Sophisticated Boom Boom
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| Smash Hits |   [1] |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Sophisticated Boom Boom is the debut album by the British pop group Dead or Alive, released in 1984 on Epic Records. Containing mostly synthpop and dance elements, the record was a minor success in the UK where it peaked at #29[3] and contained the band's first UK Top 40 single, a cover version of KC & the Sunshine Band's "That's the Way (I Like It)".[4] That song, with "Misty Circles", were hits on the U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.[5]
Although there was an unrelated Scottish female group called Sophisticated Boom Boom in the early 1980s, the title of the album derives from a Shangri-Las song of the same name, and alludes to the Sixties pop influences that crop up in the band's body of work — most explicitly here on the track "You Make Me Wanna".[citation needed]
The original cassette version of the album was released with three bonus tracks. In 2007, the album was re-released on CD by Cherry Red Records with seven bonus tracks.
The cover photograph was taken by Peter Ashworth.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Dead or Alive; except "That's the Way (I Like It)" by Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I'd Do Anything" | 4:16 |
| 2. | "That's the Way (I Like It)" | 3:39 |
| 3. | "Absolutely Nothing" | 4:21 |
| 4. | "What I Want" | 5:23 |
| 5. | "Far Too Hard" | 4:31 |
| 6. | "You Make Me Wanna" | 2:54 |
| 7. | "Sit on It" | 3:07 |
| 8. | "Wish You Were Here" | 5:21 |
| 9. | "Misty Circles" | 3:39 |
| 10. | "Do It" | 3:53 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "I'd Do Anything" (Dub) | 5:22 |
| 12. | "Keep That Body Strong (That's the Way)" | 3:41 |
| 13. | "Misty Circles" (instrumental) | 3:40 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "What I Want" | 5:23 |
| 2. | "Misty Circles" | 3:39 |
| 3. | "Do It" | 3:53 |
| 4. | "I'd Do Anything" | 4:16 |
| 5. | "That's The Way (I Like It)" | 3:39 |
| 6. | "You Make Me Wanna" | 2:54 |
| 7. | "Sit on It" | 3:07 |
| 8. | "Wish You Were Here" | 5:21 |
| 9. | "Absolutely Nothing" | 4:21 |
| 10. | "Far Too Hard" | 4:31 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I'd Do Anything" | 4:16 | |
| 2. | "That's the Way (I Like It)" | Casey, Finch | 3:39 |
| 3. | "Absolutely Nothing" | 4:21 | |
| 4. | "What I Want" | 5:23 | |
| 5. | "Far Too Hard" | 4:31 | |
| 6. | "You Make Me Wanna" | 2:54 | |
| 7. | "Sit on It" | 3:07 | |
| 8. | "Wish You Were Here" | 5:21 | |
| 9. | "Misty Circles" | 3:39 | |
| 10. | "Do It" | 3:53 | |
| 11. | "Selfish Side" | 2:34 | |
| 12. | "The Stranger" | 4:49 | |
| 13. | "Misty Circles" (Dance Mix) | 9:10 | |
| 14. | "What I Want" (Dance Mix) | 6:12 | |
| 15. | "I'd Do Anything" (Megamix) | 5:22 | |
| 16. | "That's The Way (I Like It)" (Extended Mix) | 5:52 | |
| 17. | "Keep That Body Strong (That's the Way)" | 3:38 |
Personnel
- Pete Burns - Vocalist
- Mike Percy - Bass guitar
- Tim Lever - Keyboards
- Steve Coy - Drums
- Wayne Hussey - Guitar (uncredited on album artwork)
References
- ^ Anthony, Lisa (26 April 1984). "Albums: Dead Or Alive - Sophisticated Boom Boom". Smash Hits. London, England: EMAP. p. 23.
- ^ Raggett, Ned. "Dead or Alive: Sophisticated Boom Boom > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ^ "Sophisticated Boom Boom". ChartStats.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ^ "That's the Way (I Like It)". ChartStats.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-21. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ^ "Sophisticated Boom Boom > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles" at AllMusic. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
External links
- Sophisticated Boom Boom at Discogs (list of releases)
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