Lights Out (Peter Wolf album)

Lights Out is the debut solo album by Peter Wolf, released in 1984 (see 1984 in music).

Track listing

1. "Lights Out" (Don Covay, Wolf) - 4:27
2. "I Need You Tonight" (Peter Bliss, Wolf) - 3:39
3. "Oo-Ee-Diddley-Bop!" (Michael Jonzun, Wolf, Gordon Worthy) - 4:13
4. "Gloomy Sunday" (Lazlo Javor, Sam M. Lewis, Rezső Seress) - 3:37
5. "Baby, Please Don't Let Me Go" (Jonzun, Maurice Starr, Wolf) - 4:02
6. "Crazy" (Jonzun, Wolf) - 3:49
7. "Poor Girl's Heart" (Jonzun, Wolf) - 3:04
8. "Here Comes That Hurt" (Jonzun, Wolf) - 3:14
9. "Pretty Lady" (Jonzun, Wolf) - 3:44
10. "Mars Needs Women" (Jonzun, Wolf) - 2:41
11. "Billy Bigtime" (Jonzun, Timothy S. Mayer, Wolf) - 4:40

First single "Lights Out" was originally titled "Dancing In The Dark" but because of the release of Bruce Springsteen's single "Dancing In The Dark" being released at the same time, Wolf renamed the single.

Personnel

• Peter Wolf - conga, vocals, background vocals
• Robin Beck - vocals, background vocals
• Adrian Belew - guitar
• Peter Bliss - guitar, background vocals
• Tony "Rocks" Cowan - guitar
• Alan Dawson - percussion
• Elliot Easton - guitar
• Eddie Gorodetsky - vocals, narrator
• Yogi Horton - percussion
• Mick Jagger - vocals, background vocals
• Michael Jonzun - bass, flute, guitar, percussion, conga, horn, keyboard, background vocals
• Will Lee - bass, vocals, background vocals
• Leon Mobley - conductor, conga
• P-Funk Horns - horn section
• Rick Peppers - guitar
• Elliott Randall - guitar
• Randy Ross - guitar
• G.E. Smith - guitar
• Maurice Starr - bass, guitar, vocals, background vocals
• Ed Stasium - guitar, percussion
• Gordon Worthy - bass, conga, keyboard, vocals, background vocals

Production

• Producers: Peter Wolf, Michael Jonzun
• Engineer: Ed Stasium
• Mixing assistant: Billy Miranda
• Studio assistants: Sidney Burton, Calvin Johnson, Tom Moore
• Assistant: Gordon Worthy
• Arrangers: Peter Wolf, Michael Jonzun
• Art direction: Carin Goldberg, Henry Marquez
• Design: Carin Goldberg, Henry Marquez
• Logo design: Michael Diehl
• Photography: Carol Friedman, Ron Pownall
• Cover photo: Chris Callis

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Singles - Billboard (North America)