Nude on the Moon: The B-52's Anthology

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Nude on the Moon: The B-52's Anthology
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ReleasedJanuary 15, 2002
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Length2:36:49
Label Warner Brothers, Rhino
Producer Chris Blackwell, Rhett Davies, the B-52's, David Byrne, Steven Stanley, Tony Mansfield, Shep Pettibone, Nile Rodgers, Don Was, Moby & Tom Durack
The B-52's chronology
Time Capsule: Songs For a Future Generation
(1998)
Nude on the Moon: The B-52's Anthology
(2002)
Funplex
(2008)
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Nude on the Moon: The B-52's Anthology is a two-CD compilation album containing 35 songs recorded by American new wave band the B-52's between the years 1979 and 1998. This compilation includes live recordings of "Quiche Lorraine" and "Whammy Kiss", and a previously unreleased outtake version of "Queen of Las Vegas". The title is a reference to the 1961 film Nude on the Moon .

Contents

Track listing

All information as per liner notes.

Disc one

All tracks are written by Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson, Ricky Wilson, except where otherwise indicated

No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
1."52 Girls" Jeremy Ayers, R. Wilson The B-52's (1979)3:34
2."Dance This Mess Around" The B-52's4:36
3."Rock Lobster"Schneider, R. WilsonThe B-52's6:49
4."Lava" The B-52's4:54
5."Hero Worship"Robert Waldrop, R. WilsonThe B-52's4:07
6."Planet Claire"Schneider, Strickland, Henry Mancini The B-52's4:35
7."Give Me Back My Man"Schneider, Strickland, C. Wilson, R. Wilson Wild Planet (1980)4:00
8."Private Idaho" Wild Planet3:35
9."Devil in My Car"Pierson, Schneider, C. Wilson, R. WilsonWild Planet4:28
10."Party Out of Bounds" Wild Planet3:21
11."Strobe Light"The B-52'sWild Planet3:59
12."Quiche Lorraine" (Live, 1990)Schneider, Strickland, R. Wilson Tame Yourself (1991) various artists compilation; original version from Wild Planet3:58
13."Mesopotamia" (1990 Remix)Pierson, Strickland, Schneider, R. WilsonParty Mix!/Mesopotamia (1990); original mix from Mesopotamia 3:51
14."Queen of Las Vegas" (Mesopotamia Outtake Version) Previously unreleased; rerecorded for Whammy! (1983)5:40
15."Legal Tender"Pierson, Schneider, Strickland, C. Wilson, R. Wilson, WaldropWhammy!3:40
16."Song for a Future Generation" Whammy!4:00
17."Trism" Whammy!3:23
18."Whammy Kiss" (Live, 1989)  Roam UK single (1990); original version from Whammy!3:59

Disc two

All tracks are written by Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson, except where otherwise indicated

No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
1."Summer of Love"Pierson, Strickland, C. Wilson, R. Wilson Bouncing Off the Satellites (1986)4:02
2."Ain't It a Shame" (New Edit)Strickland, C. Wilson, R. WilsonBouncing Off the Satellites4:33
3."Theme for a Nude Beach" (New Edit)Pierson, Schneider, Strickland, C. Wilson, R. WilsonBouncing Off the Satellites4:24
4."Girl from Ipanema Goes to Greenland"Strickland, C. Wilson, R. WilsonBouncing Off the Satellites4:22
5."Wig"Pierson, Schneider, Strickland, C. Wilson, R. WilsonBouncing Off the Satellites4:22
6."She Brakes for Rainbows"Strickland, R. WilsonBouncing Off the Satellites4:41
7."Cosmic Thing"  Cosmic Thing (1989)3:50
8."Deadbeat Club" Cosmic Thing4:45
9."Love Shack" Cosmic Thing5:21
10."Roam"Pierson, Schneider, Strickland, C. Wilson, WaldropCosmic Thing4:54
11."Channel Z" Cosmic Thing4:49
12."Junebug" Cosmic Thing5:04
13."Follow Your Bliss"StricklandCosmic Thing4:08
14."Good Stuff"Pierson, Schneider, Strickland Good Stuff (1992)5:58
15."Revolution Earth"Pierson, Strickland, WaldropGood Stuff5:50
16."Is That You Mo-Dean?" (Interdimension Mix, New Edit)Pierson, Schneider, Strickland"Revolution Earth"/"Is That You Mo-Dean?" US single (1992); original mix from Good Stuff4:38
17."Debbie"  Time Capsule: Songs for a Future Generation (1998)3:32

Personnel

All information as per liner notes.

The B-52's

Additional musicians

  • Pat Irwin – guitar, keyboards (disc 1, tracks 12, 18; disc 2, tracks 14, 17)
  • Tracy Wormworth – bass (disc 1, track 12; disc 2, track 15)
  • Zachary Alford – drums (disc 1, tracks 12, 18; disc 2, track 14)
  • David Byrne – guitar (disc 1, track 13)
  • Steve Scales – percussion (disc 1, tracks 13, 14)
  • Yogi Horton – drums (disc 1, track 14)
  • Sara Lee – bass, keyboards, backing vocals (disc 1, track 18; disc 2, tracks 7–14, 17)
  • Richard Hilton – keyboards (disc 2, tracks 7, 8, 10, 13, 15), programming (disc 2, tracks 7, 8, 10, 13)
  • Tommy Mandel – keyboards (disc 2, tracks 7, 8, 10, 13)
  • Philippe Saisse – keyboards (disc 2, tracks 7, 8, 10, 13)
  • Leroy Clouden – drums (disc 2, tracks 7, 8, 10, 13)
  • Sonny Emory – drums (disc 2, tracks 7, 8, 10, 13)
  • Steve Ferrone – drums (disc 2, tracks 7, 8, 10, 13)
  • Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards (disc 2, track 14)
  • Charley Drayton – drums (disc 2, tracks 9, 11, 12, 17)
  • Uptown Horns – horns (disc 2, tracks 9, 11, 12)
  • Lenny Castro – percussion (disc 2, track 14)
  • David McMurray – sax (disc 2, track 14)
  • Sterling Campbell – drums (disc 2, track 15)

Technical

  • Chris Blackwell – producer (disc 1, tracks 1–6)
  • Robert Ash – engineer (disc 1, tracks 1–6)
  • Rhett Davies – co-producer (disc 1, tracks 7–11), engineer (disc 1, tracks 7–11)
  • Tom Durack – engineer (disc 1, track 12; disc 2, tracks 7, 8, 10, 13, 18), mixer (disc 1, track 13; disc 2, tracks 7–13, 16, 18), co-producer (disc 2, track 17)
  • David Byrne – producer (disc 1, tracks 13–14)
  • Butch Jones – engineer (disc 1, tracks 13–14)
  • Steven Stanley – producer, engineer (disc 1, tracks 15–17)
  • The B-52's – producer (disc 1, track 18), co-producer (disc 2, track 17)
  • Tony Mansfield – producer (disc 2, tracks 1–6)
  • Tony Phillips – engineer (disc 2, tracks 1–6)
  • Steve Peck – engineer (disc 2, tracks 1–6)
  • Michael Hutchinson – engineer (disc 2, tracks 1–6)
  • Shep Pettibone – additional production (disc 2, tracks 1, 4), remixer (disc 2, track 1)
  • Nile Rodgers – producer (disc 2, tracks 7, 8, 10, 13), mixer (disc 2, tracks 7, 8, 10, 13)
  • Don Was – producer (disc 2, tracks 9, 11, 12, 16)
  • Dave Cook – engineer (disc 2, tracks 9, 11, 12)
  • Ed Cherney – mixer (disc 2, track 16)
  • Moby – remix & additional production (disc 2, track 16)
  • Patrick Dillett – engineer, mixer (disc 2, track 18)

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References

  1. "Nude on the Moon" by AMG. Retrieved on August 13, 2009
  2. Allmusic review