The Boomtown Rats (album)

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The Boomtown Rats
Studio album by The Boomtown Rats
Released	September 1977
Genre	Punk rock
Label	Mercury Records
Producer	Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
The Boomtown Rats chronology
The Boomtown Rats (1977) A Tonic for the Troops (1978)

The Boomtown Rats was The Boomtown Rats' first album and included the Rat's first hit single, "Lookin' After No. 1", as well as the subsequent single, "Mary of the 4th Form".

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Bob Geldof.

1. "Lookin' After No. 1"
2. "Neon Heart"
3. "Joey's on the Street Again"
4. "Never Bite the Hand that Feeds"
5. "Mary of the 4th Form"
6. "(She's Gonna) Do You In"
7. "Close as You'll Ever Be"
8. "I Can Make It If You Can"
9. "Kicks"

[edit] 2005 bonus tracks

1. "Doin' It Right" (1975 Live Demo)
2. "My Blues Away" (1975 Live Demo)
3. "A Second Time" (1975 Live Demo)
4. "Fanzine Hero" (1975 Live Demo)
5. "Barefootin'" (Recorded Live in Moran's Hotel, Dublin, 1975)
6. "Mary of the 4th Form" (Single Version)

[edit] Personnel

• Bob Geldof – vocals, saxophone
• Pete Briquette – bass, vocals
• Gerry Cott – guitar
• Johnnie Fingers – keyboards, vocals
• Simon Crowe – drums, vocals
• Garry Roberts – guitar, vocals