Messin' with the Boys

Messin' with the Boys
Studio album by Cherie & Marie Currie
Released 1980 (re-released in 1997)
Recorded 1979, 1980
Studio Davlen Sound Studios, North Hollywood, California; Studio 55, Los Angeles
Genre rock, hard rock
Length 41:11
Label Capitol (Re-released by Renaissance Records)
Producer Jai Winding
Cherie & Marie Currie chronology
Beauty's Only Skin Deep (Cherie Currie)
(1978)String Module Error: Match not found1978		 Messin' with the Boys
(1980)		 Young and Wild (Cherie & Marie Currie)
(1998)String Module Error: Match not found1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic[1]

Messin' with the Boys is the second post-Runaways album by Cherie Currie, released in 1980[2][3] For this album Currie worked with her identical twin sister, Marie Currie.[4][5] Their band was called Cherie and Marie Currie. Marie was a guest vocalist on Cherie's first album,[6] so Marie went on tour with Cherie to support her first album, Beauty's Only Skin Deep. When Marie would join Cherie on stage to sing the encores the audience would go wild.[7] So Cherie ran with the idea of two blonds are better than one.[8] The idea paid off because Messin' with the Boys received more radio play than Beauty's Only Skin Deep, and their song "Since You Been Gone" made it to 95 on US charts.[9] The single "This Time" and the album Messin' with the Boys made the top 200 on U.S. charts. This makes Messin' with the Boys Cherie Currie's most successful album. "I Just Love the Feeling" originally surfaced on the 1974 album, "S.S. Fools" by the group of the same name. Cherie duetted with that group's lead singer, Bobby Kimball, and wrote the additional lyrics in the second verse.

Messin' with the Boys was originally released by Capitol Records in 1980,[10] but Messin' with the Boys was re-released on Renaissance Records in 1997.[11] The twins recorded seven new bonus tracks for Messin' with the Boys 1997 release. Tracks 11 through 17 are the 1997 bonus tracks. One of the bonus tracks was "Cherry Bomb", a song Cherie recorded with the Runaways. When Cherie was in the Runaways it was regarded as their signature song.

In 1988 singer, Tone Norum, covered Cherie and Marie Currie's song "This Time". She named the album after the song she covered.[12]

Marie Currie's quotes

When Brad Hamlin asked Marie Currie "Tell us how Messin' with the Boys came about." Marie said "That's a very long story, but I still to this day believe it is one of the best albums we could've made. We had the best musicians, songwriters, and a tremendous amount of support. I look back at recording that album with a smile."[13]

Track listing

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  1. "Messin' with the Boys" (Joey Brasler, M. Ruth) – 3:47
  2. "Since You Been Gone" (Russ Ballard) – 3:41
  3. "I Just Love the Feeling" (Cherie Currie, Bobby Kimball) – 4:32
  4. "All I Want" (John Batdorf, Sue Sheridan) – 3:40
  5. "Overnight Sensation (Hit Record)" (Eric Carmen) – 5:01
  6. "Elaine" (David Paich) – 3:20
  7. "This Time" (Billy Bizeau) – 6:08
  8. "Wishing Well" (John Bundrick, Simon Kirke, Paul Kossoff, Paul Rodgers, Tetsu Yamauchi) – 3:27
  9. "Secrets" (Cherie Currie, Michelle Winding) – 2:26
  10. "We're Through" (Joey Brasler) – 5:13
  11. "Kamakazee Lover" (Joey Brasler, Stephen G. Crane) - 3:33 (1997 Bonus track)
  12. "I Surrender" (Russ Ballard) - 3:48 (1997 Bonus track)
  13. "Prisoner" (David Paich, D. Williams) - 3:29 (1997 Bonus track)
  14. "You're a Baby" (Joey Brasler, B. Berkowitz) - 3:34 (1997 Bonus track)
  15. "Tough Break" (S. Dunscombe-Lynch, L. Whitman) - 3:50 (1997 Bonus track)
  16. "Always the Last to Know" (Joey Brasler, Cherie Currie) - 3:09 (1997 Bonus track)
  17. "Cherry Bomb" (Joan Jett, Kim Fowley) - 2:13 (1997 Bonus track)

Discography

YearSingleUSAlbum
1979"Since You Been Gone"95Messin' with the Boys[9]
1980"Messin' with the Boys"-Messin' with the Boys
1980"This Time"TBAMessin' with the Boys

Personnel

Production

  • Producer: Jai Winding
  • Assistant producer: Michele Winding

References

  1. ↑ Boldman, Gina. "Cherie & Marie Currie Mellin' With The Boys review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
  2. ↑ Tom Demalon (1959-11-30). "Cherie Currie | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-08-26.
  3. ↑ "Cherie And Marie Currie* - Messin' With The Boys (Vinyl, LP, Album)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-08-26.
  4. ↑ Gina Boldman. "Messin' with the Boys - Cherie & Marie Currie | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-08-26.
  5. ↑ "Classic Album From The Rockbrat Collection: Cherie and Marie Currie – Messin With The Boys". Rockbrat.wordpress.com. 2010-07-31. Retrieved 2015-08-26.
  6. ↑ "Beauty's Only Skin Deep - Cherie Currie | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-08-26.
  7. ↑
  8. ↑ Rayl, Salley. "To Cherie and Marie Currie, Two Blondies Are Better Than One". People.com. Retrieved 2015-08-26.
  9. 1 2 "Messin' with the Boys - Cherie & Marie Currie | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-08-26.
  10. ↑ "Cherie And Marie Currie* - Messin' With The Boys (Cassette)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-08-26.
  11. ↑ "Cherie & Marie Currie - Messin' With The Boys (CD, Album)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-08-26.
  12. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Tone-Norum-This-Time/release/1683993
  13. ↑ http://www.mysteryisland.net/mariecurrie
  14. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Messin' With the Boys by Cherie and Marie Currie". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2015-08-26.
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