Tom Tom Club (album)

Tom Tom Club
Studio album by Tom Tom Club
Released	October 1981[1]
Recorded	November 1980–April 1981
Genre	New wave,[2] post-disco,[2] alternative rock [2]
Length	39:35
Label	US: Sire/Warner Bros. Records 23628 UK: Island/PolyGram Records Argentina: A&M
Producer	Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth, Steven Stanley
Tom Tom Club chronology
Tom Tom Club (1981) Close to the Bone (1982)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
Robert Christgau	A−[4]

Tom Tom Club is Tom Tom Club's first album, 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 U.S., "Genius of Love" peaked at #31 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[5] Both "Wordy Rappinghood" and "Genius of Love" topped the U.S. 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 #87 on its Best Albums of the 1980s list.^[6]

Track listing

All tracks composed by the Tom Tom Club; except where indicated.

LP 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"
3. "On, On, On, On..."
4. "Booming and Zooming"

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

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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

• Adrian Belew: Guitar
• Chris Frantz: Drums, Co-Producer
• Tina Weymouth: Bass, Vocals, Co-Producer
• Monte Browne: Guitar
• Tyrone Downie: Keyboards
• Uziah "Sticky" Thompson: Percussion
• Lani Weymouth: Vocals
• Laura Weymouth: Vocals
• Loric Weymouth: Vocals
• Steven Stanley: Co-Producer, Engineer
• Benji Armbrister: Engineer
• Kendal Stubbs: Engineer
• James Rizzi: Cover art

Charts

Peak positions Chart Position UK Albums Chart[7] 78 United States Billboard 200[8] 23 Certifications Region Certification United States (RIAA)[8] Gold References Strong, M.C. (1996). The Great Rock Discography, 3rd Ed. M.C. Strong. p. 811. ISBN 086-241-541-1. AMG - Tom Tom Club review. Retrieved on 12-28-2009. Allmusic review Robert Christgau review Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications) http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/feature/best-albums-of-the-1980s/308/page_2 "Tom Tom Club > Artists > Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved July 21, 2014. Whitburn, Joel (2006). The Billboard Albums. p. 1059. ISBN 0-89820-166-7. External links Tom Tom Club (Adobe Flash) at Radio3Net (streamed copy where licensed)