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A1	The Day The Earth Caught Fire Written-By – Lol Mason, Max Thomas, Mike Slamer	5:20
A2	It's Only The End Of The World Written-By – Lol Mason, Robert John Lange, Roy Ward , Steve Broughton	4:04
A3	Interrupted Melody Written-By – Lol Mason, Max Thomas, Mike Slamer	5:27
A4	Modern Love Affair Written-By – Lol Mason, Max Thomas, Mike Slamer	3:33
A5	New York Times Written-By – Lol Mason, Steve Broughton	5:09
B1	Up In The Eighties Written-By – Lol Mason, Max Thomas	4:14
B2	Machines Written-By – Lol Mason, Mike Slamer, Roy Ward	5:02
Ambition:	11:52
B3-I	Ambition: Written-By – Lol Mason, Mike Slamer, Steve Broughton
B3-II	Me And My Tarot Written-By – Lol Mason, Max Thomas, Steve Broughton
B3-III	Rev-On (The Crunch) Written-By – Lol Mason, Max Thomas, Robert John Lange, Roy Ward , Steve Broughton
B3-IIII	The End (Came Easy) Written-By – Lol Mason, Steve Broughton

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Compass Point Studios
• Manufactured By – Nippon Phonogram Co., Ltd.

Credits

• Acoustic Guitar – Chris Dunn, Steve Broughton
• Art Direction – Bob Defrin
• Backing Vocals – Lol Mason, Max Thomas, Robert John Lange (tracks: A2), Roy Ward , Steve Broughton
• Bass – Chris Dunn
• Bass Guitar – Kendal Stubbs* (tracks: A4), Robert John Lange (tracks: A2)
• Bass, Guitar – Chris Dunn
• Drums, Percussion – Roy Ward
• Electric Guitar – Mike Slamer
• Engineer – Tim Friese-Greene
• Harmonica – Huey Lewis (tracks: A2)
• Illustration [Cover] – Don Brautigam
• Keyboards – Max Thomas
• Lead Vocals – Lol Mason, Roy Ward , Steve Broughton
• Percussion – Kendal Stubbs* (tracks: A4)
• Photography By – Jim Houghton
• Piano – Derek King (tracks: "God Save The King")
• Producer – Robert John Lange
• Synthesizer – Tim Friese-Greene (tracks: B3-III)

Notes

Track B3, Ambition is split up in 4 different and individual songs, but is mixed together.
Came with printed insert and OBI

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
6360 173	City Boy	The Day The Earth Caught Fire ‎(LP, Album)	Vertigo	6360 173	Singapore	1979
L36972	City Boy	The Day The Earth Caught Fire ‎(LP, Album)	Mushroom	L36972	Australia	1979
6360 173	City Boy	The Day The Earth Caught Fire ‎(LP, Album)	Vertigo	6360 173	Norway	1979
6360 173	City Boy	The Day The Earth Caught Fire ‎(LP, Album)	Vertigo	6360 173	Netherlands	1979
50 662	City Boy	The Day The Earth Caught Fire ‎(LP, Album)	Atlantic	50 662	France	1979

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