Album
So-Lo
1984 · Electronic, Rock
13 collectors on Gatefold own this
So-Lo is an Electronic album by Danny Elfman, originally released in 1984. On Gatefold: 25 pressings tracked, owned by 13 collectors.
About
An Oingo Boingo album in everything but name, <i>So-Lo</i> was released under Danny Elfman's name due to a contract dispute with A&M. The “solo” release gave Elfman and the band a chance to get away from the manic dance tunes that had become synonymous with the Boingo brand. Instead it focuses on brooding, atmospheric songs like “Go Away,” “The Last Time," and “Sucker for Mystery.” Though it might lack the zany energy that propelled the early Boingo releases, <i>So-Lo</i> has several gorgeous songs that are still very much in the band's spirit. A simmering, textural funk tune, “Gratitude” is equal to the big hits by David Bowie and Peter Gabriel released around the same time. Meanwhile, “It Only Makes Me Laugh” should have been a hit. Though Oingo Boingo had performed ska tunes for years, there was never a track as twinkling or as fleet-footed as this. As Elfman says on the proto-rap song of the same name: “I’ve always been a sucker for mystery.”
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Gratitude5:04
- A2Cool City3:26
- A3Go Away4:00
- A4Sucker For Mystery5:15
Side B
- B1It Only Makes Me Laugh4:06
- B2The Last Time4:08
- B3Tough As Nails4:36
- B4Lightning3:42
- B5Everybody Needs3:48
Sound DNA
- Electronic
- Synth-Pop / New Wave
- synthetic
- playful
- art school
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Dale TurnerTRUMPET, TROMBONE
- Danny ElfmanVOCALS, PERCUSSION, PROGRAMMED BY VOCALS, PERCUSSION, PROGRAMMED BY, ARRANGED BY, WRITTEN-BY VOCALS, PERCUSSION, PROGRAMMED BY, WRITTEN-BY
- Johnny "Vatos" HernandezDRUMS, PERCUSSION
- Kerry HatchBASS
- Leon SchneidermanBARITONE SAXOPHONE
- Paul FoxSYNTHESIZER
- Richard GibbsSYNTHESIZER, PROGRAMMED BY
- Sam PhippsTENOR SAXOPHONE
- Steve BartekGUITAR, PROGRAMMED BY GUITAR, PROGRAMMED BY, ARRANGED BY
13 collectors on Gatefold own this · 25 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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