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Following the botched collaboration with David Byrne on Mesopotamia, the B-52's decided to craft their fourth album as a return to the pop-culture funk explosion of their debut. Smartly, they decided to not simply replicate the skewed Southern funk of that album, choosing to update their signature sound with drum machines and new wave synths. As a result, it now sounds a little forced and dated, but the best moments -- "Legal Tender," "Whammy Kiss," "Butterbean," "Song for a Future Generation" -- rank as B-52's classics, and the entire record is certainly entertaining, even with its faults. [Whammy! was originally released with a cover of Yoko Ono's "Don't Worry." When the time came to reissue the CD in 1989, the group ran into copyright troubles with Ono and the song was pulled, replaced by "Moon 83."]
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Steven Stanley, Producer, Engineer - Robert Waldrop, Writer - The B-52's, MainArtist - Cindy Wilson, Vocals, Writer - Kate Pierson, Vocals, Writer - Keith Strickland, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Fred Schneider, Vocals, Writer - Ricky Wilson, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Dennis Halliburton, AssistantEngineer - Benji Armbrister, AssistantEngineer
© 1983 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1983 Warner Records Inc.
Steven Stanley, Producer, Engineer - The B-52's, MainArtist - Cindy Wilson, Vocals, Writer - Kate Pierson, Vocals, Writer - Keith Strickland, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Fred Schneider, Vocals, Writer - Ricky Wilson, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Dennis Halliburton, AssistantEngineer - Benji Armbrister, AssistantEngineer
© 1983 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1983 Warner Records Inc.
Steven Stanley, Producer, Engineer - The B-52's, MainArtist - Cindy Wilson, Vocals, Writer - Kate Pierson, Vocals, Writer - Keith Strickland, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Fred Schneider, Vocals, Writer - Ricky Wilson, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Dennis Halliburton, AssistantEngineer - Benji Armbrister, AssistantEngineer
© 1983 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1983 Warner Records Inc.
Steven Stanley, Producer, Engineer - The B-52's, MainArtist - Cindy Wilson, Vocals, Writer - Kate Pierson, Vocals, Writer - Keith Strickland, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Fred Schneider, Vocals, Writer - Ricky Wilson, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Dennis Halliburton, AssistantEngineer - Benji Armbrister, AssistantEngineer
© 1983 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1983 Warner Records Inc.
Steven Stanley, Producer, Engineer - The B-52's, MainArtist - Cindy Wilson, Vocals, Writer - Kate Pierson, Vocals, Writer - Keith Strickland, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Fred Schneider, Vocals, Writer - Ricky Wilson, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Dennis Halliburton, AssistantEngineer - Benji Armbrister, AssistantEngineer
© 1983 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1983 Warner Records Inc.
Steven Stanley, Producer, Engineer - The B-52's, MainArtist - Cindy Wilson, Vocals, Writer - Kate Pierson, Vocals, Writer - Keith Strickland, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Fred Schneider, Vocals, Writer - Ricky Wilson, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Dennis Halliburton, AssistantEngineer - Benji Armbrister, AssistantEngineer
© 1983 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1983 Warner Records Inc.
Steven Stanley, Producer, Engineer - The B-52's, MainArtist - Cindy Wilson, Vocals, Writer - Kate Pierson, Vocals, Writer - Keith Strickland, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Fred Schneider, Vocals, Writer - Ricky Wilson, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Dennis Halliburton, AssistantEngineer - Benji Armbrister, AssistantEngineer
© 1983 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1983 Warner Records Inc.
Steven Stanley, Producer, Engineer - The B-52's, MainArtist - Cindy Wilson, Vocals, Writer - Kate Pierson, Vocals, Writer - Keith Strickland, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Fred Schneider, Vocals, Writer - Ricky Wilson, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Dennis Halliburton, AssistantEngineer - Benji Armbrister, AssistantEngineer - David Buck, Trumpet - Ralph Carney, Saxophone
© 1983 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1983 Warner Records Inc.
Steven Stanley, Producer, Engineer - The B-52's, MainArtist - Cindy Wilson, Vocals, Writer - Kate Pierson, Vocals, Writer - Keith Strickland, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Fred Schneider, Vocals, Writer - Ricky Wilson, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Dennis Halliburton, AssistantEngineer - Benji Armbrister, AssistantEngineer
© 1983 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1983 Warner Records Inc.
Album review
Following the botched collaboration with David Byrne on Mesopotamia, the B-52's decided to craft their fourth album as a return to the pop-culture funk explosion of their debut. Smartly, they decided to not simply replicate the skewed Southern funk of that album, choosing to update their signature sound with drum machines and new wave synths. As a result, it now sounds a little forced and dated, but the best moments -- "Legal Tender," "Whammy Kiss," "Butterbean," "Song for a Future Generation" -- rank as B-52's classics, and the entire record is certainly entertaining, even with its faults. [Whammy! was originally released with a cover of Yoko Ono's "Don't Worry." When the time came to reissue the CD in 1989, the group ran into copyright troubles with Ono and the song was pulled, replaced by "Moon 83."]
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 00:37:13
- Main artists: The B-52's
- Label: Rhino - Warner Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1983 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1983 Warner Records Inc. Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.
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