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The Big Heat (album)

This article is about the Stan Ridgway album. For the Leslie Cheung album, see Big Heat (album).
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[1]
The Village VoiceB[2]

The Big Heat is the 1986 debut solo album by former Wall of Voodoo vocalist Stan Ridgway, named after the 1953 film noir of the same name. Originally released as a nine-song album, including the #4 UK hit "Camouflage",[3] the album was re-released in 1993 with six additional tracks (and again re-released in 2007). In 1986, the album reached #131 on The Billboard 200.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Stan Ridgway.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."The Big Heat"4:26
2."Pick It Up (And Put It in Your Pocket)"4:32
3."Can't Stop the Show"3:45
4."Pile Driver"4:44
5."Walkin' Home Alone"4:31
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Drive, She Said"4:11
2."Salesman"5:23
3."Twisted"3:37
4."Camouflage"7:05
CD edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
10."Rio Greyhound"3:12
1993 remastered CD track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Stormy Side of Town" 5:02
12."Foggy River"Fred Rose4:32
13."End of the Line" 5:51
14."Nadine"Chuck Berry3:26
15."Can't Stop the Show" (live) 3:53
16."Drive, She Said" (live) 4:39

Before the album's release, the track "Pick It Up (And Put It in Your Pocket)" was used in a 1985 episode of Miami Vice.

Accolades

Year Publication Country Accolade Rank
1986 Best France "Albums of the Year" 3 [4]
1986 Q United Kingdom "Albums of the Year" * [5]
1986 Sounds United Kingdom "Albums of the Year" * [6]
1990 Mucchio Selvaggio Italy "The Best Albums of the 80s" * [7]
1990 Velvet Italy "The 100 Best Albums of the 80s" * [8]
1991 Rock & Folk France "The 250 Best Albums from 1966-1991" 3 [9]
1999 Panorama Norway "The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98" 19 [10]
2002 Mucchio Selvaggio Italy "100 Best Albums by Decade" 1-20 [11]
"*" denotes an unordered list.

Chart positions

Personnel

Adapted from The Big Heat liner notes.[27]

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
Spain 1986 Epic CD, CS, LP 40-2687
United Kingdom I.R.S. CD, LP 1008
United States CD, LP 5637
1993 CD X2 0777 7 13125 26
United Kingdom 2012 Water CD Water252

References

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  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (July 1, 1986). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved December 7, 2009.
  3. ^ Stan Ridgway: Camouflage OfficialCharts.com Accessed September 2, 2007.
  4. ^ "Best - Albums of the Year". Best. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
  5. ^ "Q - Albums of the Year". Q. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
  6. ^ "Sounds - Albums of the Year". AcclaimedMusic.net. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
  7. ^ "Mucchio Selvaggio - The Best Albums of the 80s". Mucchio Selvaggio. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
  8. ^ "Velvet - The 100 Best Albums of the 80s". Velvet. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
  9. ^ "Rock & Folk - The 250 Best Albums from 1966-1991". Best. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
  10. ^ "Panorama - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98". AcclaimedMusic.net. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
  11. ^ "Mucchio Selvaggio - 100 Best Albums by Decade". Mucchio Selvaggio. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
  12. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 252. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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  17. ^ "Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Stan Ridgway". Nielsen Company, Billboard. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
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  22. ^ "Stan Ridgway Discography". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
  23. ^ "Stan Ridgway". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
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  26. ^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
  27. ^ The Big Heat (sleeve). Stan Ridgway. Hollywood, California: I.R.S. Records. 1985.

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