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Release Date
1 January 1989
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Length
10 tracks
Cosmic Thing is the fifth studio album by New Wave band The B-52's, released in 1989. It contains the singles "Love Shack" and "Roam," which remain two of their most popular tunes. The success of the album acted as a comeback after the death of former guitarist Ricky Wilson in 1985. Six of the album's songs were produced by Nile Rodgers in New York City, and the remaining four by Don Was in upstate New York.
All songs written by Pierson, Schneider, Strickland, Wilson (except "Roam", written by Robert Waldrop) .
Engineers: David Cook, Tom Durack. Second Engineers: Ed Brooks, Patrick Dillett, Keith Freedman. Assistant Engineer: Martin Kunitz. Mastering: Bob Ludwig. Production Manager: Budd Tunic. Programming: Richard Hilton.
Personnel/Band
Fred Schneider - percussion, vocals, background vocals
Cindy Wilson - vocals
Kate Pierson - keyboards, vocals, backing vocals
Keith Strickland - guitar, keyboards, vocals, backing vocals
Additional musicians
Carl Beatty - horn
Chris Cioe - horn
Leroy Clouden - drums
Charley Drayton - drums
Sonny Emory - drums
Steve Ferrone - drums
Bob Funk - horn
Arno Hecht - horn
Richard Hilton - keyboards
Sara Lee - bass, keyboards, background vocals
Paul Literal - horn
Tommy Mandel - keyboards
Nile Rodgers - guitar
Philippe Saisse - keyboards
Alpana Bawa – clothing/wardrobe
Chart performance
US Billboard 200: Peaked at 4
UK Albums Chart: Peaked at 8
Australian ARIA Albums Chart: Peaked at 1
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