Tom Tom Club (album)

Tom Tom Club
Studio album by Tom Tom Club
Released October 1981[1]
Recorded November 1980–April 1981
Length 39:35
Label US: Sire/Warner Bros. Records
23628
UK: Island/PolyGram Records
Argentina: A&M
Producer Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth, Steven Stanley
Tom Tom Club chronology
Tom Tom Club
(1981)		 Close to the Bone
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Robert ChristgauA−[3]

Tom Tom Club is Tom Tom Club's first album, released in 1981, containing the UK hit singles "Wordy Rappinghood," which reached No. 7 in June 1981; "Genius of Love," which reached No. 65 in October of the same year; and "Under the Boardwalk," which reached No. 22 in August 1982. When released in the U.S., "Genius of Love" peaked at #31 on the Billboard Hot 100.[4] Both "Wordy Rappinghood" and "Genius of Love" topped the U.S. dance chart.

The album was re-released on May 19, 2009, as a part of a two-CD deluxe package with the band's second album, Close to the Bone.

Slant Magazine listed the album at #87 on its Best Albums of the 1980s list.[5]

Track listing

All tracks composed by the Tom Tom Club; except where indicated.

LP version

Side 1

  1. "Wordy Rappinghood" - 6:27
  2. "Genius of Love" - 5:34
  3. "Tom Tom Theme" - 1:25
  4. "L'éléphant" - 4:50

Side 2

  1. "As Above, So Below" - 5:23
  2. "Lorelei" - 5:05
  3. "On, On, On, On..." - 3:33
  4. "Booming and Zooming" -4:32

Cassette version

Side 1

  1. "Wordy Rappinghood"
  2. "Genius of Love"
  3. "Tom Tom Theme"
  4. "L'éléphant"

Side 2

  1. "As Above, So Below"
  2. "Lorelei" (Remix)
  3. "On, On, On, On..."
  4. "Under The Boardwalk" (Kenny Young, Arthur Resnick)

CD version

  1. "Wordy Rappinghood" – 6:27
  2. "Genius of Love" – 5:34
  3. "Tom Tom Theme" – 1:24
  4. "L'éléphant" – 4:51
  5. "As Above, So Below" – 5:22
  6. "Lorelei" – 5:05
  7. "On, On, On, On..." – 3:33
  8. "Booming and Zooming" – 4:35
  9. "Under the Boardwalk" – 5:46
  10. "Lorelei" (Remix) – 6:17
  11. "Wordy Rappinghood" (Long Version) – 6:42
  12. "Genius of Love" (Long Version) – 7:26

Deluxe Edition CD1

  1. "Wordy Rappinghood" – 6:27
  2. "Genius of Love" – 5:34
  3. "Tom Tom Theme" – 1:24
  4. "L'éléphant" – 4:51
  5. "As Above, So Below" – 5:22
  6. "Lorelei (Album Version)" – 5:05
  7. "On, On, On, On..." – 3:33
  8. "Booming and Zooming" – 4:35
  9. "Under the Boardwalk" – 5:46
  10. "On, On, On, On... (Remix)" - 3:44
  11. "Lorelei (Remix)" – 6:17
  12. "Spooks (Single Version)" - 6:32
  13. "Elephant (Single Version)" - 5:12
  14. "(You Don't Stop) Wordy Rappinghood (Single Version)" – 4:08

Personnel

Charts

Peak positions

Chart Position
UK Albums Chart[6] 78
United States Billboard 200[7] 23

Certifications

Region Certification
United States (RIAA)[7] Gold

References

  1. ↑ Strong, M.C. (1996). The Great Rock Discography, 3rd Ed. M.C. Strong. p. 811. ISBN 086-241-541-1.
  2. ↑ Allmusic review
  3. ↑ Robert Christgau review
  4. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications)
  5. ↑ http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/feature/best-albums-of-the-1980s/308/page_2
  6. ↑ "Tom Tom Club > Artists > Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
  7. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2006). The Billboard Albums. p. 1059. ISBN 0-89820-166-7.
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