Word of Mouth (Toni Basil album)

Word of Mouth
Studio album by Toni Basil
Released	April 1982
Genre	Pop, New wave
Length	39:28
Label	Chrysalis (U.S.) Radial Choice (U.K.)
Producer	Greg Mathieson, Trevor Veitch
Toni Basil chronology
Word of Mouth (1982) Toni Basil (1983)
Singles from Word of Mouth
"Mickey" "Nobody" "Shoppin' From A to Z"

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Word of Mouth is Toni Basil's debut album. It was released in 1982. It was certified Gold by RIAA. It featured the #1 worldwide hit "Mickey". The album also contains 3 covers of songs by the band Devo who also performed on the songs. The UK version of the album reordered the songs, added "Hangin' Around", and removed "Rock On" and "Shopping From A To Z".

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 US LP Track Listing 1.2 UK LP Track Listing 2 International Cassette Track Listing 3 Personnel 4 Production 5 Chart performance 6 References

Track listing

US LP Track Listing

1. "Mickey" (Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn) 4:12
2. "Rock On" (Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn) 4:04
3. "Shopping From A To Z" (Willis, Roberts, Basil) 4:08
4. "You Gotta Problem" (Mark Mothersbaugh) 4:34
5. "Be Stiff" (Gerald V. Casale, Robert Lewis) 3:22
6. "Nobody" (Paul Delph) 4:00
7. "Little Red Book" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) 4:04
8. "Space Girls" (Gerald V. Casale) 2:56
9. "Thief On The Loose" (Basil, Mathieson) 3:50
10. "Time After Time" (Gilder, McCullough) 4:18

UK LP Track Listing

Side A

1. "Nobody"
2. "Hangin' Around"
3. "Thief On The Loose"
4. "Time After Time"

Side B

1. "Mickey"
2. "Little Red Book"
3. "Be Stiff"
4. "Space Girls"
5. "You Gotta Problem"

International Cassette Track Listing

1. "Mickey"
2. "Nobody"
3. "Hangin' Around"
4. "Thief On The Loose"
5. "Little Red Book"
6. "Time After Time"
7. "Be Stiff"
8. "Space Girls"
9. "You Gotta Problem"

Personnel

• Drums: Rick Parnell, Alan Myers, Ed Greene, Mike Baird
• Bass: Doug Lunn, Gerald Casale (credited as Jerry Casale)
• Synthesizers: Greg Mathieson, Michael Boddicker, Mark Mothersbaugh, Paul Delph
• Guitars: Bob Mothersbaugh, John Goodsall, Robert Casale (credited as Bob Casale), Richie Zito, Trevor Veitch
• Violin: Richard Greene
• Synthesizer Programming: Dan Wyman
• Additional Vocals: Allee Willis, Bruce Roberts, Bob Esty
• Vocoder: Ed Greene

Production

• Produced By Greg Mathieson & Trevor Veitch
• Assistant Engineer and 2-Track Editing: John Michael Weaver

Chart performance

The lead single "Mickey" became an international hit, which led to further success. It received double platinum certification. The album, which was released shortly after, was also a success, peaking at just #22 but receiving a Gold certification. However, the following singles ("Nobody" in the UK and "Shoppin' From A To Z" in the US) both flopped, which cut the album's success short. It also reached #27 on the New Zealand albums chart.

Chart (1982)	Peak position
Billboard 200	22
New Zealand Albums Chart	27

References