Suburbs is an album by the American new wave band The Suburbs, released in 1986. It was their first and only release on A&M Records. The album has never been released on compact disc. It was produced by former Revolution drummer Bobby Z. (credited as Robert Brent).
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| Released | First half of 1986 | |||
| Recorded | Metro Studios, Minneapolis, MN | |||
| Genre | New wave | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Robert Brent | |||
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Reception
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Writing for Allmusic, music critic Stewart Mason called the album "inappropriately produced... in a fashion that completely sublimates all of the qualities that had made the quintet so musically interesting in the first place."[1]
Track listing
editAll songs composed by The Suburbs.
- "Superlove" – 4:29
- "Heart of Gold" – 4:26
- "Every Night's a Friday Night" – 2:59
- "Never Stop (To Say Goodbye)" – 5:58
- "America Sings the Blues" – 3:13
- "#9" – 4:30
- "Life Is Like" – 3:11
- "Want That Girl" – 4:36
Personnel
edit- Chan Poling – vocals, keyboards
- Beej Chaney – vocals, Beejtar
- Hugo Klaers – drums
- Bruce C. Allen – guitar
- Michael Halliday – bass
Additional musicians
edit- Tom Burnevik – saxophones
- Kevin Nord – trumpet, voice tracker
- Dusty Cox – saxophone solo on "Heart of Gold"
Production credits
edit- Robert Brent – producer
- Jim Nipar – engineer
- Kirby Binder – assistant engineer
- Mike Rees – mastering
- Bruce C. Allen – art direction
- Donald Krieger – art direction
- Chuck Beeson – art direction
- Laurie Schendel Allen – cover photo
References
edit- ^ a b Mason, Stewart. "Suburbs > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved September 27, 2015.