The Big Heat (album)

The Big Heat
Studio album by Stan Ridgway
Released 1986
Recorded Fiddler's Studio, J.C. Studios and The Lighthouse, Hollywood, CA
Genre New wave, alternative rock
Length 42:15
Label I.R.S.
Producer Joe Chiccarelli, Mitchell Froom, Hugh Jones, Bill Noland, Stan Ridgway, Louis van den Berg
Stan Ridgway chronology
The Big Heat
(1986)		 Mosquitos
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Robert ChristgauB[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 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

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

Album
Chart Peak
GER 38 [12]
NLD 62 [13]
NOR 11 [14]
SWI 27 [15]
US 131 [16]
Singles
Year Title Peak Chart positions
AUS [17] AUT [18] BE [19] GER [20] IRE [21] NLD [22] SWI [23] UK [24] UK
Indie [25]
1985 "The Big Heat" — — — — — — — — 13
"Drive She Said" 60 — — — — — — — —
1986 "Camouflage" 76 17 7 8 2 11 11 4 —
"The Big Heat (Remix)" 91 — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes singles that were released but did not chart.

Personnel

Adapted from The Big Heat liner notes.[26]

Musicians
Musicians (cont.)
  • Joe Ramirez – backing vocals (A4), drum programming (A4), guitar (B1)
  • Tom Rechoin – percussion (A2)
  • Steve Reid – percussion (B2)
  • Mark Terlizzi – bass guitar (A3)
  • Louis van den Berg – keyboards (A3-A5, B3, B4), producer (A3-A5), engineering (A3-A5)
  • Mike Watt – bass guitar (A3)
  • Pietra Wexstun – backing vocals (A3)
  • Eric Williams – guitar feedback
  • Bruce Zelesnik – drums (A1)
Production and additional personnel

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

  1. ↑ McDonald, Steven. "allmusic ((( The Big Heat > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved December 7, 2009.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Stan Ridgway". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved on December 7, 2009.
  3. ↑ Stan Ridgway: Camouflage Chartstats.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. ↑ "Stan Ridgway - The Big Heat". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Stan Ridgway - The Big Heat". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Stan Ridgeway - The Big Heat". NorwegianCharts.com. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
  15. ↑ "Stan Ridgeway - The Big Heat". HitParade.ch. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
  16. ↑ "Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Stan Ridgway". Nielsen Company, Billboard. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
  17. ↑ "Stan Ridgway". australian-charts.com. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Stan Ridgway". austriancharts.at. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Stan Ridgway". ultratop.be. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Stan Ridgway". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  21. ↑ "Stan Ridgway Discography". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
  22. ↑ "Stan Ridgway". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  23. ↑ "Stan Ridgway". hitParade.ch. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  24. ↑ "Stan Ridgway Discography". officialcharts.com. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  25. ↑ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
  26. ↑ The Big Heat (sleeve). Stan Ridgway. Hollywood, California: I.R.S. Records. 1985.
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