Boomtown (David + David album)

Boomtown
Studio album by David + David
Released	July 7, 1986
Recorded	1986 at Skyline, A&M, Mad Hatter and Capitol Studios.
Genre	Pop rock
Length	40:56
Label	A&M
Producer	Davitt Sigerson

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Robert Christgau	A-

Boomtown is the Los Angeles themed and only studio album by the American rock duo David + David, released on July 7, 1986 through A&M Records.

Michael Ofjord of AllMusic called Boomtown an "artful record, full of poetry and convincing stories of the hard times that many silently endured." He gave the record four and a half out of five stars, concluding that "one may not want to listen to this record to lift the spirit, but it is a strong reminder of difficult situations faced during what can be perceived by many as the best of times."

At the time of its release Boomtown received some commercial success, peaking at number thirty-nine on the chart in December. Its singles, "Welcome to the Boomtown", "Swallowed by the Cracks" and "Ain't So Easy", all received airplay and charted on Billboard Hot 100. In 1995, the album was certified gold in the U.S.

Baerwald and Ricketts played all the instruments on the album except for drums on some tracks which were played by Ed Greene.

Although Baerwald and Ricketts would go on to co-write some of the material for Sheryl Crow's debut album, the duo pursed divergent musical paths with Baerwald developing his solo career and Ricketts working with singer/musician Toni Childs.

All songs written by David Baerwald and David Ricketts. "Heroes" Written by David Baerwald

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