Mesopotamia (The B-52's album)
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| Mesopotamia | ||
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| Studio album by The B-52's | ||
| Released | 1982 | |
| Recorded | 1982 | |
| Genre | New Wave | |
| Length | ??? | |
| Label | Warner Bros. Records | |
| Producer(s) | David Byrne | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| The B-52's chronology | ||
| Party Mix! (1982) |
Mesopotamia (1982) |
Whammy! (1983) |
Mesopotamia is the result of what was intended as the third full length album from The B-52's. Produced by David Byrne of Talking Heads, the recording sessions were aborted prematurely and six songs were released as an EP. Due to a record company error the initial copies of the Island Records version of the EP released in the UK and other non-US territories contained some extended versions and different takes of the songs.
In 1991, Mesopotamia was remixed and, combined with the Party Mix! album, was released on CD. Confusingly, the original Warner Bros. Records version of the album is the version available on Island Records cd re-release.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- "Loveland" (Keith Strickland/Ricky Wilson/Fred Schneider/Cindy Wilson)
- "Deep Sleep" (Keith Strickland/Kate Pierson/Robert Waldrop)
- "Mesopotamia" (Keith Strickland/Ricky Wilson/Kate Pierson/Fred Schneider)
- "Cake" (Kate Pierson/Cindy Wilson/Keith Strickland/Ricky Wilson)
- "Throw That Beat In the Garbage Can" (Keith Strickland/Ricky Wilson/Fred Schneider)
- "Nip It In the Bud" (Ricky Wilson/Keith Strickland/Cindy Wilson)
[edit] Miscellanea
Allegedly David Byrne recorded The Catherine Wheel soundtrack at night and produced Mesopotamia during the day, leaving him little time to do anything else.[1]
[edit] Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1982 | Billboard 200 | 35 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1982 | "Mesopotamia/Deep Sleep/Cake" | Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 13 |
| The B-52's |
| Fred Schneider | Kate Pierson | Cindy Wilson | Keith Strickland | Ricky Wilson |
| Discography |
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| Studio albums: The B-52's | Wild Planet | Party Mix! | Mesopotamia | Whammy! | Bouncing off the Satellites | Cosmic Thing | Good Stuff | Time Capsule: Songs for a Future Generation | Nude on the Moon: The B-52's Anthology |
| DVDs: The B-52's 1979-1989 | The B-52's Time Capsule: Videos for a Future Generation 1979-1998 |
[edit] References
- ^ Sexton, M - The B-52's Universe, The Essential Guide to the World's Greatest Party Band.
