Back to the Drawing Board!
Back to the Drawing Board! | ||||
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Released | 1979 | |||
Recorded | Ramport Studios and Wally Heider Studios | |||
Genre | Power pop | |||
Length | 31:44 | |||
Label | Beserkley | |||
Producer | Matthew King Kaufman, Gary Phillips | |||
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Source | Rating |
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Christgau's Record Guide | C+[2] |
Back to the Drawing Board! is the Rubinoos' second album, released on Beserkley Records. Back to the Drawing Board! is a power pop album and fit well with the other power pop bands on Beserkley. This album is known for the single "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend," which gained notoriety when Rubinoos members Tommy Dunbar and James Gangwer sued Avril Lavigne, alleging that her hit "Girlfriend" had too much in common with it.
The Rubinoos re-released this album with bonus tracks on their own label on November 23, 2011.
Track listing[]
- "Fallin' in Love" (2:48)
- "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" (3:16)
- "Promise Me" (3:22)
- "Hold Me" (3:01)
- "Ronnie" (2:38)
- "Drivin' Music" (3:13)
- "Operator" (2:57)
- "Jennifer" (2:33)
- "Arcade Queen" (2:27)
- "Lightning Love Affair" (2:46)
- "1, 2, 3 Forever" (2:43)
- "Rendezvous" (Bonus Cut)
- "Warm Summer Night" (Bonus Cut)
- "Red Light Green Light" (Bonus Cut)
- "Rumble" (Bonus Cut)
Personnel[]
- The Rubinoos
- Royse Ader – bass, vocals
- Tommy Dunbar – guitar, keyboards, vocals
- John Rubin – guitar, vocals
- Donn Spindt – percussion, drums, vocals
- Technical
- Mark Dodson – engineer
- Matthew King Kaufman – producer
- Gary Phillips – producer
Releases[]
- LP Beserkley 1979
- CD Air Mail Recordings 2007
References[]
- ^ Back to the Drawing Board! at AllMusic
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: R". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 12, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1979 albums
- The Rubinoos albums
- Beserkley Records albums