In the Long Grass

In the Long Grass
Studio album by The Boomtown Rats
Released	May 1984
Genre	Rock
Label	Mercury Records (UK) Columbia Records (US)
Producer	Pete Walsh, James Guthrie & The Boomtown Rats
The Boomtown Rats chronology
V Deep (1982) In the Long Grass (1984)

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In the Long Grass is the last studio album by The Boomtown Rats, released in 1984 in the U.K. and 1985 in the U.S.

Track listing

All songs written by Bob Geldof except where indicated.

1. Dave
2. Over and Over
3. Drag Me Down
4. A Hold of Me
5. Another Sad Story (J. Fingers)
6. Tonight
7. Hard Times
8. Lucky
9. An Icicle in the Sun
10. Up or Down (S. Crowe, P. Briquette)

1985 U.S. Track Listing

All songs written by Bob Geldof except where indicated.

1. A Hold of Me
2. Drag Me Down
3. Rain
4. Over Again
5. Another Sad Story (J. Fingers)
6. Tonight
7. Hard Times
8. Lucky (J. Fingers)
9. An Icicle in the Sun
10. Up or Down (S. Crowe, P. Briquette)

2005 Bonus Tracks

1. Dave (Single Version)
2. Walking Downtown (B-side)
3. Precious Time (B-side)
4. She's Not the Best (Home Demo)

Personnel

• Bob Geldof – vocals
• Pete Briquette – bass, vocals
• Johnny Fingers – keyboards, vocals
• Simon Crowe – drums, vocals
• Garry Roberts – guitar, vocals

Additional personnel

• Pete "Gidday" Thomas - trombone
• Ian Richie - saxophone
• Gary Barnacle - saxophone
• Martin Dobson - saxophone
• Molly and Polly - backing vocals on Hard Times
• Martin Salvador Rex - engineered
• Ashworth - photography