Was (Not Was) ‎– Was (Not Was)
Label:
ZE Records ‎– ILPS 7015, Island Records ‎– ILPS 7015
Format:
Vinyl, LP
Country:
UK
Released:
Jul 1981
Genre:
Electronic, Jazz, Rock, Funk / Soul
Style:
Avantgarde, Disco, Alternative Rock, Funk
Tracklist
A1    Out Come The Freaks
Lead Vocals – Harry Bowens
Vocals [Spoken] – Marzanne McCants
5:37
A2    Where Did Your Heart Go?
Arranged By [Strings] – Johnny Allen
Lead Vocals – Sweet Pea*
4:54
A3    Tell Me That I'm Dreaming
Lead Vocals – Harry Bowens
4:58
A4    Oh, Mr. Friction    3:26
B1    Carry Me Back To Old Morocco
Written-By – Doug Fieger
6:01
B2    It's An Attack !
Lead Vocals – Sweet Pea*
3:11
B3    The Sky's Ablaze    2:17
B4    Go...Now !
Lead Vocals – Sweet Pea*
Written-By – Ron Banks
5:28
Companies, etc.
Mastered At – CBS Studios, New York
Recorded At – The Sound Suite Detroit
Copyright (c) – ZE Records
Phonographic Copyright (p) – ZE Records
Marketed By – Island Records Ltd.
Lacquer Cut At – The Sound Clinic
Credits
Art Direction – Maverse Players
Artwork [Airbrush] – Terry Robeson
Artwork [Typeset/Keyline] – Bill Thomas (18)
Backing Vocals – Carol Hall, Carolyn Crawford*, Kathy Kosins, Michelle Goulet, Sheila Horn
Bass – Jervonny Collier, Lamont Johnson
Drums – Franklin K. Funklyn McCullers, Jerry Jones (2)
Electric Piano [Rhodes] – Raymond Johnson (3)
Executive-Producer – Michael Zilkha
Guitar – Bruce Nazarian, Ricky Rouse*, Wayne Kramer
Lacquer Cut By – Graeme*
Mandolin – Mack Pitt
Mastered By [Mastering Engineer] – Ray Janos
Mixed By [Dance Mixes] – Ken Collier
Percussion – Larry Fratangelo
Percussion [Additional] – Gary Stuck, Jim Matthews, Les Chambers
Percussion, Other [Electronic Hand Claps] – Kevin Tschirhart
Percussion, Vocals [Rap] – Carl 'Butch' Small*
Photography By [Cover & Liner] – Dirk Bakker (2)
Piano – Irwin Krinsky
Piano, Synthesizer [Oberheim OBX & Arp] – Lusi Resto*
Producer – Jack Tann
Producer, Alto Saxophone, Piano, Vocals – David Was
Producer, Bass, Vibraphone, Vocals, Synthesizer [Moog], Clavinet, Engineer [Recording & Mixing] – Don Was
Recorded By [Remote Recording] – Burr Huntington
Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – David McMurray
Synthesizer [Moog] – Mark Johnson
Tenor Saxophone, Piccolo Flute – Armand Angeloni
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Marcus Belgrave
Vocals [Additional] – Anthony Was, Kim Heron, Lamont Zodiac, Mark J. Norton, Mitchell Jacobs, Mrs. Martinez's Fifth Hour Vocal Music Class/Birney Middle School, Pam Schlom, Richard Pinkston, Rick Cushingberry, Rubin Weiss, Ruth Seymore, Tom Brzezina
Written-By – D. Was*, D. Was*
Notes
Produced in Detroit for John Lewis Productions.
Recorded at The Sound Suite, Jan.-Mar. 1981.
Original sound recording made by Ze Records.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (side 1): ILPS 7015 A-4U
Matrix / Runout (side 2): ILPS 7015 B-2U GRAEME-SOUND CLINIC