Suburbs (The Suburbs album)

Suburbs (Suburbs album)
Studio album by The Suburbs
Released	First half of 1986
Recorded	Metro Studios, Minneapolis, MN
Genre	New wave
Label	A&M
Producer	Robert Brent
The Suburbs chronology
Love Is The Law (1984) Suburbs (1986) Ladies and Gentlemen, The Suburbs Have Left The Building (1992)

Suburbs is an album by the American New wave band The Suburbs, released in 1986. It was their first and only release on A&M Records. The album is out of print and has never been released on compact disc.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Stewart Mason called the album "The album is inappropriately produced... in a fashion that completely sublimates all of the qualities that had made the quintet so musically interesting in the first place."^[1]

Track listing

All songs composed by The Suburbs.

1. "Superlove" – 4:29
2. "Heart of Gold" – 4:26
3. "Every Night's a Friday Night" – 2:59
4. "Never Stop (To Say Goodbye)" – 5:58
5. "America Sings the Blues" – 3:13
6. "#9" – 4:30
7. "Life Is Like" – 3:11
8. "Want That Girl" – 4:36

Personnel

• Chan Poling – vocals, keyboards
• Beej Chaney – vocals, Beejtar
• Hugo Klaers – drums
• Bruce C. Allen – guitar
• Michael Halliday – bass

Additional musicians

• Tom Burnevik – saxophones
• Kevin Nord – trumpet, voice tracker
• Dusty Cox – saxophone solo on "Heart of Gold"

Production credits

• Robert Brent – producer
• Jim Nipar – engineer
• Kirby Binder – assistant engineer
• Mike Rees – mastering
• Bruce C. Allen – art direction
• Donald Krieger – art direction
• Chuck Beeson – art direction
• Laurie Schendel Allen – cover photo

References

External links

• Twin/Tone Records: The Suburbs