Boi-ngo
Boi-Ngo | ||||
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Released | March 2, 1987 | |||
Recorded | August–December 1986 | |||
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Genre | New wave, pop rock | |||
Length | 41:00 | |||
Label | MCA | |||
Producer | Danny Elfman and Steve Bartek | |||
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Singles from Boi-ngo | ||||
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Boi-Ngo (stylized as BOI-NGO) is the sixth studio album by American new wave band Oingo Boingo, released in 1987.
Production[]
Boi-Ngo was the third Oingo Boingo album to be self-produced by Danny Elfman and Steve Bartek (including So-Lo). The tracks "Pain", "We Close Our Eyes" and "Not My Slave" were released as singles.
Several other songs—"Remember My Name," "Inside", "Mama", "Find You" and "Happy"—were recorded for the album but not included.[1][better source needed] An earlier song, "Cinderella Undercover" (first written for Only a Lad six years earlier), was also recorded but cut from release.[citation needed] "Mama" saw a limited release on a 7-inch vinyl box set edition of Boi-Ngo, included as the album's final track. New recordings of both "Cinderella Undercover" and "Mama" were subsequently featured on the "live in the studio" album Boingo Alive in 1988. "Happy" was released under Danny Elfman's name on the soundtrack for Summer School (1987).
In film and television[]
"Home Again" appears over the end credits of the movies Wisdom (1986) and Home Alone 3 (1997).
"Not My Slave" appears in the film Something Wild (1986), heard briefly on a car radio. The version used in the film (and subsequently included on the soundtrack) is a different mix than the album version.
"We Close Our Eyes" appears in the final scene of the final episode of Psych, "The Break-Up" (2014), and continues through the closing credits.[2]
Track listing[]
All tracks are written by Danny Elfman.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Home Again" | 5:12 |
2. | "Where Do All My Friends Go" | 4:28 |
3. | "Elevator Man" | 4:30 |
4. | "New Generation" | 5:14 |
No. | Title | Length |
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5. | "We Close Our Eyes" | 3:37 |
6. | "Not My Slave" | 4:41 |
7. | "My Life" | 4:34 |
8. | "Outrageous" | 3:44 |
9. | "Pain" | 4:26 |
No. | Title | Length |
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10. | "Mama" | 4:22 |
Charts[]
Chart (1986/87) | Position |
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United States (Billboard 200) | 77 |
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 98 |
Personnel[]
Oingo Boingo
- John Avila – bass guitar, vocals
- Steve Bartek – guitars
- Mike Bacich – keyboards
- Danny Elfman – vocals, rhythm guitar
- Johnny (Vatos) Hernandez – drums, percussion
- Sam Phipps – tenor saxophone
- Leon Schneiderman – baritone saxophone
- Dale Turner – trumpet
Additional musicians
- Bruce Fowler – trombone
- Carmen Twillie – background vocals ("Pain")
- Maxine Waters – background vocals ("Pain")
- Michael Vlatkovich – trombone
Technical
- Danny Elfman – co-producer
- Steve Bartek – co-producer
- Bill Jackson – engineer; mixing ("Where Do All My Friends Go", "Elevator Man", "Not My Slave", "Outrageous")
- Michael Frondelli – mixing ("Home Again", "New Generation", "Pain")
- Humberto Gatica – mixing ("We Close Our Eyes", "My Life")
- John Avila – deputy vocal producer
- Laura Engel – studio production assistant
- David Knight – second recording engineer
- Jimmy Preziosi H.R.E. – second recording engineer, second mixing engineer (Sunset Sound)
- Judy Clapp – second mixing engineer (Capitol)
- Karen Siegal – second mixing engineer (Lion Share)
- Wally Traugott – mastering
- Vartan – art direction
- Mike Fink – design
- Aaron Rapoport – photography
Cover versions[]
- Susanna Hoffs recorded a version of "We Close Our Eyes" for the 1992 film Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
- Allister recorded a version of "We Close Our Eyes" for the 2004 film Sleepover.
- Ninja Sex Party recorded a version of "We Close Our Eyes" for their 2016 album Under the Covers.
References[]
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeoXo2GorkI&list=PLZTS6nWd42eJ-YTzrBYdOvkhpdFzd6CGI
- ^ "I Watched 'Psych' For 8 Years and All I Got Was This Lackluster Finale". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 222. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- Oingo Boingo albums
- 1987 albums
- Albums produced by Danny Elfman
- Albums produced by Steve Bartek
- MCA Records albums