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The B-52's (Album) | align="center" bgcolor="orange" colspan="3"|The B-52's | | lign="center" colspan="3"|Album cover | | lign="center" bgcolor="orange" colspan="3"|Album by The B-52's | | lign="left" valign="top"|Released | align="left" colspan="2" valign="top"|July, 1979 | | lign="left" valign="top"|Recorded | align="left" colspan="2" valign="top"|Compass Point Studios, 1979 | | lign="left" valign="top"|Genre | align="left" colspan="2" valign="top"|New wave | | lign="left" valign="top"|Length | align="left" colspan="2" valign="top"|39 min 14 sc | | lign="left" valign="top"|Record label | align="left" colspan="2" valign="top"|Warner Brothers | | lign="left" valign="top"|Producer | align="left" colspan="2" valign="top"|Chris Blackwell | | gcolor="orange" align="center" colspan="3"|Professional reviews | | lign="left" valign="top"|AMG | valign="top"|5/5 | align="left" valign="top"|link | | lign="left" valign="top"|Rolling Stone | valign="top"|5/5 | align="left" valign="top"|October 16, 2003 | | gcolor="orange" align="center" colspan="3"|The B-52's Chronology | olspan="2" valign="top"|The B-52's
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(1980) | The B-52's is an eponymous New Wave album by Athens, Georgia-based rock band The B-52's, released in July 1979 (see 1979 in music). The kitschy lyrics and mood, and the hook-laden harmonies helped establish a fanbase for the band, who would go on to release several chart-topping singles. The B-52's peaked at #59 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart. "Rock Lobster" peaked at #56 on the Pop Singles chart. In 2003 the TV network VH1 named The B-52's the 99th greatest album of all time. Track listing - "Planet Claire" (Schneider, Strickland) - 4:35
- "52 Girls" (Ayers, Wilson) - 3:34
- "Dance This Mess Around" (Pierson, Schneider, Strickland, C. Wilson, R. Wilson) - 4:36
- "Rock Lobster" (Schneider, R. Wilson) - 6:49
- "Lava" (The B-52's) - 4:54
- "There's a Moon in the Sky (Called the Moon)" (The B-52's) - 4:54
- "Hero Worship" (Waldrop, Wilson) - 4:07
- "6060-842" (Schneider, Strickland, Wilson) - 2:48
- "Downtown" (Hatch) - 2:57
Personnel - Fred Schneider - piano, keyboards, vocals, walkie talkie
- Kate Pierson - organ, guitar, keyboards, vocals
- Keith Strickland - percussion, drums, sound effects
- Cindy Wilson - guitar, bongos, tambourine, vocals
- Rick Wilson - guitar
- Adey Wilson - guitar
Production - Producer: Chris Blackwell
- Associate Producer: Robert Ash
- Engineer: Robert Ash
- Assistant Engineer: Cass Rigby
- Art Direction: Sue AB Surd
- Photography: George DuBose
- Hair Stylist: La Verne
Charts Album | lign="left"|Chart | align="left"|Position | | lign="left"|1980 | align="left"|Pop Albums | align="left"|59 | Singles | lign="left"|Single | align="left"|Chart | align="left"|Position | | lign="left"|1980 | align="left"|"Planet Claire/Rock Lobster/Dance This Mess Around" | align="left"|Club Play Singles | align="left"|24 | | lign="left"|1980 | align="left"|"Rock Lobster" | align="left"|Pop Singles | align="left"|56 | B-52s, The B-52s, The B-52s, The
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