Come as You Are (album)

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Come As You Are
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 20, 1987
Studio Syncro Sound (Boston, MA); The Hit Factory (New York, NY).
Genre Rock
Length39:56
Label EMI America
Producer Peter Wolf, Eric Thorngren
Peter Wolf chronology
Lights Out
(1984)
Come As You Are
(1987)
Up to No Good
(1990)
Professional ratings
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Come As You Are is the second solo album by Peter Wolf, released in 1987 (see 1987 in music). "Come As You Are" was a major hit for Wolf, peaking at #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for one week.

Contents

The music video for "Come As You Are" is based on Bobby Van's memorable "street dance" from Small Town Girl . In the video, Peter Wolf hops around a 1950s small town similar to the one in the movie, and he passes a poster for Small Town Girl as a direct reference to the inspiration for the video.

Track listing

  1. "Can't Get Started" (Peter Wolf) – 3:01
  2. "Love on Ice" (Wolf, Tim Mayer) – 4:12
  3. "Thick as Thieves" (Wolf, Tim Mayer) – 2:59
  4. "Blue Avenue" (Wolf, Tim Mayer, Barry Goldberg) – 4:06
  5. "Wind Me Up" (Wolf) – 2:49
  6. "Come as You Are" (Wolf, Tim Mayer) – 2:43
  7. "Flame of Love" (Wolf) – 4:16
  8. "Mamma Said" (Wolf, Michael Jonzun) – 4:04
  9. "Magic Moon" (Wolf) – 3:39
  10. "2 Lane" (Wolf) – 3:23
  11. "Run Silent Run Deep" (Wolf, Tim Mayer) – 4:39

Personnel

Technical personnel

Commercial uses

After its July 1990 acquisition by the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, the Brazilian television channel Rede Record used the song "Come as You Are" in a clip. The same song was used in a documentary about 40 years of Brazilian TV, September 18, 1990, from TV Cultura of São Paulo. [1]

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References

  1. Janov, Pedro. 40 anos de TV: a história da Record 1990. Youtube. Retrieved 6 August 2016.[ dead YouTube link ]