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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
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
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
Album
Singles
Year
Title
Peak Chart positions
AUS
[16]
AUT
[17]
BE
[18]
GER
[19]
IRE
[20]
NLD
[21]
SWI
[22]
UK
[23]
UK
Indie
[24]
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.
Personnel
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
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
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The Village Voice . Retrieved December 7, 2009 .
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Stan Ridgway: Camouflage OfficialCharts.com Accessed September 2, 2007.
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"Best - Albums of the Year" . Best. Retrieved 2009-12-03 .
^
"Q - Albums of the Year" .
Q . Retrieved 2009-12-03 .
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"Sounds - Albums of the Year" . Rocklist.net. Retrieved 2009-12-03 .
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"Mucchio Selvaggio - The Best Albums of the 80s" . Mucchio Selvaggio. Retrieved 2009-12-03 .
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"Velvet - The 100 Best Albums of the 80s" . Velvet. Retrieved 2009-12-03 .
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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 .
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Billboard . Retrieved 2008-06-03 .
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Indie Hits 1980-1989 . Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2015 . {{
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External links
Studio albums Extended plays Compilations Singles with Pietra Wexstun
Blood
Silly Songs for Kids, Volume One
Wall of Voodoo
Studio albums Extended plays