So-Lo

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So-Lo
So-Lo cover
Studio album by Danny Elfman
Released November 11, 1984
Genre New Wave
Length 38:34
Label A&M Records
Producer Danny Elfman
Steve Bartek
Paul Ratajczak
Professional reviews
Oingo Boingo chronology
Good for Your Soul
(1983)
So-Lo
(1984)
Dead Man's Party
(1985)

So-Lo is a Danny Elfman album recorded with Oingo Boingo. The band chose to record the album as a backup band for their longtime frontman to circumvent a dispute with their label. There are two versions of the album; the second version replaces the original version of "Gratitude" with the version from the Beverly Hills Cop soundtrack.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Gratitude"
  2. "Cool City"
  3. "Go Away"
  4. "Sucker For Mystery"
  5. "It Only Makes Me Laugh"
  6. "Last Time"
  7. "Tough As Nails"
  8. "Lightning"
  9. "Everybody Needs"

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Band

  • Danny Elfman: Vocals, Percussion, Progamming
  • Steve Bartek: Guitars, Programming
  • Rich Gibbs: Synthesizers, Special DX-7 Programming
  • Paul Fox: Synthesizers
  • Kerry Hatch: Basses
  • Johnny "Vatos" Hernandez: Drums, Percussion
  • Leon Schneiderman: Baritone Sax
  • Sam Phipps: Tenor Sax
  • Dale Turner: Trumpet, Trombone

[edit] Production

  • Danny Elfman, Steve Bartek, Paul Ratajczak: producers
  • Danny Elfman: songwriter
  • Paul Ratajczak: engineer

Recorded at Ground Zero Control in Santa Monica

  • Spozzi the "Spazz": assistant engineer
  • Laura Engel: production assistant
  • Mike Gormley/Miles Copeland at L.A. Personal Direction: management
  • Emily Shenkin: counseling
  • Steve Bartek and Danny Elfman: arrangements
  • Greg Fluginiti at Artisan Sound Recorders, Hollywood, CA
  • Georganne Deen: art direction/illustration
  • Aaron Rapoport: photography

John Avila is not credited with performing on the album, but he does appear in the "Gratitude" music video. He was a member of the group by the next album.