| Was (Not Was) | ||||
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| Released | 1981 | |||
| Recorded | January–March 1981 | |||
| Studio | Sound Suite (Detroit, Michigan) | |||
| Label | ZE, Island | |||
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| Was (Not Was) chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Robert Christgau | B− [2] |
Was (Not Was) is the debut album by art-funk ensemble Was (Not Was); it was released in 1981. The album was re-released with additional material in 2004 under the name Out Come the Freaks. The art direction was by Maverse Players.
All tracks composed by David Was and Don Was; except where indicated
Side A
Side B
Side B of the LP ends in a lock groove of Atkinson singing "'Cause he says it hurts his neck" (from "Out Come the Freaks"), looping on the last three words.
Longing in Their Hearts is the twelfth album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1994. The album contained the mainstream pop hit, "Love Sneakin' Up On You," which reached #19 on the Billboard singles chart, and "You", which remains to date her only UK Top 40 hit, peaking at No. 31.
Long Player is the second album by the British rock group Faces, released in February 1971. Among the highlights are a live cover version of Paul McCartney's "Maybe I'm Amazed", the ballads "Richmond" and "Sweet Lady Mary", the party tune "Had Me a Real Good Time", and uptempo saloon bar rocker "Bad 'n' Ruin". Two tracks, "Maybe I'm Amazed" and "I Feel So Good", were recorded live at the Fillmore East, New York City, on 10 November 1970.
Duit on Mon Dei is the eleventh album by Harry Nilsson. The original title for this album was God's Greatest Hits but RCA didn't approve. The title is a punning spelling of "Do It On Monday," playing on the British Monarchy's motto Dieu et mon droit. The pun was originally used on the cover of Ringo Starr's 1973 album Ringo.
I Just Wasn't Made for These Times is the second album by American musician Brian Wilson and the soundtrack to Don Was' documentary of the same name, released by MCA Records on August 15, 1995. It consists almost entirely of rerecordings of Wilson's past songs. The title is derived from the Beach Boys' 1966 song "I Just Wasn't Made for These Times".
What Up, Dog? is a 1988 album by Was. It became the group's breakthrough album worldwide and was ranked #99 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 Best Albums of the 1980s. The cover illustration was credited to Christoph Simon and Karen Kelly.
More Hits by The Supremes is the sixth studio album by Motown singing group the Supremes, released in 1965. The album includes two number-one hits: "Stop! In the Name of Love" and "Back in My Arms Again", as well as the Top 20 single "Nothing but Heartaches".
It Begins Again is the tenth studio album recorded by Dusty Springfield and the ninth released. Recorded during the middle of 1977, It Begins Again was her first completed and released album since Cameo five years earlier. Two of the album's titles, "Turn Me Around" and "A Love Like Yours ", were tracks from the abandoned 1974 Longing sessions and Springfield decided to record new versions of both songs for It Begins Again, placing Chi Coltrane's "Turn Me Around" as the opening track.
The Rainy Season is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Marc Cohn, released in 1993. The album peaked at number 63 on the Billboard 200 chart and at number 24 on the UK charts.
Anthology, also known as Anthology: The Best of The Supremes, first released in May 1974, is a series of same or similarly titled compilation albums by The Supremes. Motown released revised versions in 1986, 1995 and 2001. In its initial version, a 35-track triple record collection of hits and rare material, the album charted at #24 on Billboard's "Black Albums" and #66 on "Pop Albums".
Anthology is a compilation album by the progressive rock band the Moody Blues. It was released in the US on 20 October 1998. It was not released in the UK until 2001 under the title The Collection with different artwork but with the same tracks as the US release.
Born to Laugh at Tornadoes is a 1983 album by the art-funk band Was. Rolling Stone declared it "conceptually, the best album of the year" shortly after its release. Despite the glowing reviews, Tornadoes made little commercial impact in a year dominated by Michael Jackson's Thriller and Prince's 1999.
"Out Come the Freaks" is the name of a trilogy of songs by art-funk ensemble Was. The trilogy consists of three songs that feature the same basic title, tune and chorus lyric: "Out Come the Freaks" (1981), "(Return to the Valley of) Out Come the Freaks" (1983), and "Out Come The Freaks" (1987)
Phantom Blues is a studio album by American blues artist Taj Mahal.
Deepa is the third studio album by new jack swing group Troop released by Atlantic Records on June 2, 1992. The album includes the #1 R&B hit "Sweet November" written by Babyface.
Boo! is the fifth studio album by the band Was. It was their first new album since 1990. The cover illustration was by David Was.
Into the Hot is the debut album by English band Floy Joy, released by Virgin in 1984 and produced by Don Was.
LA Sports Arena, California 1988 is a live album by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band with The Horns of Love, released in July 2015 and the sixth official release through the Bruce Springsteen Archives. The show was originally recorded live at the Los Angeles Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California on April 23, 1988 during the Tunnel of Love Express.
Hillard "Sweet Pea" Atkinson was an American R&B singer known as one of the vocalists for the band Was.
Forever's a Long, Long Time is an album of Hank Williams covers performed by Don Was to Was's own music. Was released the album, under the name Orquestra Was, on April 8, 1997 on Verve Forecast Records. The original CD release of the album also included a short film directed by Was, starring Sweet Pea Atkinson and Kris Kristofferson. The film was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video in 1997.
