Whammy!

by The B-52s

Overview

Following the botched collaboration with David Byrne on Mesopotamia, the B-52's decided to craft their fourth album as a return to the pop-culture funk explosion of their debut. Smartly, they decided to not simply replicate the skewed Southern funk of that album, choosing to update their signature sound with drum machines and new wave synths. As a result, it now sounds a little forced and dated, but the best moments -- "Legal Tender," "Whammy Kiss," "Butterbean," "Song for a Future Generation" -- rank as B-52's classics, and the entire record is certainly entertaining, even with its faults. [Whammy! was originally released with a cover of Yoko Ono's "Don't Worry." When the time came to reissue the CD in 1989, the group ran into copyright troubles with Ono and the song was pulled, replaced by "Moon 83."] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	01/20/2023
Label:	Rhino
UPC:	0603497837847

Tracks

1. Legal Tender
2. Whammy Kiss
3. Song for a Future Generation
4. Butterbean
5. Trism
6. Queen of Las Vegas
7. Don't Worry
8. Big Bird
9. Work That Skirt

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The B-52s   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Keith Strickland   Composer,Group Member
Cindy Wilson   Composer,Group Member
Catherine Pierson   Composer,Group Member
Fred Schneider   Composer,Group Member
Robert Waldrop   Composer
Kazumi Tamura   Art Coordinator
Ricky Wilson   Composer,Group Member
Craig Thompson   Master Transfers
Kenji Yoshino   Remastering
Chihiro Nozaki   Design
Junichi Yamada   Artwork,Liner Notes
Sadanori Kawasaki   Design
Stephen Nowlan   Tape Research
Riley Rousell   Tape Research
Masahiko Enomoto   Product Manager
The B-52s   Composer
Kate Pierson   Composer