Mosquitos (album)
| Mosquitos | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1989 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 40:53 | |||
| Label | Geffen Records | |||
| Producer | Stan Ridgway, Joe Chiccarelli | |||
| Stan Ridgway chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | B[2] |
| Hi-Fi News & Record Review | B:2[3] |
Mosquitos is the second solo album by Stan Ridgway. It was released in 1989 on Geffen Records.
Track listing[edit]
- "Heat Takes a Walk" - 2:43
- "Lonely Town" - 4:09
- "Goin' Southbound" - 4:42
- "Dogs" - 4:05
- "Can't Complain" - 3:49
- "Peg and Pete and Me" - 4:41
- "Newspapers" - 2:41
- "Calling Out to Carol" - 4:04
- "The Last Honest Man" - 4:01
- "A Mission in Life" - 5:53
Personnel[edit]
Adapted from the Mosquitos liner notes.[4]
- Stan Ridgway - vocals, harmonica, piano, guitar
- Eric Williams, Marc Ribot - guitar
- Joe Ramirez, Tim Landers - bass guitar
- Joe Berardi - drums
- Steve Reid - percussion
- Bernard Hall, Jim Lang - keyboards
- Pietra Wexstun - keyboards, backing vocals
- Larry Grennan, Tori Amos - background vocals
- Steve Berlin - saxophone on "Dogs"
- Van Dyke Parks - string arrangement on "Heat Takes a Walk"
- Joe Chemay - background vocals on 2
Accolades[edit]
| Year | Publication | Country | Accolade | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Best | France | "Albums of the Year" | 8 | [5] |
| "*" denotes an unordered list. | |||||
Chart positions[edit]
Singles[edit]
| Year | Title | Peak Chart positions | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Mod [6] |
BE [7] | NLD [8] | UK [9] | |||||||||
| 1989 | "Calling Out to Carol" | 13 | 19 | 23 | 91 | |||||||
| "Goin' Southbound" | 8 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "—" denotes singles that were released but did not chart. | ||||||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. "allmusic ((( Mosquitos > Review )))". AllMusic. Retrieved December 7, 2009.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Stan Ridgway". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved on December 7, 2009.
- ^ Clark, Pete (August 1989). "Review: Stan Ridgway — Mosquitos" (PDF). Hi-Fi News & Record Review (magazine). Vol. 34, no. 8. Croydon: Link House Magazines Ltd. p. 111. ISSN 0142-6230. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021 – via World Radio History.
- ^ Mosquitos (booklet). Stan Ridgway. Los Angeles, California: Geffen Records. 1989.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Best - Albums of the Year". Best. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
- ^ "Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Stan Ridgway". Nielsen Company, Billboard. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
- ^ "Stan Ridgway Discography". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
- ^ "Stan Ridgway Discography". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
- ^ "Stan Ridgway – full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
