Word of Mouth (Toni Basil album)
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| Studio album by Toni Basil | ||||
| Released |
22 May 1981 (U.K.) April 1982 (U.S.) | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Genre | Pop, new wave | |||
| Length | 39:28 | |||
| Label |
Chrysalis (U.S.) Radial Choice (U.K.) | |||
| Producer | Greg Mathieson, Trevor Veitch | |||
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| Allmusic |    |
Word of Mouth is the debut studio album by Toni Basil. It was first released in 1981 in the U.K. It was certified Gold by RIAA. It featured the #1 worldwide hit "Mickey". The album also contains three covers of songs by the band Devo who also performed on the songs. The song "You Gotta Problem" is actually a retitled version of Devo's "Pity You." The U.S. version of the album added the songs "Rock On" and "Shoppin' from A to Z", and removed "Hanging Around".
Track listing
US LP
- "Mickey" (Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn) – 4:12
- "Rock On" (David Essex) – 4:04
- "Shoppin' from A to Z" (Allee Willis, Bruce Roberts, Toni Basil) – 4:08
- "You Gotta Problem" (Mark Mothersbaugh) – 4:34
- "Be Stiff" (Gerald Casale, Bob Lewis) – 3:22
- "Nobody" (Paul Delph) – 4:00
- "Little Red Book" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 4:04
- "Space Girls" (Casale) – 2:56
- "Thief on the Loose" (Basil, Greg Mathieson) – 3:50
- "Time After Time" (Nick Gilder, James McCullough) – 4:18
UK LP
- "Nobody" – 4:03
- "Hangin' Around" (Conway) – 4:08
- "Thief on the Loose" – 3:54
- "Time After Time" – 4:23
- "Mickey" – 4:15
- "Little Red Book" – 4:07
- "Be Stiff" – 3:24
- "Space Girls" – 3:00
- "You Gotta Problem" – 4:36
International cassette
- "Mickey"
- "Nobody"
- "Hangin' Around"
- "Thief on the Loose"
- "Little Red Book"
- "Time After Time"
- "Be Stiff"
- "Space Girls"
- "You Gotta Problem"
Personnel
- Rick Parnell, Alan Myers, Ed Greene, Mike Baird - drums
- Doug Lunn, Gerald Casale (credited as Jerry Casale) - bass
- Mike Chapman - synthesizer and keyboards on "Mickey"
- Greg Mathieson, Michael Boddicker, Mark Mothersbaugh, Paul Delph - synthesizer
- Bob Mothersbaugh, John Goodsall, Bob Casale, Richie Zito, Trevor Veitch - guitar
- Richard Greene - violin
- Dan Wyman - synthesizer programming
- Allee Willis, Bruce Roberts, Bob Esty - additional vocals
- Ed Greene - vocoder
Production
- Produced by Greg Mathieson and Trevor Veitch
- Assistant engineer and 2-track editing: John Michael Weaver
Chart performance
The lead single "Mickey" became an international hit, which led to further success. It received double platinum certification. The album, which was released shortly after, was also a success, peaking at just #22 but receiving a Gold certification. However, the following singles ("Nobody" in the UK and "Shoppin' from A to Z" in the US) both flopped, which cut the album's success short. It also reached #27 on the New Zealand albums chart.
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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| Billboard 200 | 22 |
| New Zealand Albums Chart | 27 |