1981 Toni Basil – Word Of Mouth
Word Of Mouth is the debut studio album by Toni Basil. It was first released in May 1981 in the UK and April 1982 in the U.S. It was certified Gold by RIAA. It featured the number-one worldwide hit “Mickey”. The album also contains three covers of songs by the band Devo who also performed on the songs (“Be Stiff” & “Space Girls”). The song “You Gotta Problem” is actually a retitled version of Devo’s “Pity You”. The US version of the album added the songs “Rock On” and “Shoppin’ from A to Z”, and removed “Hanging Around”.
Tracks
1 Mickey (Mike Chapman; Nicky Chinn) 04:12
2 Rock On (David Essex) 04:41
3 Shoppin’ From A To Z (Allee Willis; Bruce Roberts; Toni Basil) 03:36
4 You Gotta Problem (Mark Mothersbaugh) 04:37
5 Be Stiff (Bob Lewis; Gerald Casale) 03:23
6 Nobody (Paul Delph) 04:00
7 Little Red Book (Burt Bacharach; Hal David) 04:07
8 Space Girls (Gerald Casale) 02:58
9 Thief On The Loose (Greg Mathieson; Toni Basil) 03:56
10 Time After Time (James McCulloch; Nick Gilder) 04:23
Musicians
1 Mickey
| Bass | Doug Lunn |
| Drums | RJ Parnell |
| Guitar | John Goodsall |
| Guitar | Trevor Veitch |
| Keyboards | Greg Mathieson |
| Synthesizer | Greg Mathieson |
| Synthesizer | Paul Delph |
| Vocals | Toni Basil |
2 Rock On
| Synthesizer | Paul Delph |
| Synthesizer | Greg Mathieson |
| Synthesizer | Michael Boddicker |
| Violin | Richard Greene |
| Vocals | Toni Basil |
3 Shoppin’ From A To Z
| Guitar | Richie Zito |
| Guitar | Trevor Veitch |
| Synthesizer | Paul Delph |
| Synthesizer | Greg Mathieson |
| Synthesizer | Michael Boddicker |
| Background Vocals | Allee Willis |
| Background Vocals | Bruce Roberts |
| Vocals | Toni Basil |
4 You Gotta Problem
| Bass | Gerald Casale |
| Drums | Alan Myers |
| Drums | Ed Greene |
| Guitar | Bob Mothersbaugh |
| Guitar | Robert Casale |
| Guitar | Trevor Veitch |
| Guitar | David Storrs |
| Keyboards | Greg Mathieson |
| Synthesizer | Greg Mathieson |
| Synthesizer | Mark Mothersbaugh |
| Programming | Dan Wyman |
| Vocals | Bob Esty |
| Vocals | Toni Basil |
5 Be Stiff
| Bass | Gerald Casale |
| Drums | Mike Baird |
| Guitar | Bob Mothersbaugh |
| Guitar | Robert Casale |
| Guitar | Trevor Veitch |
| Keyboards | Greg Mathieson |
| Synthesizer | Greg Mathieson |
| Synthesizer | Mark Mothersbaugh |
| Vocals | Toni Basil |
6 Nobody
| Bass | Doug Lunn |
| Drums | RJ Parnell |
| Guitar | John Goodsall |
| Guitar | Trevor Veitch |
| Keyboards | Greg Mathieson |
| Synthesizer | Greg Mathieson |
| Synthesizer | Paul Delph |
| Vocals | Paul Delph |
| Vocals | Toni Basil |
7 Little Red Book
| Bass | Doug Lunn |
| Drums | RJ Parnell |
| Guitar | John Goodsall |
| Guitar | Trevor Veitch |
| Keyboards | Greg Mathieson |
| Synthesizer | Greg Mathieson |
| Synthesizer | Paul Delph |
| Vocals | Toni Basil |
8 Space Girls
| Bass | Gerald Casale |
| Drums | Alan Myers |
| Drums | Ed Greene |
| Guitar | Bob Mothersbaugh |
| Guitar | Robert Casale |
| Guitar | Trevor Veitch |
| Keyboards | Greg Mathieson |
| Synthesizer | Greg Mathieson |
| Vocoder | Dan Wyman |
| Programming | Dan Wyman |
| Vocals | Toni Basil |
9 Thief On The Loose
| Bass | Doug Lunn |
| Drums | RJ Parnell |
| Guitar | John Goodsall |
| Guitar | Trevor Veitch |
| Keyboards | Greg Mathieson |
| Synthesizer | Greg Mathieson |
| Synthesizer | Paul Delph |
| Vocals | Toni Basil |
10 Time After Time
| Bass | Doug Lunn |
| Drums | RJ Parnell |
| Guitar | John Goodsall |
| Guitar | Trevor Veitch |
| Keyboards | Greg Mathieson |
| Synthesizer | Greg Mathieson |
| Synthesizer | Paul Delph |
| Vocals | Toni Basil |
Liner Notes
Producer – Greg Mathieson, Trevor Veitch
Engineer – David Leonard (Tracks 1, 2)
Engineer – Tony D’Amico (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Engineer – Joe Robb (tracks: 4, 5, 8)
Engineer (Track Editing) – John Weaver
Engineer (Assistant) – John Weaver
Mastered By – Greg Fulginiti
Design – Janet Levinson
Photography By – Bruce Conner, Steven Arnold
Mastered At Artisan Sound Recorders
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