In the Long Grass

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In the Long Grass
In the Long Grass cover.jpg
Studio album by
The Boomtown Rats
ReleasedMay 1984
StudioRight Track Recording, New York
GenreRock, pop rock[1]
LabelMercury (UK)
Columbia (US)
ProducerPete Walsh, The Boomtown Rats; James Guthrie on "Tonight"
The Boomtown Rats chronology
V Deep
(1982) 		In the Long Grass
(1984) 		Citizens of Boomtown
(2020)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3/5 stars[1]

In the Long Grass was the sixth studio album by The Boomtown Rats, released in 1984 in the UK and 1985 in the US.[1] It was the band's last studio material until 2020's Citizens of Boomtown.

The Boomtown Rats' least commercially favourable effort, it failed to appear altogether in the UK Albums Chart, but did reach No. 188 in the US Billboard 200.[2]

Track listing[]

All songs written by Bob Geldof except where indicated.

  1. "A Hold Of Me"
  2. "Drag Me Down"
  3. "Dave"
  4. "Over Again"
  5. "Another Sad Story" (J. Fingers)
  6. "Tonight"
  7. "Hard Times"
  8. "Lucky" (J. Fingers)
  9. "An Icicle In The Sun"
  10. "Up Or Down" (S. Crowe, P. Briquette)[1]

1985 US listing[]

For the US, the record company insisted that the track "Dave" needed to be reworked before it could be released in that country. New lyrics were written and sung over the same backing track; the new track was called "Rain". All songs written by Bob Geldof except where indicated.

  1. "A Hold of Me"
  2. "Drag Me Down"
  3. "Rain"
  4. "Over Again"
  5. "Another Sad Story" (J. Fingers)
  6. "Tonight"
  7. "Hard Times"
  8. "Lucky" (J. Fingers)
  9. "An Icicle in the Sun"
  10. "Up or Down" (S. Crowe, P. Briquette)

2005 bonus tracks[]

  1. "Dave" (Single Version)
  2. "Walking Downtown" (B. Geldof, P. Briquette) (B-side)
  3. "Precious Time" (S. Crowe) (B-side)
  4. "She's Not the Best" (Home Demo)

Personnel[]

The Boomtown Rats
Additional personnel
  • Peter Thoms - trombone (credited on the sleeve as Pete "Gidday" Thomas)
  • Luke Tunney - trumpet
  • Guy Barker - trumpet
  • Gary Barnacle - saxophone
  • Martin Dobson - saxophone
  • Peter Claridge - guitar
  • Molly and Polly - backing vocals on "Hard Times"
  • Ian Ritchie - saxophone
  • Bob Carter - arrangement on "Tonight"
Technical

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Mike DeGagne. "In the Long Grass - The Boomtown Rats | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
  2. ^ "In the Long Grass - The Boomtown Rats | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
  3. ^ "In the Long Grass - The Boomtown Rats | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
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