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| Released | 1981 | 
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| Recorded | January–July 1981 | 
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| Studio | Eastcote Products Recording Studios (London) | 
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| Length | 37:34 | 
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| Label | A&M | 
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"109"Released: 1981
"Questionnaire"Released: 1981
"Glad to Know You"Released: 1981
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Chasanova is the second solo studio album by the English singer and multi-instrumentalist Chaz Jankel. It was originally released in 1981, on the label A&M. The album was also released under the title Questionnaire.[1]
The album was recorded over a period of seven months between January and July 1981, in sessions that took place at Eastcote Products Recording Studios, in London. The album featured major lyrical contributions from Ian Dury and musical contributions from two of the Blockheads, bassist Norman Watt-Roy and drummer Charlie Charles and also contained the US dance hit "Glad to Know You", which was one of the tracks with lyrics written by Dury, plus the MTV music video of its title track.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Chaz Jankel and Ian Dury, except where noted.
Side one| Title | Writer(s) | 
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| 1. | "109" | Chaz Jankel | 3:53 | 
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| 2. | "Johnny Funk" |  | 4:57 | 
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| 3. | "Now You're Dancing" |  | 3:38 | 
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| 4. | "Magic of Music" |  | 4:53 | 
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Side two| Title | Writer(s) | 
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| 5. | "Glad to Know You" |  | 3:40 | 
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| 6. | "Boy" |  | 3:53 | 
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| 7. | "Questionnaire" |  | 5:18 | 
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| 8. | "3,000,000 Synths" |  | 6:27 | 
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| Total length: | 37:34 | 
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Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[2]
| "109"
 "Johnny Funk"
 Chaz Jankel – lead vocals; guitars; Oberheim OB-X; Hammond organ; percussion; simulated car crashPeter Van Hooke – Linn LM-1 programming; tom-toms; gourd shakerChris Warwick – Oberheim programming micro composerSteve Prestage – simulated car crashPhilip Bagenal – simulated car crashIngrid Mansfield Allman – backing vocals
 "Now You're Dancing"
 Chaz Jankel – lead vocals; guitars; piano; Hammond organ; Oberheim OB-X; tom-toms; sound effects other than bellsNorman Watt-Roy – bass guitarPeter Van Hooke – Linn LM-1 programmingChris Warwick – Oberheim programmingPhilip Bagenal – bellsTessa Webb – backing vocalsPepe Lemer – backing vocalsJo Collins – backing vocalsMick Leeson – backing vocalsPete Vale – backing vocalsAlan Carvell – backing vocals
 "Magic of Music"
 | "Glad to Know You"
 Chaz Jankel – lead vocals; piano; Hammond organ; Oberheim OB-X; bass guitarPeter Van Hooke – Linn LM-1 programming; Simmons SDS-VMickey Feat – bass guitarTessa Webb – backing vocalsPepe Lemer – backing vocalsJo Collins – backing vocalsIngrid Mansfield Allman – backing vocals
 "Boy"
 Chaz Jankel – lead vocals; electric piano; piano; Hammond organ; guitar; claptrapCharlie Charles – drumsNorman Watt-Roy – bass guitar
 "Questionnaire"
 Chaz Jankel – lead vocals; piano; electric pianoCharlie Charles – drums; bongos; timbales soloNorman Watt-Roy – bass guitarBill Skeat – tenor saxophoneBob Sydor – alto saxophoneMalcolm Griffith – tromboneHenry Lowther – trumpetAlan Downie – trumpetMartin Drover – trumpetPeter Van Hooke – agogôJuan Carnache – maracasJohn Altman – horn arrangementTessa Webb – chorus vocalsJo Collins – chorus vocalsPepe Lemer – chorus vocalsJanie Romer – backing vocalsLaura Weymouth – backing vocals
 "3,000,000 Synths"
 Chaz Jankel – Rhodes piano; Oberheim OB-XChris Warwick – Oberheim programmingPeter Van Hooke – Linn LM-1 programmingPhilip Bagenal – vocal; dubbing
  
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- Production team
- Philip Bagenal – producer; recording; mixing
- Chaz Jankel – producer; mixing
- Peter Van Hooke – producer; mixing
- Steve Prestage – mixing
References
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