Only A Lad

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Only A Lad
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Length
10 tracks, 39:22
Release Date
19 June 1981
Only a Lad is the debut studio album by American new wave band Oingo Boingo, released in 1981 by A&M Records, following their self-titled EP. The album's musical arrangements, by vocalist Danny Elfman and guitarist Steve Bartek, completed the group's evolution into a new wave rock band. Only a Lad features complex and frequently changing time signatures and keys, often incorporating harmonies borrowed from jazz and 20th-century classical music. Lyrics Elfman claimed that many of the songs were inspired by newspaper articles he had read at the time and were "writte… read more
Only a Lad is the debut studio album by American new wave band Oingo Boingo, released in 1981 by A&M Records, following their self-titled EP. The… read more
Only a Lad is the debut studio album by American new wave band Oingo Boingo, released in 1981 by A&M Records, following their self-titled EP. The album's musical arrangements, b… read more

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Tracklist

Track number Play Loved Track name Artist name Buy Options Duration Listeners
1 Play track Little Girls
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 3:55 212,680 listeners
2 Play track Perfect System
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 3:46 67,194 listeners
3 Play track On The Outside
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 3:36 66,069 listeners
4 Play track Capitalism
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 3:25 49,464 listeners
5 Play track You Really Got Me
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 4:54 76,175 listeners
6 Play track Only A Lad
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 4:20 117,793 listeners
7 Play track What You See
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 3:42 46,218 listeners
8 Play track Controller
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 2:50 63,900 listeners
9 Play track Imposter
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 3:22 40,396 listeners
10 Play track Nasty Habits
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 5:32 55,499 listeners

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Richard Elfman founded the theatrical troupe The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo. In 1978 the remnants of the Mystic Knights formed together under lead singer Danny Elfman as the band Oingo Boingo. The hyperkinetic ska-flavored New Wave band is characterized by their manic live performances and eclectic range of songs; Elfman and the band performed for a remarkable twenty years. The band from Los Angeles, California, USA, a pared-down version of the theatrical troupe The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, released eight major albums and two live compilations, each containing son… read more
Richard Elfman founded the theatrical troupe The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo. In 1978 the remnants of the Mystic Knights formed together under lead singer Danny Elfman as the band Oi… read more
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