge Studios, London
Genre	New wave, pop
Length	32:53
Label	Chrysalis
Producer	Dave Jordan, The Fun Boy Three
The Fun Boy Three chronology
The Fun Boy Three (1982) Waiting (1983)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Daily Telegraph	[2]
Record Collector	[3]
Record Mirror	[4]
The Village Voice	B[5]

Track listing

All songs by Lynval Golding, Terry Hall and Neville Staple except where noted.

1. "Sanctuary" (with Bananarama)
2. "Way on Down"
3. "The Lunatics (Have Taken Over the Asylum)"
4. "Life in General (Lewe in Algemeen)"
5. "Faith, Hope and Charity"
6. "Funrama 2" (with Bananarama)
7. "Best of Luck Mate"
8. "It Ain't What You Do It's the Way That You Do It" (with Bananarama) (Melvin "Sy" Oliver, James "Trummy" Young)
9. "The Telephone Always Rings"
10. "I Don't Believe It"
11. "Alone" (with Bananarama)

BONUS TRACKS ON DIGITAL VERSION:

1. "Just Do It" (with Bananarama)
2. "Funrama Theme"
3. "Summertime (Extended 12" Mix)"
4. "Summer of '82"
5. "The Telephone Always Rings (12" Mix)"
6. "The Alibi (12" Extended Mix)"

Personnel

Fun Boy Three

• Terry Hall – vocals, producer
• Neville Staple – percussion, vocals, producer
• Lynval Golding – guitar, vocals, producer

with:

• Dick Cuthell – horns
• Keren Woodward – backing vocals (tracks 1, 6, 8, 11)
• Sara Dallin – backing vocals (tracks 1, 6, 8, 11)
• Siobhan Fahey – backing vocals (tracks 1, 6, 8, 11)
• Bananarama - additional lead vocals sung by (tracks 6 and 8)
• Sean Carasov – voice on the telephone

Technical

• Kevin Fuller - lacquer cut
• Frank Elton - cover effects
• Allen Zentz – mastering
• John Sims - visual effects
• Dave Jordan - producer
• Allan Ballard – photography

Charts

Chart (1982)	Peak position	Certifications (sales thresholds)
Australia (Kent Music Report)	84[6]
Netherlands (MegaCharts)	10[7]
New Zealand (Recording Industry Association of New Zealand)	17[8]
UK (Official Charts Company)	7[9][10]	British Phonographic Industry: Gold[11]

References

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