Bouncing off the Satellites
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| Bouncing off the Satellites | ||
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| Studio album by The B-52's | ||
| Released | September 8, 1986 | |
| Recorded | ??? | |
| Genre | New Wave | |
| Length | 45:55 | |
| Label | Warner Brothers | |
| Producer(s) | Tony Mansfield, Shep Pettibone |
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| Professional reviews | ||
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| The B-52's chronology | ||
| Whammy! (1983) |
Bouncing Off the Satellites (1986) |
Cosmic Thing (1989) |
Bouncing off the Satellites is the fourth studio album by New Wave band The B-52's, released in 1986. Guitarist Ricky Wilson died of AIDS during the recording. With the band too distraught to tour, the album received minimal promotion and failed to yield any hits despite some stations initially giving good airplay to "Summer of Love".
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- "Summer of Love" (Pierson, Strickland, C. Wilson, R. Wilson) – 4:02
- "Girl from Ipanema Goes to Greenland" (Strickland, Wilson, Wilson) – 4:22
- "Housework" (Pierson, Rollins) – 4:04
- "Detour Thru Your Mind" (The B-52's) – 5:06
- "Wig" (The B-52's) – 4:22
- "Theme for a Nude Beach" (The B-52's) – 4:50
- "Ain't It a Shame" (Strickland, C. Wilson, R. Wilson) – 5:30
- "Juicy Jungle" (Coté, Schneider) – 4:50
- "Communicate" (The B-52's) – 4:08
- "She Brakes for Rainbows" (Strickland, Wilson) – 4:41
[edit] Miscellanea
- "Ain't It A Shame" is now regularly covered in live shows by Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor.
- The album's cover is by pop artist Kenny Scharfe, who also illustrated a book by the band's singer, Fred Schneider, entitled Fred Schneider and Other Unrelated Works.
- Much to the band's distaste, the album's producer Tony Mansfield insisted on using the Fairlight CMI synthesizer heavily on every track.
- If the psychadelic talking at the end of "Detour Thru Your Mind" is played backwards, Fred Schneider can be heard saying "I buried my parakeet in the backyard. Oh-no, you're playing the record backwards. Watch out, you might ruin your needle."
[edit] Personnel
- Tom Beckerman - guitar
- John Coté - background vocals
- Tony Mansfield - synthesizer
- Mark Mazur - guitar, bass
- Kate Pierson - organ, vocals, background vocals
- Tim Rollins - guitar
- Fred Schneider - vocals
- Keith Strickland - bass, guitar, harmonica, percussion, keyboards, sitar, Vocals, background vocals
- Adey Wilson - guitar, bass, vocals, background vocals
- Cindy Wilson - vocals
- Ricky Wilson - guitar, bass
[edit] Production
- Producer: Tony Mansfield, Shep Pettibone
- Engineer: Michael Hutchinson, Steve Peck, Tony Phillips
- Assistant Engineer: Fernando Kral, Don Peterkofsky
- Mastering: Phill Brown
- Remixing: Shep Pettibone
- Art Direction: Keith Bennett, Kav DeLuxe
- Paintings: Kenny Scharf
- Photography: Keith Strickland
[edit] Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1987 | Billboard 200 | 85 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1986 | "Girl from Ipanema Goes to Greenland" | Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 10 |
| 1986 | "Girl from Ipanema Goes to Greenland" | Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 34 |
| 1986 | "Summer of Love" | Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 3 |
| 1986 | "Summer of Love" | Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 4 |
| 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 |
