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Released only in the U.K., Japan, and various parts of Europe in 1990, The Best of the B-52's: Dance This Mess Around was designed to capitalize on the unexpected success of Cosmic Thing. It's an excellent summation of the group's late-'70s/early-'80s heyday, featuring such staples as "Wig," "Give Me Back My Man," "Song for a Future Generation," "52 Girls," "Private Idaho," "Strobe Light," "Devil in My Car," "Planet Claire," and "Rock Lobster," as well as remixes of "Party out of Bounds" and "Dance This Mess Around." Even though it ignores the group's most commercially successful period (because it was released during that era), it still is arguably the best compilation of the group's work, since it has a focus and doesn't contain the chaff (namely, the new songs) that weighs down Time Capsule. Anyone looking for a far-reaching overview of the group's career should stick with Time Capsule, but Dance This Mess Around is a first-rate survey of the band's best (and most groundbreaking) years.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Steven Stanley, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - The B-52's, Producer, MainArtist - Cindy Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Rhett Davies, Producer - Ricky Helston Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Frederick William Schneider, ComposerLyricist - Catherine Elizabeth Pierson, ComposerLyricist - Keith Julian Strickland, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Coulombe, Remixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1981 The Island Def Jam Music Group
The B-52's, Producer, MainArtist - Cindy Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Rhett Davies, Producer - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Ricky Helston Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Frederick William Schneider, ComposerLyricist - Catherine Elizabeth Pierson, ComposerLyricist - Keith Julian Strickland, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1980 UMG Recordings, Inc.
The B-52's, Producer, MainArtist - Cindy Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Rhett Davies, Producer - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Ricky Helston Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Frederick William Schneider, ComposerLyricist - Catherine Elizabeth Pierson, ComposerLyricist - Keith Julian Strickland, ComposerLyricist - Robert Meriwether Waldrop, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1980 UMG Recordings, Inc.
The B-52's, MainArtist - Cindy Wilson, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Kate Pierson, Bass Guitar, Organ, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Keith Strickland, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Fred Schneider, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Ricky Wilson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ricky Helston Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Frederick William Schneider, ComposerLyricist - Catherine Elizabeth Pierson, ComposerLyricist - Keith Julian Strickland, ComposerLyricist - Robert Ash, Producer
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tony Mansfield, Producer - The B-52's, MainArtist - Keith Strickland, ComposerLyricist - Fred Schneider, ComposerLyricist - Ricky Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Catherine Elizabeth Pierson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1986 UMG Recordings, Inc.
The B-52's, MainArtist - Cindy Wilson, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kate Pierson, Bass Guitar, Organ, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Keith Strickland, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Fred Schneider, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Ricky Wilson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ricky Helston Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Frederick William Schneider, ComposerLyricist - Catherine Elizabeth Pierson, ComposerLyricist - Keith Julian Strickland, ComposerLyricist - Robert Ash, Producer
℗ 1981 The Island Def Jam Music Group
The B-52's, MainArtist - Cindy Wilson, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Kate Pierson, Bass Guitar, Organ, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Keith Strickland, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Fred Schneider, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Ricky Wilson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ricky Helston Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Frederick William Schneider, ComposerLyricist - Keith Julian Strickland, ComposerLyricist - Cynthia Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Robert Ash, Producer
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
The B-52's, Producer, MainArtist - Cindy Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Rhett Davies, Producer - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Ricky Helston Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Frederick William Schneider, ComposerLyricist - Catherine Elizabeth Pierson, ComposerLyricist - Keith Julian Strickland, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1980 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Robert Waldrop, ComposerLyricist - The B-52's, MainArtist - Keith Strickland, ComposerLyricist - Fred Schneider, ComposerLyricist - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Catherine Elizabeth Pierson, ComposerLyricist - Robert Ash, Producer
℗ 1981 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Steven Stanley, Producer - The B-52's, MainArtist - Cindy Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Ricky Helston Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Frederick William Schneider, ComposerLyricist - Catherine Elizabeth Pierson, ComposerLyricist - Keith Julian Strickland, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1983 UMG Recordings, Inc.
The B-52's, MainArtist - Cindy Wilson, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Kate Pierson, Bass Guitar, Organ, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Keith Strickland, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Henry Mancini, Composer - Fred Schneider, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Ricky Wilson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Frederick William Schneider, ComposerLyricist - Keith Julian Strickland, ComposerLyricist - Robert Ash, Producer
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
The B-52's, MainArtist - Cindy Wilson, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kate Pierson, Bass Guitar, Organ, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Keith Strickland, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Fred Schneider, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Ricky Wilson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ricky Helston Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Frederick William Schneider, ComposerLyricist - Catherine Elizabeth Pierson, ComposerLyricist - Keith Julian Strickland, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Ayres, ComposerLyricist - Robert Ash, Producer
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
Released only in the U.K., Japan, and various parts of Europe in 1990, The Best of the B-52's: Dance This Mess Around was designed to capitalize on the unexpected success of Cosmic Thing. It's an excellent summation of the group's late-'70s/early-'80s heyday, featuring such staples as "Wig," "Give Me Back My Man," "Song for a Future Generation," "52 Girls," "Private Idaho," "Strobe Light," "Devil in My Car," "Planet Claire," and "Rock Lobster," as well as remixes of "Party out of Bounds" and "Dance This Mess Around." Even though it ignores the group's most commercially successful period (because it was released during that era), it still is arguably the best compilation of the group's work, since it has a focus and doesn't contain the chaff (namely, the new songs) that weighs down Time Capsule. Anyone looking for a far-reaching overview of the group's career should stick with Time Capsule, but Dance This Mess Around is a first-rate survey of the band's best (and most groundbreaking) years.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:52:49
- Main artists: The B-52's
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Island Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1990 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited This Compilation ℗ 1990 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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