This article is about the Stan Ridgway album. For the Leslie Cheung album, see
Big Heat (album) .
1986 studio album by Stan Ridgway
The Big Heat Released 1986 Studio Fiddler's Studio, J.C. Studios and The Lighthouse, Hollywood, CA Genre New wave , alternative rock , avant-pop [1] Length 42 :15 Label I.R.S. Producer Joe Chiccarelli , Mitchell Froom , Hugh Jones , Bill Noland , Stan Ridgway, Louis van den Berg
The Big Heat is the debut solo album by American musician Stan Ridgway (former Wall of Voodoo vocalist), released in 1986 by I.R.S. Records . Named after the 1953 film noir of the same name , the original release consisted of nine songs, including the No. 4 UK hit "Camouflage ".[4] In 1986, the album reached No. 131 on the Billboard 200 . The album was re-released in 1993 with six additional tracks and again re-released in 2007.
Track listing [ edit ] All tracks are written by Stan Ridgway , except where otherwise indicated
Side one Title 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
CD edition bonus track Title 10. "Rio Greyhound" 3:12
1993 remastered CD track listing Title Writer(s) 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
Before the album's release, the track "Pick It Up (And Put It in Your Pocket)" was used in a 1985 episode of Miami Vice . Accolades [ edit ] Year Publication Country Accolade Rank 1986 Best France "Albums of the Year" 3 [5] 1986 Q United Kingdom "Albums of the Year" * [6] 1986 Sounds United Kingdom "Albums of the Year" * [7] 1990 Mucchio Selvaggio Italy "The Best Albums of the 80s" * [8] 1990 Velvet Italy "The 100 Best Albums of the 80s" * [9] 1991 Rock & Folk France "The 250 Best Albums from 1966-1991" 3 [citation needed ] 1999 Panorama Norway "The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98" 19 [citation needed ] 2002 Mucchio Selvaggio Italy "100 Best Albums by Decade" 1-20 [citation needed ] "* " denotes an unordered list.
Chart positions [ edit ] Personnel [ edit ] Adapted from The Big Heat liner notes.[25]
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 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)
Release history [ edit ] Region Date Label Format Catalog Spain 1986 Epic CD , CS , LP 40-2687 United Kingdom I.R.S. CD, LP 1008 United States CD, LP 5637 1993 CD X2 0777 7 13125 26 United Kingdom 2012 Water CD Water252
References [ edit ] ^ Grimstad, Paul. "What is Avant-Pop?" . The Brooklyn Rail . ^ McDonald, Steven. "The Big Heat – Stan Ridgway" . AllMusic . Retrieved December 7, 2009 . ^ Christgau, Robert (July 1, 1986). "Christgau's Consumer Guide" . The Village Voice . Retrieved December 7, 2009 . ^ Stan Ridgway: Camouflage OfficialCharts.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" . Rocklist.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 . ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 252. ISBN 0-646-11917-6 . ^ "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. Archived from the original on September 21, 2016. 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. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2015 . {{cite book }}
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