The B-52’s

~ Release by The B‐52’s (see all versions of this release, 20 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
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1Planet Claire
assistant engineer:
Cass Rigby
engineer:
Robert Ash
producer:
Chris Blackwell (Island Records)
lead vocals:
Kate Pierson (from 1978 until 1979-06) and Fred Schneider (US singer-songwriter, frontman of The B-52s) (from 1978 until 1979-06)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (from 1978 until 1979-06)
recording of:
Planet Claire (from 1978 until 1979-06)
lyricist:
Fred Schneider (US singer-songwriter, frontman of The B-52s)
composer:
Henry Mancini (US composer, conductor & arranger), Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer-songwriter, frontman of The B-52s), Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson (The B‐52’s)
publisher:
Boo-fant Tunes, Inc. (publisher), Northridge Music Co. and RCA Music Ltd. (publisher)
4.254:37
252 Girls
assistant engineer:
Cass Rigby
engineer:
Robert Ash
producer:
Chris Blackwell (Island Records)
guitar:
Kate Pierson (from 1978 until 1979-06)
lead vocals:
Kate Pierson (from 1978 until 1979-06) and Ricky Wilson (The B‐52’s) (from 1978 until 1979-06)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (from 1978 until 1979-06)
recording of:
52 Girls (from 1978 until 1979-06)
lyricist:
Jerry Ayers
composer:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer-songwriter, frontman of The B-52s), Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson (The B‐52’s)
2.653:36
3Dance This Mess Around
assistant engineer:
Cass Rigby
engineer:
Robert Ash
producer:
Chris Blackwell (Island Records)
lead vocals:
Fred Schneider (US singer-songwriter, frontman of The B-52s) (from 1978 until 1979-06) and Cindy Wilson (from 1978 until 1979-06)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (from 1978 until 1979-06)
recording of:
Dance This Mess Around (from 1978 until 1979-06)
lyricist:
Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson
composer:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer-songwriter, frontman of The B-52s), Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson (The B‐52’s)
3.54:37
4Rock Lobster
assistant engineer:
Cass Rigby
engineer:
Robert Ash
co-producer:
Robert Ash
producer:
Chris Blackwell (Island Records)
bass synthesizer and farfisa [farfisa organ]:
Kate Pierson (from 1978 until 1979-06)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Keith Strickland (from 1978 until 1979-06)
guitar:
Ricky Wilson (The B‐52’s) (from 1978 until 1979-06)
tambourine:
Cindy Wilson (from 1978 until 1979-06)
background vocals:
Kate Pierson (from 1978 until 1979-06) and Cindy Wilson (from 1978 until 1979-06)
lead vocals:
Fred Schneider (US singer-songwriter, frontman of The B-52s) (from 1978 until 1979-06)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (from 1978 until 1979-06)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 433)
recording of:
Rock Lobster (from 1978 until 1979-06)
writer:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer-songwriter, frontman of The B-52s), Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson (The B‐52’s)
publisher:
Boo-fant Tunes, Inc. (publisher)
4.456:51
5Lava
assistant engineer:
Cass Rigby
engineer:
Robert Ash
producer:
Chris Blackwell (Island Records)
arranger:
Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (from 1978 until 1979-06)
recording of:
Lava (from 1978 until 1979-06)
writer:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer-songwriter, frontman of The B-52s), Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson (The B‐52’s)
34:56
6There’s a Moon in the Sky (Called the Moon)
engineer:
Robert Ash
producer:
Chris Blackwell (Island Records)
guitar:
Cindy Wilson (from 1978 until 1979-06)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (from 1978 until 1979-06)
recording of:
There’s a Moon in the Sky (Called the Moon) (from 1978 until 1979-06)
writer:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer-songwriter, frontman of The B-52s), Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson (The B‐52’s)
3.54:58
7Hero Worship
assistant engineer:
Cass Rigby
engineer:
Robert Ash
producer:
Chris Blackwell (Island Records)
guitar:
Kate Pierson (from 1978 until 1979-06)
keyboard bass:
Fred Schneider (US singer-songwriter, frontman of The B-52s) (from 1978 until 1979-06)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (from 1978 until 1979-06)
recording of:
Hero Worship (from 1978 until 1979-06)
writer:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer-songwriter, frontman of The B-52s), Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson (The B‐52’s)
34:09
86060‒842
engineer:
Robert Ash
producer:
Chris Blackwell (Island Records)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (from 1978 until 1979-06)
recording of:
6060‒842 (from 1978 until 1979-06)
writer:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer-songwriter, frontman of The B-52s), Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson (The B‐52’s)
32:53
9Downtown
engineer:
Robert Ash
producer:
Chris Blackwell (Island Records)
arranger:
Tony Hatch, Keith Strickland and Cindy Wilson
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (from 1978 until 1979-06)
cover recording of:
Downtown (from 1978 until 1979-06)
lyricist and composer:
Tony Hatch
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd., MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020) and Welbeck Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
32:57

Credits

Release

additional engineer:Cass Rigby
additional producer:Robert Ash
producer:Chris Blackwell (Island Records)
mastering:John Dent (mastering engineer)
bongos and tambourine:Cindy Wilson
guitar:Ricky Wilson (The B‐52’s)
keyboard and organ:Kate Pierson
membranophone and percussion:Keith Strickland
vocals:Kate Pierson
Fred Schneider (US singer-songwriter, frontman of The B-52s)
Cindy Wilson
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/217138 [info]
ASIN:US: B000002KKD [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the_b_52s/the_b_52s_f3/ [info]