The Boomtown Rats (album)

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The Boomtown Rats
Boomtown Rats - The Boomtown Rats album cover.jpg
Studio album by
The Boomtown Rats
ReleasedSeptember 1977 (1977-09)
StudioDierks (Stommeln, Cologne)
GenrePop punk, punk rock[1]
Label
ProducerRobert John "Mutt" Lange
The Boomtown Rats chronology
The Boomtown Rats
(1977) 		A Tonic for the Troops
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[2]
The Irish Times3/5 stars[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide3/5 stars[4]

The Boomtown Rats is the debut album by Irish rock band The Boomtown Rats, released in September 1977.[1] It included the Rats' first hit single, "Lookin' After No. 1", as well as the subsequent single, "Mary of the 4th Form".[1] The album peaked at No. 18 in the UK Albums Chart in 1977.[5]

Track listing (1977 LP)[]

All lyrics written by Bob Geldof, all music arranged by The Boomtown Rats

  1. "Lookin' After No. 1"
  2. "Neon Heart"
  3. "Joey's on the Street Again"
  4. "Never Bite the Hand That Feeds"
  5. "Mary of the 4th Form"
  6. "(She's Gonna) Do You In"
  7. "Close As You'll Ever Be"
  8. "I Can Make It If You Can"
  9. "Kicks"[1]

Track listing (2005 CD reissue)[]

  1. "Lookin' After No. 1"
  2. "Mary Of The 4th Form"
  3. "Close As You'll Ever Be"
  4. "Neon Heart"
  5. "Joey's On The Streets Again"
  6. "I Can Make It If You Can"
  7. "Never Bite The Hand That Feeds"
  8. "(She's Gonna) Do You In"
  9. "Kicks"

Bonus Tracks[]

  1. "Doin' It Right - 1975 Live Demo"
  2. "My Blues Away - 1975 Live Demo"
  3. "A Second Time - 1975 Live Demo"
  4. "Fanzine Hero - 1975 Live Demo"
  5. "Barefootin' - Live In Moran's Hotel Dublin 1975"
  6. "Mary Of The 4th Form - Single Version"

Personnel[]

Credits adapted from album liner notes.[6]

The Boomtown Rats

Additional musicians

  • Albie Donnelly – saxophone

Technical

  • Adrian Boot – photography
  • Steve Brown – editing, engineering, mastering, mixing
  • Sue Dubois – art direction, design
  • Geoff Halpin – design
  • Robert John "Mutt" Lange – mixing, production
  • Hannah Sharn – photography

Charts[]

Chart (1977) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[7] 18

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[8] Silver 60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Ruhlmann, William. "The Boomtown Rats – The Boomtown Rats". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "B". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor and Fields. ISBN 0-89919-026-X. Retrieved 22 February 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ Boyd, Brian (11 February 2005). "Reissues". The Irish Times. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  4. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 75.
  5. ^ Roberts, David, ed. (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). Guinness World Records Limited. p. 71. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  6. ^ The Boomtown Rats (liner notes). The Boomtown Rats. Ensign Records. 1977. ENVY 1.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  8. ^ "British album certifications – The Boomtown Rats – The Boomtown Rats". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 November 2020.Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type The Boomtown Rats in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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