Mosquitos (album)
Mosquitos is the second album by Stan Ridgway.
Track listing
- "Heat Takes a Walk" - 2:43
- "Lonely Town" - 4:09
- "Goin' Southbound" - 4:42
- "Dogs" - 4:05
- "Can't Complain" - 3:49
- "Peg and Pet and Me" - 4:41
- "Newspapers" - 2:41
- "Calling Out to Carol" - 4:04
- "The Last Honest Man" - 4:01
- "A Mission in Life" - 5:53
Personnel
- Stan Ridgway - vocals, harmonica, piano, guitar
- Eric Williams - guitar
- Marc Ribot - guitar
- Joe Ramirez, Tim Landers - bass
- Joe Berardi - drums
- Steve Reid - percussion
- Bernard Hall, Jim Lang, Pietra Wexstun - keyboards
- Larry Grennan, Pietra Wexstun, Tori Amos - background vocals
- Steve Berlin - saxophone on "Dogs"
- Tori Amos - background vocals on 4,6,9
- Van Dyke Parks - string arrangement on "Heat Takes a Walk"
Accolades
Year |
Publication |
Country |
Accolade |
Rank |
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1989 |
Best |
France |
"Albums of the Year" |
8 |
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"*" denotes an unordered list. |
Chart positions
Singles
Year |
Title |
Peak Chart positions |
US
Mod [4] |
NLD [5] |
UK [6] |
1989 |
"Calling Out to Carol" |
13 |
23 |
91 |
"Goin' Southbound" |
8 |
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"—" denotes singles that were released but did not chart. |
References
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Studio albums |
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Live albums |
Poolside with Gilly · The “Beyond Tomorrow” Show · The “Black Diamond” Tour · The Mosquitos Tour
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Extended plays |
Film Songs
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Compilations |
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Singles |
"Don't Box Me In" · "Drive, She Said" · "Camouflage" · "The Big Heat" · "Goin' Southbound" · "Calling Out to Carol" · "I Wanna Be a Boss" · "Knife and Fork" · "Big Dumb Town" · "Deep Blue Polka Dot" · "Into The Sun
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Wall of Voodoo |
Studio albums
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Extended plays
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Drywall |
Studio albums
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Work the Dumb Oracle · The Drywall Incident Soundtrack · The Drywall Project/The Drywall Incident · Barbeque Babylon
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