The Rubinoos (album)
1977 studio album by The Rubinoos
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The Rubinoos was the 1977 debut album by American power pop band the Rubinoos. It was rereleased a number of times on different labels with different bonus tracks. The Rubinoos re-released it again on their own label on November 30, 2011 (bonus tracks listed below).
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| Released | 1977 | |||
| Recorded | Columbia Studios | |||
| Genres | Power pop, new wave | |||
| Label | Beserkley | |||
| Producers | Gary Phillips, Glen Kolotkin, Matthew King Kaufman | |||
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Track listing
- "I Think We're Alone Now" (Bo Gentry, Richie Cordell) – 2:52
- "Leave My Heart Alone" (James Gangwer, Tommy Dunbar) – 2:37
- "Hard to Get" (Gangwer, Dunbar) – 3:02
- "Peek-A-Boo" (Jack Hammer) – 2:09
- "Rock and Roll is Dead" (Alex Carlin, Jon Rubin, Dunbar) – 2:50
- "Memories" (Dunbar) – 5:32
- "Nothing a Little Love Won't Cure" (Dunbar) – 2:37
- "Wouldn't It Be Nice" (Gangwer, Dunbar) – 3:21
- "Make It Easy" (Dunbar) – 3:02
- "I Never Thought It Would Happen" (Royse Ader, Gangwer, Dunbar) – 2:33
- Bonus tracks
- "Rhythm of Love" (bonus track)
- "As Long As I'm With You" (bonus track)
- "Gorilla" (bonus track)
- "Animal Farm" (bonus track)
- "Eyes On Love" (bonus track)
- "Cats and Dogs" (bonus track)
Personnel
- The Rubinoos
- Jon Rubin – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Tommy Dunbar – lead guitar, backing vocals, keyboards; lead vocals on "Rock and Roll is Dead"
- Royse Ader – bass, backing vocals
- Donn Spindt – drums, backing vocals, percussion; lead vocals on "Peek-A-Boo"
- Additional personnel
- Larry Lynch – congas in "Hard to Get"
- Mark Naftalin – piano on "Peek-A-Boo"
- Technical
- Glen Kolotkin – engineer "knobs, dials & switches"
- Tom Lubin – assistant engineer
- William Snyder – cover artwork
