| National Emotion | ||||
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| Released | 1983 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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National Emotion is an album by the American band Tommy Tutone, released in 1983. [1] [2] The band broke up after its release; it reunited in 1996. [3]
The album peaked at No. 179 on the Billboard 200. [4] It was barely promoted by Columbia Records, due in part to staff turnover. [5] [6] "Get Around Girl" was released as a single.
Members of Toto played on National Emotion. [7] It was intended to be a concept album. [8]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   
[9] |
| The Philadelphia Inquirer |
[10] |
The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote that "Tommy Heath and Jim Keller rough up their heretofore smooth style, but their music is no less ingratiating ... This has always been a band that is simultaneously charming and derivative." [10] The Philadelphia Daily News called the band "one of the best practitioners of West Coast 'skinny tie' pop rock." [11]
The Sun-Sentinel deemed "Get Around Girl" "a punchy rocker full of angry, slicing guitars." [12] The San Francisco Chronicle noted "a swipe of grit, a certain mannerism that comes off as style, not excuse, on a base of writing that contains a germ of interest beyond the four-chord, get-the-girl mentality." [6]
AllMusic wrote that the album "finds the band going through the motions, half-heartedly repeating the formula of Tommy Tutone-2, rocking harder in places but generally lacking inspiration." [9] In 1991, The Palm Beach Post labeled "Get Around Girl" one of the 1980s' "hits-that-should-have-been." [13]
- Dumb But Pretty
- Someday Will Come
- Laverne
- National Emotion
- Get Around Girl
- I Believe
- Money Talks
- Imaginary Heart
- Sticks and Stones
- I Wanna Touch Her
- ^ "Tommy Tutone Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ Prince, Patrick. "Tommy Tutone dialing in again with new release". Goldmine Magazine: Record Collector & Music Memorabilia.
- ^ Beviglia, Jim (November 15, 2018). "Playing Back the 80s: A Decade of Unstoppable Hits". Rowman & Littlefield – via Google Books.
- ^ "Tommy Tutone". Billboard.
- ^ Piven, Joshua (October 7, 2003). "As Luck Would Have It: Incredible Stories, from Lottery Wins to Lightning Strikes". Random House Publishing Group – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Ahlgren, Calvin (June 22, 1986). "LEAD SINGER TOMMY HEATH – Rock 'n' Roll Fever – Tommy Tutone's Got It". SUNDAY DATEBOOK. San Francisco Chronicle. p. 51.
- ^ Tucker, Ken (17 Jan 1984). "CALCULATIONS FOR SUCCESS DON'T ADD UP". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. E4.
- ^ Murray, Tom (15 Aug 2019). "The dual life of Tommy Tutone". Edmonton Journal. p. B2.
- ^ a b "National Emotion - Tommy Tutone | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ a b Tucker, Ken (9 Oct 1983). "TOMMY TUTONE HAS A 3D RELEASE". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. P16.
- ^ Takiff, Jonathan (13 Jan 1984). "TOMMY TUTONE/JONATHAN RICHMAN". FEATURES. Philadelphia Daily News. p. 36.
- ^ Benarde, Scott (15 Nov 1985). "BYPASSED RECORDINGS MERIT A SECOND LOOK". Sun-Sentinel. p. 27S.
- ^ Benarde, Scott (August 11, 1991). "RHYTHMS FOR THE ROAD". The Palm Beach Post. p. 2L.
| National Emotion | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1983 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Tommy Tutone chronology | ||||
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National Emotion is an album by the American band Tommy Tutone, released in 1983. [1] [2] The band broke up after its release; it reunited in 1996. [3]
The album peaked at No. 179 on the Billboard 200. [4] It was barely promoted by Columbia Records, due in part to staff turnover. [5] [6] "Get Around Girl" was released as a single.
Members of Toto played on National Emotion. [7] It was intended to be a concept album. [8]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |
[9] |
| The Philadelphia Inquirer |
[10] |
The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote that "Tommy Heath and Jim Keller rough up their heretofore smooth style, but their music is no less ingratiating ... This has always been a band that is simultaneously charming and derivative." [10] The Philadelphia Daily News called the band "one of the best practitioners of West Coast 'skinny tie' pop rock." [11]
The Sun-Sentinel deemed "Get Around Girl" "a punchy rocker full of angry, slicing guitars." [12] The San Francisco Chronicle noted "a swipe of grit, a certain mannerism that comes off as style, not excuse, on a base of writing that contains a germ of interest beyond the four-chord, get-the-girl mentality." [6]
AllMusic wrote that the album "finds the band going through the motions, half-heartedly repeating the formula of Tommy Tutone-2, rocking harder in places but generally lacking inspiration." [9] In 1991, The Palm Beach Post labeled "Get Around Girl" one of the 1980s' "hits-that-should-have-been." [13]
- Dumb But Pretty
- Someday Will Come
- Laverne
- National Emotion
- Get Around Girl
- I Believe
- Money Talks
- Imaginary Heart
- Sticks and Stones
- I Wanna Touch Her
- ^ "Tommy Tutone Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ Prince, Patrick. "Tommy Tutone dialing in again with new release". Goldmine Magazine: Record Collector & Music Memorabilia.
- ^ Beviglia, Jim (November 15, 2018). "Playing Back the 80s: A Decade of Unstoppable Hits". Rowman & Littlefield – via Google Books.
- ^ "Tommy Tutone". Billboard.
- ^ Piven, Joshua (October 7, 2003). "As Luck Would Have It: Incredible Stories, from Lottery Wins to Lightning Strikes". Random House Publishing Group – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Ahlgren, Calvin (June 22, 1986). "LEAD SINGER TOMMY HEATH – Rock 'n' Roll Fever – Tommy Tutone's Got It". SUNDAY DATEBOOK. San Francisco Chronicle. p. 51.
- ^ Tucker, Ken (17 Jan 1984). "CALCULATIONS FOR SUCCESS DON'T ADD UP". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. E4.
- ^ Murray, Tom (15 Aug 2019). "The dual life of Tommy Tutone". Edmonton Journal. p. B2.
- ^ a b "National Emotion - Tommy Tutone | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ a b Tucker, Ken (9 Oct 1983). "TOMMY TUTONE HAS A 3D RELEASE". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. P16.
- ^ Takiff, Jonathan (13 Jan 1984). "TOMMY TUTONE/JONATHAN RICHMAN". FEATURES. Philadelphia Daily News. p. 36.
- ^ Benarde, Scott (15 Nov 1985). "BYPASSED RECORDINGS MERIT A SECOND LOOK". Sun-Sentinel. p. 27S.
- ^ Benarde, Scott (August 11, 1991). "RHYTHMS FOR THE ROAD". The Palm Beach Post. p. 2L.