Boys Will Be Boys (Gary Glitter album)
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| Released | 10 March 1984[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1983 | |||
| Studio | Mayfair Studios and Fitz Studios | |||
| Genre | Glam rock, rock and roll, pop rock | |||
| Length | 43:18 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Producer | Mike Leander | |||
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Boys Will Be Boys is the fifth studio album by English singer Gary Glitter, released on 10 March 1984 by Arista Records. It features two top 30 hits: "Dance Me Up" and "Another Rock and Roll Christmas". It was the first album released by Glitter since Silver Star just under seven years earlier. Boys Will Be Boys is the only Gary Glitter studio album that has never been released on CD, and was the last Gary Glitter album to be produced by Glitter's long-time music collaborator Mike Leander.
Critical reception
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| AllMusic |   [2] |
In a retrospective review for AllMusic, critic Dave Thompson described the album as "a magnificent comeback and a powerful reminder that, even in his showbiz dotage, Gary Glitter remained one of Britain's greatest-ever entertainers."[2]
Track listing
[edit]All songs are written by Mike Leander, Eddie (Edward John) Seago and Gary Glitter, except where noted.
- Side one
- "Close to You" – 4:04
- "Crash Crash" – 3:23
- "Let's Get Sexy" – 3:37
- "Dance Me Up" – 3:31
- "When I'm On" (Glitter, Leander) – 4:32
- Side two
- "Another Rock and Roll Christmas" – 3:47
- "Shout, Shout, Shout" – 8:54
- "If You Want Me" – 4:34
- "Hair of the Dog" – 3:12
- "Boys Will Be Boys" – 3:44
Personnel
[edit]Credits are adapted from the Boys Will Be Boys liner notes.[3]
- Gary Glitter – lead and backing vocals
- Martin Jenkins – additional backing vocals
Production and artwork
- Mike Leander – producer
- John Hudson – engineer
- Jonathon Miller – engineer
- Simon Fowler – photography
- Nikki Morgan – makeup
- Nicolas Marchant – art direction
- Stylorouge – design
References
[edit]- ^ "Gary Glitter - Boys Will be Boys".
- ^ a b Thompson, Dave. "Boys Will Be Boys – Gary Glitter". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
- ^ Boys Will Be Boys (CD booklet). Gary Glitter. Arista Records. 1984.
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External links
[edit]- Boys Will Be Boys at Discogs (list of releases)
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