Close to the Bone

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Close to the Bone
Studio album by Tom Tom Club
Released 1983
Genre Electronic
Funk
Length 37:32
Label Sire/Warner Bros. Records
23916
Producer Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth
Tom Tom Club chronology
Tom Tom Club
(1981)
Close to the Bone
(1983)
Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom
(1988)

Close to the Bone is an album by the Tom Tom Club that was released in 1983. The Club's musicians are Wally Badarou; Tyrone Downie; Chris Frantz; Roddy Frantz; Rupert Hine; Raymond Jones; Steve Scales; Steven Stanley; Alex Weir; and sisters Lani, Laura, and Tina Weymouth. As of 2008, the album has not been released on compact disc.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Pleasure of Love" – 6:33
  2. "On the Line Again" – 4:56
  3. "This Is a Foxy World" – 3:39
  4. "Bamboo Town" – 3:56
  5. "The Man With the 4-Way Hips" – 5:48
  6. "Measure Up" – 5:05
  7. "Never Took a Penny" – 3:33
  8. "Atsababy! (Life Is Great)" – 4:02

[edit] Personnel

  • Tina Weymouth - bass, vocals
  • Chris Frantz - drums, vocals
  • Alex Weir - guitar
  • Wally Badarou - keyboards
  • Tyronie Downie - keyboards
  • Raymond Jones - keyboards
  • Rupert Hine - keyboards
  • Steve Scales - percussion
  • Lani Weymouth- vocals
  • Laura Weymouth - vocals