Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom
Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom | ||||
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Studio album by Tom Tom Club | ||||
Released | 1988 | |||
Genre | New wave | |||
Length | 39:40 | |||
Label |
Sire/Reprise/Warner Bros. Records (U.S.) 25888 Fontana/PolyGram Records (UK) | |||
Producer | Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth | |||
Tom Tom Club chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Robert Christgau | C+[2] |
Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom is a 1988 album by Tom Tom Club and included the band's cover of the Velvet Underground track "Femme Fatale" with David Byrne on backing vocals. The track "Suboceana" was released as a single in the UK in late 1988 and received some radio airplay. In the US, a 12-inch single of the song was released, which featured a remix by Marshall Jefferson.
Track listing
All songs written by Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz, except where noted.
- "Suboceana" (T. Weymouth, Frantz, Laura Weymouth) – 4:53
- "Shock the World" – 3:51
- "Don't Say No" – 4:30
- "Challenge of the Love Warriors" (Frantz) – 3:07
- "Femme Fatale" (Lou Reed) – 2:48
- "Born for Love" – 4:24
- "Broken Promises" – 3:45
- "She Belongs to Me" (Bob Dylan) – 4:03
- "Little Eva" – 4:00
- "Mighty Teardrop" (T. Weymouth, Frantz, L. Weymouth) – 4:13
US/Canada track listing
The album was heavily revised for issue in the US and Canada. Three tracks were dropped ("Born for Love", "Broken Promises" and "Mighty Teardrop"), while four new tracks were added ("Call of the Wild", "Kiss Me When I Get Back", "Wa Wa Dance" and "I Confess").
- "Call of the Wild" (T. Weymouth, Frantz, Mark Roule, Gary Pozner)
- "Kiss Me When I Get Back" (T. Weymouth, Frantz, Mark Roule, Gary Pozner)
- "Wa Wa Dance" (T. Weymouth, Frantz, Mark Roule, Gary Pozner)
- "I Confess" (T. Weymouth, Frantz, Mark Roule, Gary Pozner)
- "Challenge of the Love Warriors"
- "Suboceana"
- "Don't Say No"
- "Shock the World"
- "Little Eva"
- "Femme Fatale"
- "She Belongs to Me" (on CD version only)
Personnel
- Tina Weymouth - bass, keyboards, rhythm guitar, vocals
- Chris Frantz - drums, keyboards, percussion
- Mark Roule - guitar, background vocals
- Gary Pozner - keyboards, drum programming, percussion, background vocals
- Laura Weymouth - background vocals
- Wally Badarou - Synclavier on "Challenge of the Love Warriors" and Bell keyboards on "Broken Promises"
- Steve Scales - bongos, percussion on "Challenge of the Love Warriors"
- Jerry Harrison - keyboards, background vocals on "Femme Fatale"
- Lou Reed - guitar, background vocals on "Femme Fatale"
- David Byrne - guitar, background vocals on "Femme Fatale"
- Eddie Martinez - guitar on "Born for Love"
- Jay Berliner - Spanish guitar on "Broken Promises"
- Glenn Rosenstein - rhythm guitar on "Born for Love", keyboards on "She Belongs to Me"
- Heidi Berg - violin on "Little Eva"
References
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/boom-boom-chi-boom-boom-mw0000652268
- ↑ http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Tom+Tom+Club
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