When You're a Boy
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When You're a Boy is the debut solo album
by Susanna Hoffs
. It begins with the Billboard Top 40 single "My Side of the Bed
", includes the track "Unconditional Love" (co-written by Cyndi Lauper
), and ends with a cover of "Boys Keep Swinging
", the 1979 song
written by David Bowie
and Brian Eno
.
The album peaked at #83 on the album charts.
Three singles were released from the album, they included; "My Side Of The Bed," "Unconditional Love," and "Only Love."
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by Susanna Hoffs
Susanna Hoffs
Susanna Lee Hoffs is an American vocalist, guitarist and actress. She is best known as a member of the all-female pop band The Bangles.-Early life:...
. It begins with the Billboard Top 40 single "My Side of the Bed
My Side of the Bed
My Side Of The Bed was the first solo single from Bangle Susanna Hoffs, off of her album When You're a Boy. It was a Top 40 hit, reaching #30 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #28 on the Hot 100 Airplay....
", includes the track "Unconditional Love" (co-written by Cyndi Lauper
Cyndi Lauper
Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper is an American singer, songwriter, actress and LGBT rights activist. She achieved success in the mid-1980s with the release of the album She's So Unusual and became the first female singer to have four top-five singles released from one album...
), and ends with a cover of "Boys Keep Swinging
Boys Keep Swinging
"Boys Keep Swinging" is a song by English singer-songwriter David Bowie. It was released as a single from the album Lodger on 27 April 1979.-Recording and release:...
", the 1979 song
1979 in music
See also:Record labels established in 1979* 1979 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1979.-January–February:*January 1...
written by David Bowie
David Bowie
David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
and Brian Eno
Brian Eno
Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno , commonly known as Brian Eno or simply as Eno , is an English musician, composer, record producer, singer and visual artist, known as one of the principal innovators of ambient music.Eno studied at Colchester Institute art school in Essex,...
.
The album peaked at #83 on the album charts.
Three singles were released from the album, they included; "My Side Of The Bed," "Unconditional Love," and "Only Love."
Track listing
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "My Side of the Bed My Side of the Bed My Side Of The Bed was the first solo single from Bangle Susanna Hoffs, off of her album When You're a Boy. It was a Top 40 hit, reaching #30 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #28 on the Hot 100 Airplay.... " |
S. Hoffs/T. Kelly/B. Steinberg | 3:29 |
| 2. | "No Kind of Love" | S. Hoffs/D. Kahne David Kahne David Kahne is an American record producer. Kahne started his musical career as a working musician and then became notable for his role as in-house producer and engineer at 415 Records, the first American new wave music label, and for his subsequent roles as Vice President of A&R at Columbia... /S. Cutler/R. Rice |
3:05 |
| 3. | "Wishing On Telstar Telstar Telstar is the name of various communications satellites, including the first such satellite to relay television signals.The first two Telstar satellites were experimental and nearly identical. Telstar 1 was launched on top of a Thor-Delta rocket on July 10, 1962... " |
R. Lane Robin Lane Robin Lane is an American rock singer and songwriter. Her band, Robin Lane & the Chartbusters, released three albums on Warner Bros. Records in the early 1980s, and was known for its single "When Things Go Wrong".... /J. Cipolla |
4:11 |
| 4. | "That's Why Girls Cry" | D. Kahne/J. Hatfield Juliana Hatfield Juliana Hatfield , is an American guitarist/singer-songwriter and author from the Boston area, formerly of the indie rock bands Blake Babies and Some Girls. She currently lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.... /S. Hoffs |
3:59 |
| 5. | "Unconditional Love" | C. Lauper Cyndi Lauper Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper is an American singer, songwriter, actress and LGBT rights activist. She achieved success in the mid-1980s with the release of the album She's So Unusual and became the first female singer to have four top-five singles released from one album... /T. Kelly/B. Steinberg |
3:51 |
| 6. | "Something New" | J. Hanes/C. Sheldon/S. Hoffs/D. Kahne | 3:52 |
| 7. | "So Much for Love" | J. Hanes/P. E. Gates/P. Dunne/H. Hanes | 3:33 |
| 8. | "This Time" | S. Summers | 2:36 |
| 9. | "Only Love" | S. Hoffs/D. Warren | 4:25 |
| 10. | "It's Lonely Out Here" | S. Hoffs/T. Kelly/B. Steinberg | 3:52 |
| 11. | "Made of Stone" | J. Condos/S. Hoffs/D. Kahne | 3:13 |
| 12. | "Boys Keep Swinging Boys Keep Swinging "Boys Keep Swinging" is a song by English singer-songwriter David Bowie. It was released as a single from the album Lodger on 27 April 1979.-Recording and release:... " |
D. Bowie David Bowie David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s... /B. Eno Brian Eno Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno , commonly known as Brian Eno or simply as Eno , is an English musician, composer, record producer, singer and visual artist, known as one of the principal innovators of ambient music.Eno studied at Colchester Institute art school in Essex,... |
4:59 |
Personnel
- Susanna HoffsSusanna HoffsSusanna Lee Hoffs is an American vocalist, guitarist and actress. She is best known as a member of the all-female pop band The Bangles.-Early life:...
- vocals, guitar - David KahneDavid KahneDavid Kahne is an American record producer. Kahne started his musical career as a working musician and then became notable for his role as in-house producer and engineer at 415 Records, the first American new wave music label, and for his subsequent roles as Vice President of A&R at Columbia...
- keyboards, arranger, mixing, producer, engineer, programming - Rusty AndersonRusty AndersonRusty Anderson is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter and music producer. He is best known as lead guitarist with Paul McCartney, though he has worked with an extensive list of artists in addition to his own solo career.-Early life:Rusty Anderson grew up in La Habra, California...
- guitar - John EntwistleJohn EntwistleJohn Alec Entwistle was an English bass guitarist, songwriter, singer, horn player, and film and record producer who was best known as the bass player for the rock band The Who. His aggressive lead sound influenced many rock bass players...
- bass guitar - Randy JacksonRandy JacksonRandall Darius "Randy" Jackson is an American bassist, singer, record producer, music manager, A&R executive, entrepreneur, and television personality. He is best known as a judge on American Idol and executive producer for MTV's America's Best Dance Crew...
- bass guitar - Benmont TenchBenmont TenchBenjamin Montmorency Tench, III is an American keyboardist best known as a founding member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.-Early years:...
- keyboards - Jim KeltnerJim KeltnerJames Lee "Jim" Keltner is an American drummer known primarily for his session work. He has contributed to the work of many well-known artists...
- drums - Zachary Alford - drums
- Gary Ferguson - drums
- Carlos Vega - drums
- DonovanDonovanDonovan Donovan Donovan (born Donovan Philips Leitch (born 10 May 1946) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist. Emerging from the British folk scene, he developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelia, and world music...
- backing vocals - Juliana HatfieldJuliana HatfieldJuliana Hatfield , is an American guitarist/singer-songwriter and author from the Boston area, formerly of the indie rock bands Blake Babies and Some Girls. She currently lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts....
- backing vocals - Tom Kelly - backing vocals
- Robin LaneRobin LaneRobin Lane is an American rock singer and songwriter. Her band, Robin Lane & the Chartbusters, released three albums on Warner Bros. Records in the early 1980s, and was known for its single "When Things Go Wrong"....
- backing vocals - Donovan Leitch - backing vocals
- Eric LowenLowen & NavarroLowen & Navarro is a songwriting team composed of Eric Lowen and Dan Navarro, who met in Los Angeles, California in the 1980s. They wrote the song "We Belong", which became a major hit for Pat Benatar in 1984. Starting in 1990, they released a number of records of their own...
- backing vocals - Dan NavarroDan NavarroDan Navarro is an American vocalist, guitarist and voice actor best known as half of the duo Lowen & Navarro-Discography:Lowen and Navarro*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Benatar#cite_note-0 We Belong]Lowen and Navarro...
- backing vocals - Maria VidalMaria VidalMaria Vidal is an American singer who had one hit single with the song, "Body Rock" in 1984; it also reached #8 on the US dance charts, and #11 in the UK.Vidal was originally a member of the band, Desmond Child & Rouge, but went solo with a self-titled debut album...
- backing vocals - Steve Churchyard - engineer
- Clark Germain - engineer
- David LeonardDavid Leonard (producer)David Leonard is a Grammy Award-winning American record producer and audio engineer.-Production discography:* 1981: Chaka Khan - What Cha' Gonna Do for Me - co-engineer* 1981: The Go-Go's - Beauty and the Beat - mixing assistant...
- engineer, mixing - Joel Stoner - engineer, mixing
- Ray Blair - assistant engineer
- Greg Goldman - assistant engineer
- Ed Goodreau - assistant engineer
- Mike Kloster - assistant engineer
- Sylvia MassySylvia MassySylvia Massy is an entrepreneur, record producer, and studio engineer in the United States. Massy is perhaps best recognized for her work on 1993's Undertow, the full-length double platinum-selling debut for Los Angeles rock band Tool.-History:...
- assistant engineer - Charles Paakkari - assistant engineer
- Mike Piersante - assistant engineer
- Keith "KC" Cohen - mixing
- Lori Fumar - mixing assistant
- Wally Traugott - mastering
- Randee Saint Nicholas - photography
Chart performance
| Year | Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Billboard 200 | 83 |