Hot Potatoes: The Best of Devo is a compilation of songs by American new wave band Devo, released in 1993 by Virgin Records in the United Kingdom. It contains an exclusive remix of "Whip It" by Psychoslaphead. Originally released on CD and cassette formats, a double-LP edition by Simply Vinyl was later released in 2001.[1]
| Hot Potatoes: The Best of Devo | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | 7 September 1993 | |||
| Recorded | October 1977–September 1982 | |||
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| Length | 59:14 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Producer | Brian Eno, Ken Scott, Robert Margouleff, Roy Thomas Baker, Devo | |||
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Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Steve Huey of Allmusic called Hot Potatoes "the best available single-disc overview of Devo's career, hitting nearly all of the most significant moments from their first five albums",[2] and "superior to the American Greatest Hits, which for some reason does not feature 'Mongoloid', one of the most obvious choices for a Devo hits collection."[2]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald Casale, except where otherwise indicated
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Jocko Homo" | Mark Mothersbaugh | Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978) | 3:37 |
| 2. | "Mongoloid" | Gerald Casale | Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! | 3:44 |
| 3. | "Satisfaction (I Can't Get No)" | Mick Jagger, Keith Richards | Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! | 2:40 |
| 4. | "Whip It" | Freedom of Choice (1980) | 2:39 | |
| 5. | "Girl U Want" | Freedom of Choice | 2:57 | |
| 6. | "Freedom of Choice" | Freedom of Choice | 3:28 | |
| 7. | "Peek-a-Boo!" | Oh, No! It's Devo (1982) | 3:03 | |
| 8. | "Through Being Cool" | G. Casale, M. Mothersbaugh, Bob Mothersbaugh | New Traditionalists (1981) | 3:12 |
| 9. | "That's Good" | Oh, No! It's Devo | 3:25 | |
| 10. | "Working in the Coal Mine" | Allen Toussaint | New Traditionalists | 2:49 |
| 11. | "Devo Corporate Anthem" | M. Mothersbaugh | Duty Now for the Future (1979) | 1:14 |
| 12. | "Be Stiff" | Bob Lewis, G. Casale | Single A-side (1978) | 2:35 |
| 13. | "Gates of Steel" | G. Casale, M. Mothersbaugh, Sue Schmidt, Debbie Smith | Freedom of Choice | 3:28 |
| 14. | "Come Back Jonee" | Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! | 3:23 | |
| 15. | "Secret Agent Man" | P. F. Sloan, Steve Barri | Duty Now for the Future | 3:36 |
| 16. | "The Day My Baby Gave Me a Surprize" | M. Mothersbaugh | Duty Now for the Future | 2:42 |
| 17. | "Beautiful World" | New Traditionalists | 3:33 | |
| 18. | "Big Mess" | Oh, No! It's Devo | 2:46 | |
| 19. | "Whip It (HMS & M Mix)" (Remixed by Psychoslaphead) | Previously unreleased | 7:41 | |
| Total length: | 59:14 | |||
Personnel
editDevo
Technical
- Brian Eno – producer (1–3, 12, 14)
- Roy Thomas Baker – producer (7, 9, 18)
- Devo – producer (8, 10, 17), co-producer (4–6, 13, 19)
- Ken Scott – producer, engineer (11, 15, 16)
- Robert Margouleff – co-producer (4–6, 13, 19)
- David Quantick – liner notes
References
edit- ^ "Hot Potatoes: The Best of Devo [EU Pressing] (LP)". Amoeba Music.
- ^ a b c Huey, Steve. Review: Hot Potatoes: The Best of Devo Allmusic. Retrieved 2019-05-10