Stay (Oingo Boingo album)
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Stay is a compilation album
of the band Oingo Boingo
. The album was only released in Brazil
.
, being the first albums virtually unknown in the country. The double-album Boingo Alive
brought the band to the top of the charts, with its tracks "Stay", "Just Another Day", "Dead Man's Party" and "Not My Slave" being major hits during 1989-1990. This led Polygram (the Brazilian MCA representative) to release this compilation, taking the title of the band's top hit "Stay", that was featured in the soap opera Top Model.
Despite the fact that the radio hits were the Boingo Alive versions, the LP presented all the songs on their original recordings. Only on CD, released later, some of them were exchanged for the new versions, with the exception of the title track.
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
of the band Oingo Boingo
Oingo Boingo
Oingo Boingo was an American new wave band. They are best known for their influence on other musicians, their soundtrack contributions and their high energy Halloween concerts. The band was founded in 1972 as The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, a performance art group...
. The album was only released in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
.
Background
In Brazil the band had only limited reception until 1988, with the albums Dead Man's Party and Boi-ngoBOI-NGO
Boi-ngo is the fifth album by Oingo Boingo, released in 1987. Its original proposed title was More Nervous Energy. This album was also released in a limited edition box set of seven inch vinyl records which included the additional studio track "Mama"...
, being the first albums virtually unknown in the country. The double-album Boingo Alive
Boingo Alive
Boingo Alive is a double-disc album by Oingo Boingo, released on September 26, 1988. It serves a number of purposes, being a hybrid of a greatest hits album, studio album and live album...
brought the band to the top of the charts, with its tracks "Stay", "Just Another Day", "Dead Man's Party" and "Not My Slave" being major hits during 1989-1990. This led Polygram (the Brazilian MCA representative) to release this compilation, taking the title of the band's top hit "Stay", that was featured in the soap opera Top Model.
Despite the fact that the radio hits were the Boingo Alive versions, the LP presented all the songs on their original recordings. Only on CD, released later, some of them were exchanged for the new versions, with the exception of the title track.