Riot in English is the debut studio album by American singer Dale Bozzio. It was released on March 4, 1988, by Paisley Park Records. Bozzio began working on the album after her divorce from Terry Bozzio and the break-up of their band Missing Persons. She got signed to Prince's record label Paisley Park Records and collaborated with Robert Brookins and Attala Zane Giles on the album while co-writing most of the songs. Musically, the songs took a slightly different direction than her work with Missing Persons, incorporating more dance-pop sound rather than new wave music.
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| Released | March 4, 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1987 | |||
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| Length | 40:25 | |||
| Label | Paisley Park | |||
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Three singles were released from the album. The lead single "Simon Simon" reached the dance charts, peaking inside the top forty on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. However, the following singles "Riot in English" and "Overtime" failed to chart.
Critical reception
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| AllMusic |    [1] |
Joe Viglione from AllMusic praised Bozzio's lyrics, saying that "she knows how to pull a chic cliché and envelope it" and also added that Prince gave her "the opportunity to prove she's as charming on record as she is in person and a talent in her own right apart from Missing Persons".[1] Trouser Press noted that "the commercial dance music ... plays up the flexibility of Dale's voice, but the pre-fab cookie-cutter material and arrangements come as quite a disappointment after the stylistic invention of her former group."[2]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Simon Simon" | Brookins | 4:34 | |
| 2. | "Giddi Up Baby - Be Mine" |
| Brookins | 4:17 |
| 3. | "Overtime" |
| Brookins | 4:50 |
| 4. | "So Strong" | Prince | Prince | 4:28 |
| 5. | "Love Is Hard Work" |
| Giles | 3:40 |
| 6. | "Riot in English" |
| Brookins | 4:24 |
| 7. | "He's So Typical" |
| Brookins | 5:19 |
| 8. | "Ouch That Feels Good" |
| Brookins | 5:00 |
| 9. | "The Perfect Stranger" |
| Giles | 3:53 |
| Total length: | 40:25 | |||
Credits and personnel
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Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Viglione, Joe. "Riot In English - Dale Bozzio". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
- ^ Robbins, Ira. "Missing Persons". Trouser Press. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
- ^ Riot in English (liner notes). Dale Bozzio. Paisley Park. 1988. 1-25599.
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External links
edit- Riot in English at Discogs (list of releases)