The Big Heat (album)
The Big Heat is the 1986 debut solo album by former Wall of Voodoo vocalist Stan Ridgway, named after the 1953 film noir of the same name. Originally released as a nine-song album, including the #4 UK hit "Camouflage",[3] the album was re-released in 1993 with six additional tracks (and again re-released in 2007). In 1986, the album reached #131 on The Billboard 200.
Track listing
All tracks written by Stan Ridgway.
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1. | "The Big Heat" | 4:26 |
2. | "Pick It Up (And Put It in Your Pocket)" | 4:32 |
3. | "Can't Stop the Show" | 3:45 |
4. | "Pile Driver" | 4:44 |
5. | "Walkin' Home Alone" | 4:31 |
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11. | "Stormy Side of Town" | | 5:02 |
12. | "Foggy River" | Fred Rose | 4:32 |
13. | "End of the Line" | | 5:51 |
14. | "Nadine" | Chuck Berry | 3:26 |
15. | "Can't Stop the Show" (live) | | 3:53 |
16. | "Drive, She Said" (live) | | 4:39 |
Accolades
Year |
Publication |
Country |
Accolade |
Rank |
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1986 | Best | France |
"Albums of the Year" | 3 | [4] |
1986 | Q | United Kingdom |
"Albums of the Year" | * | [5] |
1986 | Sounds | United Kingdom |
"Albums of the Year" | * | [6] |
1990 | Mucchio Selvaggio | Italy |
"The Best Albums of the 80s" | * | [7] |
1990 | Velvet | Italy |
"The 100 Best Albums of the 80s" | * | [8] |
1991 | Rock & Folk | France |
"The 250 Best Albums from 1966-1991" | 3 | [9] |
1999 | Panorama | Norway |
"The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98" | 19 | [10] |
2002 | Mucchio Selvaggio | Italy |
"100 Best Albums by Decade" | 1-20 | [11] |
"*" denotes an unordered list. |
Chart positions
- Album
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- Singles
Year |
Title |
Peak Chart positions |
AUS [17] |
AUT [18] |
BE [19] |
GER [20] |
IRE [21] |
NLD [22] |
SWI [23] |
UK [24] |
UK Indie [25] |
1985 |
"The Big Heat" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 |
"Drive She Said" |
60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1986 |
"Camouflage" |
76 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 4 | — |
"The Big Heat (Remix)" |
91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
"—" denotes singles that were released but did not chart. |
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Personnel
Adapted from The Big Heat liner notes.[26]
- Stan Ridgway – lead vocals, guitar (A3, A5, B1, B2, B4), keyboards (A1, A4, B2-B4), harmonica (A1, B1), banjo (A2), bass guitar (B3), production (A3-A5), engineering (A3-A5)
- Musicians
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- Musicians (cont.)
- Joe Ramirez – backing vocals (A4), drum programming (A4), guitar (B1)
- Tom Rechoin – percussion (A2)
- Steve Reid – percussion (B2)
- Mark Terlizzi – bass guitar (A3)
- Louis van den Berg – keyboards (A3-A5, B3, B4), producer (A3-A5), engineering (A3-A5)
- Mike Watt – bass guitar (A3)
- Pietra Wexstun – backing vocals (A3)
- Eric Williams – guitar feedback
- Bruce Zelesnik – drums (A1)
- Production and additional personnel
- Joe Chiccarelli – production (B2), engineering (B2), mixing (B2)
- Mitchell Froom – production (A2), keyboards (A2)
- Carl Grasso – art direction
- Jim Hill – engineering (A2)
- Hugh Jones – production (A1, B1), engineering (A1, B1), mixing (A1), keyboards (A1)
- Scott Lindgren – photography, cover art
- Andy Waterman – mixing (A2-A5, B1)
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Release history
References
- ↑ McDonald, Steven. "allmusic ((( The Big Heat > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved December 7, 2009.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Stan Ridgway". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved on December 7, 2009.
- ↑ Stan Ridgway: Camouflage Chartstats.com Accessed September 2, 2007.
- ↑ "Best - Albums of the Year". Best. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
- ↑ "Q - Albums of the Year". Q. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
- ↑ "Sounds - Albums of the Year". AcclaimedMusic.net. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
- ↑ "Mucchio Selvaggio - The Best Albums of the 80s". Mucchio Selvaggio. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
- ↑ "Velvet - The 100 Best Albums of the 80s". Velvet. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
- ↑ "Rock & Folk - The 250 Best Albums from 1966-1991". Best. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
- ↑ "Panorama - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98". AcclaimedMusic.net. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
- ↑ "Mucchio Selvaggio - 100 Best Albums by Decade". Mucchio Selvaggio. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
- ↑ "Stan Ridgway - The Big Heat". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
- ↑ "Stan Ridgway - The Big Heat". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
- ↑ "Stan Ridgeway - The Big Heat". NorwegianCharts.com. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
- ↑ "Stan Ridgeway - The Big Heat". HitParade.ch. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
- ↑ "Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Stan Ridgway". Nielsen Company, Billboard. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
- ↑ "Stan Ridgway". australian-charts.com. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Stan Ridgway". austriancharts.at. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Stan Ridgway". ultratop.be. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Stan Ridgway". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
- ↑ "Stan Ridgway Discography". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
- ↑ "Stan Ridgway". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Stan Ridgway". hitParade.ch. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Stan Ridgway Discography". officialcharts.com. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
- ↑ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
- ↑ The Big Heat (sleeve). Stan Ridgway. Hollywood, California: I.R.S. Records. 1985.
External links
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with Pietra Wexstun |
- Blood
- Silly Songs for Kids, Volume One
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- The Drywall Project/The Drywall Incident
- Barbeque Babylon
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