Album
Hello, Dad...I'm In Jail
1992 · Rock, Funk / Soul
Rare pressing on Gatefold
Hello, Dad...I'm In Jail is a Soul & Funk album by Was (Not Was), originally released in 1992. On Gatefold: 20 pressings tracked.
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Tracklist
- 1Listen Like Thieves3:54
- 2Shake Your Head4:00
- 3Tell Me That I'm Dreaming7:46
- 4Papa Was A Rolling Stone6:42
- 5Are You Okay?5:58
- 6Spy In The House Of Love5:27
- 7I Feel Better Than James Brown4:45
- 8Somewhere In America (There's A Street Named After My Dad) (Alternate Mix 1987)3:43
- 9Out Come The Freaks4:37
- 10How The Heart Behaves (Original Acoustic Guitar Demo)3:54
- 11Walk The Dinosaur8:42
- 12Hello Dad...I'm In Jail1:25
Sound DNA
- Soul & Funk
- Funk
- gritty
- cynical
- urban
Compilation of Was (Not Was) containing tracks from their time on Chrysalis/Phonogram (1986-1992); with the exception of Shake Your Head (1983), Tell Me That I'm Dreaming (1981), and (Return to the Valley of) Out Come the Freaks (1984).
Several tracks appear in uncredited remixed or alternate forms:
*Shake Your Head was remixed by Steve 'Silk' Hurley for this compilation. Some editions have the edit (4:00) or the full length version (6:49).
*Tell Me That I'm Dreaming was remixed by Steve 'Silk' Hurley and E-Smoove for this compilation
*Are You Okay? was remixed by Frankie Knuckles for this compilation.
*Spy in the House of Love is an alternate version of the 'Jeffrey B. Young and Dangerous Mix' from 1987.
*Somewhere in America There's a Street Named After My Dad is credited as an alternate version but appears to be identical to the original studio version.
*Out Come the Freaks is the 1987 re-recording, sometimes referred to as Out Come the Freaks (Again).
*How the Heart Behaves is a previously unreleased acoustic guitar demo from 1989.
*Walk the Dinosaur includes (Return to the Valley of) Out Come the Freaks as a hidden track.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Carl "Butch" SmallVOCALS
- Carol HallBACKING VOCALS
- David McMurraySAXOPHONE
- David WasGUITAR, ORGAN , WRITTEN-BY HARMONICA VOCALS
- Don WasGUITAR, ORGAN HARMONICA, WRITTEN-BY
- Donald Ray MitchellBACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- G Love EVOCALS
- Harry BowensBACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- Kathy KosinsBACKING VOCALS
- Kim BasingerVOCALS
- Louis BiancanielloPROGRAMMED BY , ARRANGED BY
- Ozzy OsbourneVOCALS
- Randy JacobsGUITAR
- Ronald ReaganVOCALS
- Sweet Pea AtkinsonVOCALS
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 20 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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