Come As You Are is the second solo album

Solo album

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 by Peter Wolf

Peter Wolf

Peter Wolf is an American Rhythm and Blues, Soul and Rock and Roll musician, best known as the lead vocalist for the J. Geils Band from 1967 to 1983; and for a successful musical solo career to date with writing partner Will Jennings.- Life and career :Wolf was born in the Bronx, New York...

, released in 1987 (see 1987 in music

1987 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1987.See also:Record labels established in 1987-January-February:*January 3 – Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame...

). "Come As You Are" was a major hit for Wolf, peaking at #15 on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

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 and #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks

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 chart for one week.

The music video for "Come As You Are" is based on Bobby Van

Bobby Van

Bobby Van was a musical actor probably best known for his career on Broadway in the 1950s and 1970s.-Life and career:...

's memorable "street dance" from "Small Town Girl (1953)

Small Town Girl (1953 film)

Small Town Girl is a 1953 musical film directed by László Kardos and starring Jane Powell, Farley Granger, and Ann Miller. Busby Berkeley choreographed several dance numbers. Bobby Van performed the memorable "Street Dance", in which he hopped all around town. The film features song performances...

." In the video, Peter Wolf hops around a 1950s small town similar to the one in the movie, and he passes a poster for Small Town Girl as a direct reference to the inspiration for the video.

Track listing

1. "Can't Get Started" (Wolf) - 3:01
2. "Love on Ice" (Timothy S. Mayer, Wolf) - 4:12
3. "Thick as Thieves" (Mayer, Wolf) - 2:59
4. "Blue Avenue" (Goldberg, Mayer, Wolf) - 4:06
5. "Wind Me Up" (Wolf) - 2:49
6. "Come as You Are" (Mayer, Wolf) - 2:43
7. "Flame of Love" (Wolf) - 4:16
8. "Mamma Said" (Michael Jonzun, Wolf) - 4:04
9. "Magic Moon" (Wolf) - 3:39
10. "2 Lane" (Wolf) - 3:23
11. "Run Silent Run Deep" (Mayer, Wolf) - 4:39

Personnel

• Peter Wolf - vocals
  Singing
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  , background vocals
• Bobby Chouinard - drums
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• Jeff Golub
  Jeff Golub
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   - guitar
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• Jim Gregory - bass
  Bass guitar
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• Lonnie Groves - background vocals
• Arno Hecht - horn
• Victor LeComer - keyboard
  Keyboard instrument
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• Tom Mandel
  Tommy Mandel
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   - keyboard
• Skip McDonald - guitar
• Steve Scales - percussion
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• Frank Simms
  Frank Simms
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   - background vocals
• George Simms - background vocals
• John Songdahl - keyboards
• Bird Taylor - background vocals
• Buck Taylor - background vocals
• John Turi - horn
• Doug Wimbish
  Doug Wimbish
  Doug Wimbish is a bass player, primarily known for his studio work for the rap/hip hop label Sugarhill Records and his membership of the funk metal band Living Colour. He has played for a vast range of artists, including Jeff Beck, Mick Jagger, Madonna, George Clinton, Paula Cole, Bomb the Bass,...
  
   - bass

Production

• Producers: Peter Wolf, Eric "ET" Thorngren
• Engineer: Eric "ET" Thorngren
• Mixing: Eric "ET" Thorngren
• Mixing assistant: Marc Cobrin
• Mastering: Jack Skinner
• Studio assistant: Gary Wright
• Art direction: Henry Marquez, Janet Perr
• Album design: Janet Perr
• Photography: Annie Leibovitz
  Annie Leibovitz
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Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1987	The Billboard 200	53

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	"Can't Get Started"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	16
1987	"Can't Get Started"	The Billboard Hot 100	75
1987	"Come as You Are"	Hot Dance Music/Club Play	49
1987	"Come as You Are"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	1
1987	"Come as You Are"	The Billboard Hot 100	15