Mosquitos (album)

Mosquitos
Studio album by Stan Ridgway
Released	1989
Genre	Rock
Length	40:53
Label	Geffen Records
Producer	Stan Ridgway, Joe Chiccarelli
Stan Ridgway chronology
The Big Heat (1986) Mosquitos (1989) Partyball (1991)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B[2]

Mosquitos is the second album by Stan Ridgway.

Track listing

1. "Heat Takes a Walk" - 2:43
2. "Lonely Town" - 4:09
3. "Goin' Southbound" - 4:42
4. "Dogs" - 4:05
5. "Can't Complain" - 3:49
6. "Peg and Pete and Me" - 4:41
7. "Newspapers" - 2:41
8. "Calling Out to Carol" - 4:04
9. "The Last Honest Man" - 4:01
10. "A Mission in Life" - 5:53

Personnel

Adapted from the Mosquitos liner notes.^[3]

• Stan Ridgway - vocals, harmonica, piano, guitar
• Eric Williams - guitar
• Marc Ribot - guitar
• Joe Ramirez, Tim Landers - bass
• Joe Berardi - drums
• Steve Reid - percussion
• Bernard Hall, Jim Lang, Pietra Wexstun - keyboards
• Larry Grennan, Pietra Wexstun, Tori Amos - background vocals
• Steve Berlin - saxophone on "Dogs"
• Tori Amos - background vocals on 4,6,9
• Van Dyke Parks - string arrangement on "Heat Takes a Walk"

Accolades

Year	Publication	Country	Accolade	Rank
1989	Best	France	"Albums of the Year"	8	[4]
"*" denotes an unordered list.

Chart positions

Singles

Year	Title	Peak Chart positions
		US ^Mod [5]	NLD [6]	UK [7]
1989	"Calling Out to Carol"	13	23	91
	"Goin' Southbound"	8	—	—
"—" denotes singles that were released but did not chart.

References

1. Ruhlmann, William. "allmusic ((( Mosquitos > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved December 7, 2009.
2. Christgau, Robert. "Stan Ridgway". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved on December 7, 2009.
3. Mosquitos (booklet). Stan Ridgway. Los Angeles, California: Geffen Records. 1989.
4. "Best - Albums of the Year". Best. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
5. "Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Stan Ridgway". Nielsen Company, Billboard. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
6. "Stan Ridgway Discography". Hung Medien, dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
7. "Stan Ridgway Discography". chartstats.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-19. Retrieved 2009-12-02.