Outside Inside (The Tubes album)

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Outside Inside
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Studio album by
the Tubes
ReleasedApril 4, 1983
Recorded1982
Genre Rock
Length36:44
Label Capitol
Producer David Foster
The Tubes chronology
The Completion Backward Principle
(1981)		Outside Inside
(1983)		 Love Bomb
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Outside Inside is the sixth studio album by the Tubes, released in 1983. It was the second album by the group to be released by Capitol Records. The album was produced by David Foster. The Tubes had their biggest radio hit with the single from this album, "She's a Beauty".

Contents

Early US copies of the album used embossed lettering for the eye chart on the front cover, which made the lettering hard to read. A later version of the cover had the eye chart along with artist and title information printed in red and blue.

There are 2 different versions of the song "The Monkey Time". The original included guest vocals from Martha Davis of The Motels. Other copies used a version with Davis' vocal replaced by Michele Gray. Gray was one of The Tubes principal dancers from 1983–1985, and later married frequent Tubes collaborator and producer Todd Rundgren.

Track listing

Side 1

  1. "She's a Beauty" (Foster, Waybill, Lukather) – 4:01
  2. "No Not Again" (Tubes) – 3:28
  3. "Out of the Business" (Tubes) – 3:30
  4. "The Monkey Time" (Curtis Mayfield, Tubes) – 3:54
  5. "Glass House" (Tubes) – 3:31

Side 2

  1. "Wild Women of Wongo" (Tubes) – 3:57
  2. "Tip of My Tongue" (M. White, M. Snyder) – 3:58
  3. "Fantastic Delusion" (Tubes) – 3:54
  4. "Drums" (Tubes) – 2:21
  5. "Theme Park" (Tubes) – 3:13
  6. "Outside Lookin' Inside" (Tubes) - 0:57

Release history

The Michele Gray version of "The Monkey Time" was also used on the Capitol CD issue of the album.

The album's liner notes list the track "Outside Lookin' Inside" as being "excerpted from a conversation with Harry James."[ citation needed ]

In 2012 Iconclassic reissued the album with the original version of "The Monkey Time" featuring Davis. The reissue also included bonus tracks including B-sides that had never been previously released on CD. The CD was remastered by Vic Anesini and featured extensive liner notes and commentary from band members.

The bonus tracks include:

  1. "When You're Ready to Come" (B-side of a single from the album)
  2. "Keyboard Kids"
  3. "Satellite" (an alternate version previously appeared on Bill Spooner's 1985 solo album "First Chud")
  4. "The Monkey Time" (single version featuring Michele Gray on vocals)

Personnel

The Tubes

Additional personnel

Charts

ChartPositionDate
US Billboard Albums [2] 18July 1983
UK Official Charts [3] 77April 1983
NZ Album Charts [4] [5] 22June 1983
Canada (RPM) [6] 27June 1983
Singles – US Billboard
YearSingleChartPosition
1983"She's a Beauty"Mainstream Rock [7] 1
Pop Singles [8] 10
"Tip of My Tongue"52
"The Monkey Time"Mainstream Rock [7] 16
Pop Singles [8] 68

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References

  1. ↑ Connolly, Dave. Outside Inside at AllMusic
  2. ↑ "The Tubes Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard.com . 2019. Archived from the original on July 2, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Tubes: Albums". Officialcharts.com . 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Tubes: Outside Inside". Charts.nz. 2019.
  5. ↑ "OFFICIAL TOP 40 ALBUMS". Official NZ Music Charts. 1983-06-05.
  6. ↑ "RPM Top 100 Albums - June 18, 1983" (PDF).
  7. 1 2 "The Tubes Chart History: Mainstream Rock Tracks". Billboard.com . 2019. Archived from the original on July 2, 2019. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
  8. 1 2 "The Tubes Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard.com . 2019. Archived from the original on July 2, 2019. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
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