Bourgeois Tagg - Yoyo (1987) - €7,99

Brent Thomas Bourgeois (born June 16, 1958) is an American rock musician, songwriter, and producer. He was co-leader of the band Bourgeois Tagg with Larry Tagg, and has released several solo albums. His later work has been classified in the genres pop and contemporary Christian music. 

In 1987, Bourgeois Tagg recorded Yoyo with producer Todd Rundgren. 

It was released in autumn, and the band had what would prove to be their biggest hit with its first single "I Don't Mind at All",This is a fun little record -- and unfortunately the last for this group with hot, catchy songwriting not too over the top with '80s cliché. Clever wordplay is a strong point in their songwriting -- akin to Elvis Costello without all the sarcasm. 

Not a weak song here -- every song is loaded with smart pop hooks and intelligent lyrics -- the only weak point coming with the use of the name "Frankie" as the character in an otherwise fantastic song "15 Minutes in the Sun." Single "I Don't Mind at All" is very pretty, with syncopated rhythms, string arrangements, and great acoustic guitar work by Lyle Workman. Great closing number -- "Coma" -- has an unexpected, almost transcendental ending. The listener also finds nice percussion work on "What's Wrong With This Picture" -- a sad song about infidelity. One of the finest examples of '80s power pop one is likely to find.

Side A

A1. Best Of All Possible Worlds - 3:58  

A2. Cry Like A Baby - 3:25  

A3. Pencil & Paper - 4:03  

A4. Out Of My Mind - 4:02  

A5. 15 Minutes In The Sun - 3:46  

Side B

B1. Waiting For The Worm To Turn - 4:02  

B2. I Don't Mind At All - 2:33  

B3. What's Wrong With This Picture - 4:23  

B4. Stress - 4:13  

B5. Coma - 4:14 

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Island Records Inc.
• Produced For – Alchemedia Productions Inc.
• Recorded At – Utopia Studios
• Mixed At – Utopia Studios
• Recorded At – Studio D

Credits

• Arranged By – Bourgeois Tagg, Todd Rundgren
• Arranged By [Strings] – Brent Bourgeois, Lyle Workman
• Bass – Larry Tagg
• Cello – Teressa Adams (tracks: B1, B5)
• Cover – Tony Wright
• Crew – Bob Lebarre, Larry Toomey, Scott Harrison 
• Drums – Mike Urbano
• Engineer – Todd Rundgren
• Engineer [Assistant At Studio D] – Jim Watts Vereecke
• Guitar – Lyle Workman
• Keyboards – Brent Bourgeois, Scott Moon
• Lead Vocals – Brent Bourgeois (tracks: A1 to A4, B2, B4, B5), Larry Tagg (tracks: A5, B1, B3)
• Management [Direction] – Bill Graham
• Mixed By [At Utopia Sound Studios] – Todd Rundgren
• Percussion – Mike Urbano, Mingo Lewis (tracks: A1, A3, B3), Mingo Lewis (tracks: A1, A3, B3)
• Photography By – Michael Jang
• Producer [For Alchemidia Productions, Inc.] – Todd Rundgren
• Producer [In Association With] – Brent Bourgeois, Larry Tagg
• Strings – The Coast String Quartet (tracks: B1, B5), The Coast String Quartet (tracks: B2, B5)
• Viola – Rebecca Sebring (tracks: B1, B5)
• Violin – John Tenney (tracks: B1, B5)
• Violin [2nd] – Joseph Edelberg (tracks: B1, B5) 

Notes

Release: 1987

Format:  LP

Genre:  Pop

Label:  Island Records

Catalog#  208606

Prijs:  €7,99

Vinyl:  VG

Cover:  VG

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