3 Original CDs

~ Release by The B‐52’s (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Mesopotamia
2▼CD: Planet Claire
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1Planet Claire
assistant engineer:
Cass Rigby
engineer:
Robert Ash
producer:
Chris Blackwell
lead vocals:
Kate Pierson (from 1978 until 1979-06) and Fred Schneider (from 1978 until 1979-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records, Inc. (in 1979)
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
composer:
Henry Mancini, Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson
publisher:
Boo-fant Tunes, Inc., Northridge Music Co. and RCA Music Ltd.
4:35
2Rock Lobster
assistant engineer:
Cass Rigby
engineer:
Robert Ash
co-producer:
Robert Ash
producer:
Chris Blackwell
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 (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 (from 1978 until 1979-06)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (from 1978 until 1979-06)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 433)
recording of:
Rock Lobster (from 1978 until 1979-06)
writer:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson
publisher:
Boo-fant Tunes, Inc.
6:50
3Lava
assistant engineer:
Cass Rigby
engineer:
Robert Ash
producer:
Chris Blackwell
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, Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson
4:56
4Downtown
cover recording of:
Downtown
lyricist and composer:
Tony Hatch
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd., MCA, Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC 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
3:18
56060‒842
engineer:
Robert Ash
producer:
Chris Blackwell
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, Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson
2:52
652 Girls
assistant engineer:
Cass Rigby
engineer:
Robert Ash
producer:
Chris Blackwell
guitar:
Kate Pierson (from 1978 until 1979-06)
lead vocals:
Kate Pierson (from 1978 until 1979-06) and Ricky Wilson (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, Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson
3:35
7Give Me Back My Man
assistant engineer:
Benjamin Armbrister
engineer:
Rhett Davies
executive producer:
Chris Blackwell
producer:
Rhett Davies and The B‐52’s
lead vocals:
Cindy Wilson (in 1980-04)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (in 1980-04)
recording of:
Give Me Back My Man (in 1980-04)
writer:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland, Robert Waldrop, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson
publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
4:00
8Strobe Light
assistant engineer:
Benjamin Armbrister
engineer:
Rhett Davies
executive producer:
Chris Blackwell
producer:
Rhett Davies and The B‐52’s
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (in 1980-04)
recording of:
Strobe Light (in 1980-04)
composer:
Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland and Ricky Wilson
publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
4:02
9Dirty Back Road
assistant engineer:
Benjamin Armbrister
engineer:
Rhett Davies
executive producer:
Chris Blackwell
producer:
Rhett Davies and The B‐52’s
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (in 1980-04)
recording of:
Dirty Back Road (in 1980-04)
composer:
Robert Waldrop and Ricky Wilson
publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
3:19
10Loveland
recording of:
Loveland
writer:
Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson
5:02
11Nip It in the Bud
recording of:
Nip It in the Bud
writer:
Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson
3:33
12Future Generation
3:59
13Wig
additional engineer:
Fernando Kral
assistant engineer:
Don Peterkofsky
engineer:
Michael Hutchinson, Steve Peck and Tony Phillips
producer:
Tony Mansfield
recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Wig
writer:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson
4:21
14Girl From Ipanema Goes to Greenland
additional engineer:
Fernando Kral
assistant engineer:
Don Peterkofsky
engineer:
Michael Hutchinson, Steve Peck and Tony Phillips
additional producer:
Shep Pettibone
producer:
Tony Mansfield
remixer:
Shep Pettibone
recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Girl From Ipanema Goes to Greenland
writer:
Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson
4:22
3▶CD: Whammy!

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includes:Mesopotamia
Planet Claire
Whammy! by The B‐52s
part of:3 Original CDs (order: 3)