Que Sera Sera (album)

Que Sera Sera is a 1985 album by Johnny Thunders.

Que Sera Sera
Studio album by Johnny Thunders
Released	1985
Recorded	August 1985
Studio	West 3 Studios, London. Tin Pan Alley Studio, London.
Genre	Garage rock, punk rock, alternative rock
Label	Jungle
Producer	Johnny Thunders
Johnny Thunders chronology
Hurt Me (1984) Que Sera Sera (1985) Copy Cats (1988)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Kerrang!	[2]

The original 1985-release of the album had ten songs. On later CD-pressings three more were added: "Que Sera, Sera", "Cool Operator" (Black Cat Remix) and Thunders' own remix of the opening track, "Short Lives", which replaced the original mix as opener of the album. "Que Sera Sera" was first released as a single (7" & 12"), backed with Thunders' remix of "Short Lives". "Tie Me Up" was earlier released as B-side to the Johnny Thunders & Patti Palladin single "Crawfish" in 1985.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Johnny Thunders; except where indicated

1. "Short Lives" (Thunders, Patti Palladin) 3:09
2. "M.I.A." 2:47
3. "I Only Wrote This Song for You" 2:32
4. "Little Bit of Whore" 2:27
5. "Cool Operator" (Thunders, Keith George Yon, Tony St. Helene) 6:18
6. "Blame It on Mom" 3:42
7. "Tie Me Up" (Thunders, Patti Palladin) 3:11
8. "Alone in a Crowd" 2:40
9. "Billy Boy" 3:00
10. "Endless Party" (Thunders, David Johansen) 2:41
11. "Que Sera, Sera" 3:41
12. "Short Lives" (original mix) 3:16
13. "Cool Operator" (Black Cat Remix) 5:49

Personnel

• Johnny Thunders - guitar, vocals

Black Cats

• Keith George Yon - bass
• Tony St. Helene - drums

with:

• Wilko Johnson - guitar on 5 & 10
• Michael Monroe - saxophone, harmonica
• John Perry - guitar, keyboards, backing vocals on 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12.
• Patti Palladin - vocals
• Nasty Suicide - guitar on 1
• Stiv Bators - backing vocals on 10
• Dave Tregunna - backing vocals on 10
• Pedro Ortiz - percussion on 7
• J.C. Carroll - mandolin, accordion
• Billy Rath - bass on 7
• Jerry Nolan - drums on 7
• Henri-Paul Tortosa - guitar on 7
• John "Irish" Earle - saxophone on 7
• Judd Lander - mouth organ on 7
• St. Theresa School Choir - "child abuse" on 11

Technical

• John McGowan, Ken Thomas - engineer
• Nina Antonia - liner notes
• Leee Black Childers - photography

Charts

Chart (1985)	Peak position
UK Indie Chart[3]	6

References

1. Claps, Andy. "Que Sera, Sera". Allmusic. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
2. Dickson, Dave (6 Mar 1986). "Johnny Thunders 'Que Sera, Sera'". Kerrang!. 115. London, UK: Morgan Grampian. p. 26.
3. Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on June 8, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2014.