Zig Zag (The Hooters album)

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Zig Zag
TheHootersZigZag.jpg
Studio album by
the Hooters
ReleasedOctober 26, 1989
Recorded1988-89
StudioStudio 4, Philadelphia
Record Plant, New York City
The Hit Factory, New York City
Genre Rock
Length38:40
Label Columbia
Producer
The Hooters chronology
One Way Home
(1987)		Zig Zag
(1989)		 Out of Body
(1993)
Singles from Zig Zag
  1. "500 Miles"
    Released: November 1989 [1]
  2. "Brother, Don't You Walk Away"
    Released: January 1990 [1]
  3. "Heaven Laughs"
    Released: 1990
  4. "Don't Knock It 'Til You Try It"
    Released: 1990
  5. "Give the Music Back"
    Released: 1990
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Zig Zag is the fourth studio album by American rock band the Hooters, released in 1989 by Columbia Records.

Contents

Background

With Zig Zag, the Hooters moved toward a more political and folk music direction, contrasting significantly with their previous light-hearted songs. On this album, the songs dealt with the death of a friend, the demise of vinyl records and intrusion of technology, homelessness, a tribute to their own friendship, and even Beijing's Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.

One of the songs, "500 Miles", featuring folk music trio Peter, Paul and Mary on background vocals, dated back to the American Civil War when it was called "Ruben's Train". Additional lyrics were written for the song by keyboard player Rob Hyman, guitarist Eric Bazilian and the album's producer, Rick Chertoff. These lyrics included a reference to Tank Man, or the Unknown Rebel, an anonymous man who became internationally famous when he was videotaped and photographed standing in front of Chinese military tanks and preventing their advance during the Tiananmen Square protests on June 5, 1989.

"Give the Music Back" dealt with the demise of Record Plant Studios, a famous recording studio in New York City, where the Hooters would be among the last musicians to record there before it closed down in 1988.

Zig Zag was the third and final album the Hooters released on Columbia Records.

Track listing

  1. "Brother, Don't You Walk Away" (Rob Hyman, Eric Bazilian, Rick Chertoff) – 4:28
  2. "Deliver Me" (Hyman, Bazilian) – 4:06
  3. "500 Miles" (Hedy West, additional lyrics by Hyman, Bazilian, Chertoff) – 4:25
  4. "You Never Know Who Your Friends Are" (Hyman, Bazilian, Chertoff) – 4:04
  5. "Heaven Laughs" (Hyman, Bazilian, Chertoff) – 4:19
  6. "Don't Knock It 'Til You Try It" (Hyman, Bazilian) – 4:17
  7. "Give The Music Back" (Hyman, Bazilian) – 5:15
  8. "Always A Place" (Hyman, Bazilian) – 4:03
  9. "Mr. Big Baboon" (Hyman, Bazilian, Chertoff) – 3:54
  10. "Beat Up Guitar" (Hyman, Bazilian) – 4:09

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes. [3]

The Hooters

Additional musicians

Technical

Charts

Chart (1990)Peak
position
US (Billboard 200)115

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References

  1. 1 2 "US & UK hits charts - 500 Miles". musicvf.com. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  2. ↑ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r9506
  3. ↑ Zig Zag (Media notes). The Hooters. Columbia. 1989.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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