Good Stuff
Encyclopedia
Good Stuff is the sixth studio album by New Wave
band The B-52s, released in 1992. This is the first (and only) B-52s album in which vocalist Cindy Wilson
does not appear, though she rejoined some years later.
A moderate radio hit was achieved with the title track "Good Stuff", which was nominated for a Grammy in 1993 as best alternative performance.
Additional personnel
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
band The B-52s, released in 1992. This is the first (and only) B-52s album in which vocalist Cindy Wilson
Cindy Wilson
Cynthia Leigh Wilson is a vocalist and a founding member of new wave rock band The B-52s.- Career :...
does not appear, though she rejoined some years later.
A moderate radio hit was achieved with the title track "Good Stuff", which was nominated for a Grammy in 1993 as best alternative performance.
Track listing
- "Tell It Like It T-I-IsTell It Like It T-I-Is"Tell It Like It T-I-Is" was the third single by The B-52's released from their tenth album, Good Stuff. It was the last single released in 1992. This song placed #61 on the UK Singles Chart, and placed #13 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.-Charts:...
" – 5:13 - "Hot Pants ExplosionHot Pants Explosion"Hot Pants Explosion" is a song by The B-52's, released as the fifth and final single from their album Good Stuff. It did not chart. It was also the least successful of the singles released from Good Stuff. It was one of the last session recordings to feature drummer Jeff Porcaro before his...
" (The B-52's) – 4:55 - "Good StuffGood Stuff (The B-52's song)"Good Stuff" is a song by The B-52's and title track from their 1992 album. The song placed at #28 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and #1 on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart. It also placed #21 in the UK. It was also nominated for a Grammy Award in 1993 for best alternative rock...
" (Pierson, Schneider, Strickland) – 5:58 - "Revolution EarthRevolution Earth"Revolution Earth" is the fourth single released by The B-52's from their 1992 album Good Stuff.The song's music video was directed by James Herbert. The single contains remixes of the song by Moby.-Song information:...
" (Pierson, Strickland, Waldrop) – 5:48 - "Dreamland" (The B-52's) – 7:35
- "Is That You Mo-Dean?Is That You Mo-Dean?"Is That You Mo-Dean?" is a song by The B-52's released as the second single from their album Good Stuff. It was written by all the band members...
" (The B-52's) – 5:32 - "The World's Green Laughter" – 4:04
- "Vision of a Kiss" (The B-52's) – 5:57
- "Breezin'" – 5:21
- "Bad Influence" (Pierson, Schneider, Strickland) – 5:41
Personnel
Band- Kate PiersonKate PiersonCatherine Elizabeth "Kate" Pierson is an American vocalist and one of the lead singers and founding members of The B-52's. One of the multi-instrumentalists in the band, Pierson played guitar, bass and various keyboard instruments...
– vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, keyboards - Fred SchneiderFred SchneiderFrederick William "Fred" Schneider III is an American rock singer, best known as the frontman of the rock band The B-52's, of which he is a founding member. Schneider is well-known for his sprechgesang which he developed from reciting poetry over guitars.-Early life:Schneider was born in Newark,...
– vocals - Keith StricklandKeith StricklandJulian Keith Strickland is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, and one of the founding members of the The B-52s. Originally the band's drummer, Strickland switched to guitar after the death of guitarist Ricky Wilson in 1985...
– guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s, keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, vocals
Additional personnel
- Tawatha Agee – background vocals
- Zachary Alford – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Nicholas Brown – bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Sterling CampbellSterling CampbellSterling Campbell in New York City, New York, is an American rock drummer who has worked with numerous high-profile acts. He rose to attention in 1986, touring with Cyndi Lauper on her her True Colors World Tour, in 1986, and in 1987, joined Duran Duran...
– drums - Lenny CastroLenny CastroLenny Castro is an American freelancing percussionist in the studio recording industry in the Los Angeles area.-Early life:Castro is a percussionist of Puerto Rican descent and was born and raised in New York City. His father, Hector Castro, played the keyboard in a Latin style and gave his son...
– percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration... - Michelle Cobbs – background vocals
- John Fischer – vocals
- Richard Hilton – keyboards, pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
- James "Hutch" Hutchinson – bass
- Pat IrwinPat IrwinPat Irwin is an American composer and musician, who was a founding member of a number of groups that grew out of New York City's No Wave scene in the late 1970s and early 1980s, including 8-Eyed Spy and Raybeats. He has composed the scores for numerous films and cartoons...
– guitar, keyboards, piano, Hammond organHammond organThe Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond in 1934 and manufactured by the Hammond Organ Company. While the Hammond organ was originally sold to churches as a lower-cost alternative to the wind-driven pipe organ, in the 1960s and 1970s it became a standard keyboard... - Curtis King – background vocals
- Stephen "Doc" Kupka – baritone saxophoneBaritone saxophoneThe baritone saxophone, often called "bari sax" , is one of the largest and lowest pitched members of the saxophone family. It was invented by Adolphe Sax. The baritone is distinguished from smaller sizes of saxophone by the extra loop near its mouthpiece...
- Sara LeeSara Lee (musician)Sara Lee is an English bassist and singer-songwriter, best known for replacing Dave Allen on bass guitar in post-punk band Gang of Four. Lee confirmed in an interview on Rundgrenradio.com that Sara Lee is her birth name.-Biography:...
– bass - David McMurray – fluteFluteThe flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
, saxophoneSaxophoneThe saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846... - Mo-Dean Intergalactic Choir – vocals
- Justin Masse – keyboards
- Jeff PorcaroJeff PorcaroJeffrey Thomas "Jeff" Porcaro was an American session drummer and a founding member of the Grammy Award winning band Toto. Porcaro was one of the most recorded drummers in history, working on hundreds of albums and thousands of sessions...
– drums - Gregory Purnhagen – vocals
- Nile RodgersNile RodgersNile Gregory Rodgers is an American musician, producer, composer, arranger, and guitarist.-Biography:...
– guitar - Tim Rollins – piano
- Amy Shulman – harpHarpThe harp is a multi-stringed instrument which has the plane of its strings positioned perpendicularly to the soundboard. Organologically, it is in the general category of chordophones and has its own sub category . All harps have a neck, resonator and strings...
- Lee ThornburgLee ThornburgLee Thornburg is a trumpeter who has played with many artists, and also has been a member of Supertramp and Tower of Power. Thornburg also played with Wayne Cochran and the C.C. Riders in the 1970s.-Biography:...
– trumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air... - Fonzi ThorntonFonzi ThorntonFonzi Thornton, is an American singer, song writer/producer, stage performer and radio personality.Thornton has provided background vocals on albums by artists which include Aretha Franklin, Luther Vandross, Diana Ross, Ray Charles, Chic, Sheena Easton, Mariah Carey, David Bowie, Michael Jackson,...
– background vocals - Scott Totten – guitar
- Don WasDon WasDon Was is an American musician, bassist and record producer.-Life and career:Was was born in Detroit, Michigan. He graduated from Oak Park High School in the Detroit suburb of Oak Park, then attended the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor but dropped out after the first year...
– guitar - Brenda White-King – background vocals
- Tracy WormworthTracy WormworthTracy Wormworth is a bass guitarist working for more than 30 years in the music and television industry in the United States. She is the sister of percussionist James Wormworth....
– bass
Production
- Producers: Nile Rodgers, Russ Titelman, Don Was
- Engineers: Ed Cherney, Patrick Dillett, Tom Durack, Jon Goldberger, Rik Pekkonen
- Assistant engineers: Dan Bosworth, Victor Deyglio, Hiro Ishihara, Justin Luchter, Mike Reither
- Production manager: Budd Tunick
- Production coordination: Marsha Burns
- Project coordinator: Renoda Campbell-Monza
- Mixing: Tom Durack
- Mastering: Bob LudwigBob LudwigBob Ludwig is an American mastering engineer.He is a well known and respected figure within the music industry. His name is credited on the covers of albums released across the world, and he has won numerous awards....
- Digital editing: Scott Hull
- Synclavier programming: Richard Hilton
- Drum programming: Keith Strickland
- Design: Janet Perr, Tom Recchion
- Art direction: The B-52's, Tom Recchion
- Photography: Josef Astor, Jay Gullixson, Laura Levine, Robert Molnar, Chip Simons
- Cover design: The B-52's, Tom Recchion
- Make-up: Joe McDevittt
- Stylist: Patti Wilson
Certifications
Chart performance
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
16 |
| UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
8 |