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The Completion Backward Principle was the first release on EMI/Capitol by San Francisco-based the Tubes. It found the outrageous septet working with producer David Foster, who gives the record a high-gloss sheen. It's a pairing that, while possibly surprising to fans of the band's earlier releases, actually works quite nicely. The ballads (the Top 40 hit "Don't Want to Wait Anymore" and the Toto-esque "Amnesia") don't suit the band, but most everything else does. There's a pair of catchy new wavish rockers in "Talk to Ya Later" and "Think About Me," the wacky "Sushi Girl," and the R&B-flavored "A Matter of Pride." The Completion Backward Principle rightfully earned the Tubes new fans and set the table for their commercial breakthrough, Outside/Inside, two years later.
© Tom Demalon /TiVo
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DAVID FOSTER, Producer, ComposerLyricist - STEVE LUKATHER, ComposerLyricist - Fee Waybill, ComposerLyricist - Humberto Garcia, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charles Prince, ComposerLyricist - The Tubes, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2007 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1981 Capitol Records, LLC
DAVID FOSTER, Producer - Fee Waybill, Vocals, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Roger Steen, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Charles Prince, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rick Anderson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Vince Welnick, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Tubes, MainArtist - Bill Spooner, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mike Cotten, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2007 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1981 Capitol Records, LLC
DAVID FOSTER, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Fee Waybill, ComposerLyricist - Roger Steen, ComposerLyricist - Charles Prince, ComposerLyricist - Rick Anderson, ComposerLyricist - Vince Welnick, ComposerLyricist - The Tubes, MainArtist - Mike Cotten, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2007 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1981 Capitol Records, LLC
DAVID FOSTER, Producer - Fee Waybill, ComposerLyricist - Roger Steen, ComposerLyricist - Charles Prince, ComposerLyricist - Rick Anderson, ComposerLyricist - Vince Welnick, ComposerLyricist - The Tubes, MainArtist - Bill Spooner, ComposerLyricist - Mike Cotten, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2007 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1981 Capitol Records, LLC
DAVID FOSTER, Producer - Fee Waybill, ComposerLyricist - Roger Steen, ComposerLyricist - Charles Prince, ComposerLyricist - Rick Anderson, ComposerLyricist - Vince Welnick, ComposerLyricist - The Tubes, MainArtist - Michael Snyder, ComposerLyricist - Mike Cotten, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2007 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1981 Capitol Records, LLC
DAVID FOSTER, Producer - The Tubes, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2007 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1981 Capitol Records, LLC
DAVID FOSTER, Producer - Fee Waybill, ComposerLyricist - Roger Steen, ComposerLyricist - Charles Prince, ComposerLyricist - Rick Anderson, ComposerLyricist - Vince Welnick, ComposerLyricist - The Tubes, MainArtist - Bill Spooner, ComposerLyricist - Mike Cotten, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2007 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1981 Capitol Records, LLC
Humberto Gatica, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - DAVID FOSTER, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Fee Waybill, ComposerLyricist - Roger Steen, ComposerLyricist - Charles Prince, ComposerLyricist - Rick Anderson, ComposerLyricist - Vince Welnick, ComposerLyricist - The Tubes, MainArtist - Mike Cotten, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2007 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1981 Capitol Records, LLC
DAVID FOSTER, Producer - Fee Waybill, ComposerLyricist - Roger Steen, ComposerLyricist - Charles Prince, ComposerLyricist - Rick Anderson, ComposerLyricist - Vince Welnick, ComposerLyricist - The Tubes, MainArtist - Mike Cotten, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2007 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1981 Capitol Records, LLC
DAVID FOSTER, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Fee Waybill, ComposerLyricist - Roger Steen, ComposerLyricist - Charles Prince, ComposerLyricist - Rick Anderson, ComposerLyricist - Vince Welnick, ComposerLyricist - The Tubes, MainArtist - Mike Cotten, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2007 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1981 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
The Completion Backward Principle was the first release on EMI/Capitol by San Francisco-based the Tubes. It found the outrageous septet working with producer David Foster, who gives the record a high-gloss sheen. It's a pairing that, while possibly surprising to fans of the band's earlier releases, actually works quite nicely. The ballads (the Top 40 hit "Don't Want to Wait Anymore" and the Toto-esque "Amnesia") don't suit the band, but most everything else does. There's a pair of catchy new wavish rockers in "Talk to Ya Later" and "Think About Me," the wacky "Sushi Girl," and the R&B-flavored "A Matter of Pride." The Completion Backward Principle rightfully earned the Tubes new fans and set the table for their commercial breakthrough, Outside/Inside, two years later.
© Tom Demalon /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:39:23
- Main artists: The Tubes
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2007 Capitol Records Inc. ℗ 2007 Capitol Records Inc.
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