The Rubinoos (album)

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The Rubinoos
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Released1977
RecordedColumbia Studios
Genre Power pop, new wave
Label Beserkley
Producer Gary Phillips, Glen Kolotkin, Matthew King Kaufman
The Rubinoos chronology
The Rubinoos
(1977)
Back to the Drawing Board!
(1979)
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The Rubinoos was the 1977 debut album by American power pop band the Rubinoos. It was rereleased a number of times on different labels with different bonus tracks. The Rubinoos re-released it again on their own label, November 30, 2011 (bonus tracks listed below).

Contents

Track listing

  1. "I Think We're Alone Now" (Bo Gentry, Richie Cordell) - 2:52
  2. "Leave My Heart Alone" (James Gangwer, Tommy Dunbar) - 2:37
  3. "Hard to Get" (Gangwer, Dunbar) - 3:02
  4. "Peek-A-Boo" (Jack Hammer) - 2:09
  5. "Rock and Roll is Dead" (Alex Carlin, Jon Rubin, Dunbar) - 2:50
  6. "Memories" (Dunbar) - 5:32
  7. "Nothing a Little Love Won't Cure" (Dunbar) - 2:37
  8. "Wouldn't It Be Nice" (Gangwer, Dunbar) - 3:21
  9. "Make It Easy" (Dunbar) - 3:02
  10. "I Never Thought It Would Happen" (Royse Ader, Gangwer, Dunbar) - 2:33
Bonus Tracks
  1. "Rhythm of Love" (Bonus Track)
  2. "As Long As I'm With You" (Bonus Track)
  3. "Gorilla" (Bonus Track)
  4. "Animal Farm" (Bonus Track)
  5. "Eyes On Love" (Bonus Track)
  6. "Cats and Dogs" (Bonus Track)

Personnel

The Rubinoos
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