Tom Tom Club (album)
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| Studio album by Tom Tom Club | ||||
| Released | October 1981 | |||
| Recorded | November 1980–April 1981 | |||
| Length | 39:35 | |||
| Label | US: Sire/Warner Bros. Records 23628 UK: Island/PolyGram Records Argentina: A&M |
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| Producer | Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth, Steven Stanley | |||
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| Robert Christgau | A− |
Tom Tom Club is Tom Tom Club's first album, released in 1981, containing the UK hit singles "Wordy Rappinghood," which reached No. 7 in June 1981; "Genius of Love," which reached No. 65 in October of the same year; and "Under the Boardwalk," which reached No. 22 in August 1982. When released in the U.S., "Genius of Love" peaked at #31 on the Billboard Hot 100. Both "Wordy Rappinghood" and "Genius of Love" topped the U.S. dance chart.
The album was re-released on May 19, 2009, as a part of a two-CD deluxe package with the band's second album, Close to the Bone.
Slant Magazine listed the album at #87 on its Best Albums of the 1980s list.
All tracks composed by the Tom Tom Club; except where indicated.
Deluxe Edition CD1
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