Learning to Cope with Cowardice

Learning to Cope with Cowardice is the debut album by British singer Mark Stewart, released in 1983 by On-U Sound Records. It was released on CD in 1991 with bonus tracks, as a Director's Cut CD in 2006 by EMI with other bonus tracks and versions, and then in 2019 by Mute as a 2LP/2CD set, combining the original album with the bonus album The Lost Tapes.

Personnel

 * Mark Stewart and the Maffia
 * Mark Stewart – vocals, production, art direction
 * Desmond "Fatfingers" Coke – keyboards
 * Charles "Eskimo" Fox – drums
 * Evar Wellington – bass guitar
 * Additional musicians and production
 * Anna Hurl – art direction
 * George Oban – bass guitar on "Liberty City" and "Jerusalem"
 * Nick Plytas – keyboards on "Liberty City" and "None Dare Call It Conspiracy"
 * Dan Sheals – drums on "Blessed Are Those Who Struggle"
 * Adrian Sherwood – production
 * Antonio "Crucial Tony" Phillips – bass guitar on "Blessed Are Those Who Struggle"