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I Didn't See It Coming is the debut album by punk rock band the Professionals. It was first released by Virgin Records in November 1981. 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.

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.)	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

References

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Steve Jones Glen Matlock Paul Cook Johnny Rotten Sid Vicious
Studio album	Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols
Compilations and soundtracks	Spunk The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle Some Product: Carri on Sex Pistols Flogging a Dead Horse Kiss This Spunk/This Is Crap Jubilee Sex Pistols Silver Jubilee
Live albums	Anarchy in the U.K: Live at the 76 Club Live at Chelmsford Top Security Prison Filthy Lucre Live Live at Winterland 1978 Raw and Live
Singles	"Anarchy in the U.K." "God Save the Queen" "Pretty Vacant" "Holidays in the Sun" "No One Is Innocent"/"My Way" "Something Else" "Silly Thing" "C'mon Everybody" "The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle" "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" "Pretty Vacant" (live)
Other notable songs	"Belsen Was a Gas" "Bodies" "E.M.I."
Films	The Punk Rock Movie Who Killed Bambi? D.O.A.: A Rite of Passage The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle Sid and Nancy The Filth and the Fury There'll Always Be an England Pistol
Related articles	Discography Nancy Spungen Malcolm McLaren Wally Nightingale Ronnie Biggs Edward Tudor-Pole Jamie Reid Rich Kids Vicious White Kids Public Image Ltd The Professionals Ex Pistols Neurotic Outsiders Bromley Contingent Filthy Lucre Tour

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