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Tom Tom Club is the first album by Tom Tom Club, 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 United States, "Genius of Love" peaked at No. 31 on the Billboard Hot 100.[6] Both "Wordy Rappinghood" and "Genius of Love" topped the US 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 No. 87 on its Best Albums of the 1980s list.[7]

Track listing

Composer credits as registered with ASCAP or APRA: all works by Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz, Adrian Belew and Steven Stanley, unless otherwise noted below.[8][9]

LP version

Side 1

  1. "Wordy Rappinghood" (Tina Weymouth, Lani Weymouth, Laura Weymouth, Frantz, Stanley) – 6:27
  2. "Genius of Love" – 5:34
  3. "Tom Tom Theme" (Belew, Frantz) – 1:25
  4. "L'éléphant" – 4:50

Side 2

  1. "As Above, So Below" – 5:23
  2. "Lorelei" (Tina Weymouth, Laura Weymouth, Frantz, Belew, Stanley) – 5:05
  3. "On, On, On, On..." (Tina Weymouth, Frantz, Belew) – 3:33
  4. "Booming and Zooming" (Tina Weymouth, Frantz, Belew) – 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

Tom Tom Club

Technical

  • Steven Stanley – co-production, engineering, mixing
  • Benji Armbrister – engineering
  • Kendall Stubbs – engineering
  • James Rizzi – cover illustration

Charts

Chart Position
UK Albums Chart[10] 78
United States Billboard 200[11] 23

Certifications

Region Certification
United States (RIAA)[11] Gold

References

  1. ^ Strong, M.C. (1996). The Great Rock Discography, 3rd Ed. M.C. Strong. p. 811. ISBN 086-241-541-1.
  2. ^ Mills, Ted. "Tom Tom Club – Tom Tom Club". AllMusic. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
  3. ^ Needs, Kris (August 2009). "Tom Tom Club – Tom Tom Club: Deluxe Edition". Record Collector (365). Retrieved September 13, 2018.
  4. ^ Fricke, David (February 18, 1982). "Tom Tom Club: Tom Tom Club". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on July 21, 2003. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
  5. ^ Christgau, Robert (January 12, 1982). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
  6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications)
  7. ^ http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/feature/best-albums-of-the-1980s/308/page_2
  8. ^ https://www.ascap.com/ace/#ace/performer/TOM%20TOM%20CLUB
  9. ^ http://apraamcos.com.au/search?searchtype=works&keywords=Wordy+rapping+hood
  10. ^ "Tom Tom Club > Artists > Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved July 21, 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2006). The Billboard Albums. p. 1059. ISBN 0-89820-166-7.
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