Slap! is the fourth studio album by anarchist punk band Chumbawamba. A radical redefinition of the band's sound and attitude, the songs now inspire dancing more than moshing, and the lyrics are celebratory as opposed to victimist. The cover art is the popular kitsch painting Chinese Girl (1952) by Vladimir Tretchikoff.

Track listing

Personnel

• Lou Watts – vocals, guitar

• Dunstan Bruce – vocals, percussion, soprano saxophone

• Harry Hamer – drums, percussion

• Alice Nutter – vocals

• Danbert Nobacon – vocals

• Boff Whalley – guitar, vocals, clarinet

• Cobie Laan – live recording

• Mavis Dillan – bass, trumpet, vocals

• Simon "Commonknowledge" Lanzon – keyboards, accordion, piano

Additional personnel

• Alan Wilkinson – alto and baritone saxophones

• Neil Ferguson – keyboards

• Dill – whine

• Dere – woof

• Mia – vocals

• Tanja (formerly Tania) – mouth organ, vocals

Also appearing on the album are Carl Douglas, Elvis Presley, Mark E. Smith, Dagmar Krause, Philip Glass, Adam Ant, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, George Gershwin, Penny Rimbaud, Jake Burns, Rob 'n' Raz, Lenny Bruce, Muzsikás Ensemble, Mark Perry, Gang of Four, and Poly Styrene.

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