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{{Infobox Album
''This page is '''incomplete'''. It needs a '''synopsis'''.
|album_name  = Mad About The Wrong Boy
|image        = 1980 The Attractions Mad About The Wrong Boy album cover.jpg
|album_type  = Studio album
|album_artist = The Attractions
|release_info = 1980
|record_info  =
|producer    = Roger Bechirian
|label        = F-Beat
|length      =
}}




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==Tracks==
 
{{tracklist
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| writing_credits = yes
| title1          = [[Arms Race]]
| writer1        = [[Steve Nieve]]
| length1        = 3:00
| title2          = [[Damage]]
| writer2        = Steve Nieve
| length2        = 2:06
| title3          = Little Misunderstanding
| writer3        = [[Bruce Thomas]]
| length3        = 2:23
| title4          = Straight Jacket
| writer4        = Steve Nieve
| length4        = 2:23
| title5          = Mad About The Wrong Boy
| writer5        = [[Steve Nieve|Brain]] & [[Fay Hart|Hart]]
| length5        = 2:40
| title6          = Motorworld
| writer6        = Bruce Thomas
| length6        = 1:46
| title7          = On The Third Stroke
| writer7        = Brain & Hart
| length7        = 2:07
| title8          = Slow Patience
| writer8        = Bruce Thomas
| length8        = 2:18
| title9          = La La La La Loved You
| writer9        = [[Pete Thomas]], Bruce Thomas
| length9        = 2:22
| title10        = Single Girl
| writer10        = Brain & Hart
| length10        = 2:26
| title11        = Lonesome Little Town
| writer11        = Pete Thomas, Bruce Thomas
| length11        = 3:14
| title12        = Taste Of Poison
| writer12        = Brain & Hart
| length12        = 3:02
| title13        = Highrise Housewife
| writer13        = Brain & Hart
| length13        = 2:44
| title14        = Talk About Me
| writer14        = Steve Nieve
| length14        = 2:11
| title15        = [[Sad About Girls]]
| writer15        = Brain & Hart
| length15        = 3:18
| title16        = Camera Camera
| writer16        = Brain & Hart
| length16        = 3:18
}}


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==Release information==


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==Tracks==
{| border="1"
01. '''[[Arms Race]]''' ([[Steve Nieve]]) (3:00)<br>
|-
02. '''[[Damage]]''' ([[Steve Nieve]]) (2:06)<br>
| '''Release date'''
03. '''[[Little Misunderstanding]]''' ([[Bruce Thomas]]) (2:23)<br>
| '''Media'''
04. '''[[Straight Jacket]]''' ([[Steve Nieve]]) (2:23)<br>
| '''Catalog number'''
05. '''[[Mad About The Wrong Boy (song)|Mad About The Wrong Boy]]''' ([[Brain/Hart]]) (2:40)<br>
| '''Comments'''
06. '''[[Motorworld]]''' ([[Bruce Thomas]]) (1:46)<br>
|-
07. '''[[On The Third Stroke]]''' ([[Brain/Hart]]) (2:07)<br>
| 1980-__-__
08. '''[[Slow Patience]]''' ([[Bruce Thomas]]) (2:18)<br>
| LP
09. '''[[La La La La Loved You]]''' ([[Pete Thomas]]/[[Bruce Thomas]]) (2:22)<br>
| F-Beat XXLP8
10. '''[[Single Girl]]''' ([[Brain/Hart]]) (2:26)<br>
| UK
11. '''[[Lonesome Little Town]]''' ([[Pete Thomas]]/[[Bruce Thomas]]) (3:14)<br>
|-
12. '''[[Taste Of Poison]]''' ([[Brain/Hart]]) (3:02)<br>
| 19
13. '''[[Highrise Housewife]]''' ([[Brain/Hart]]) (2:44)<br>
| LP
14. '''[[Talk About Me]]''' ([[Steve Nieve]]) (2:11)<br>
| Demon FIEND 25
15. '''[[Sad About Girls]]''' ([[Brain/Hart]]) (3:18)<br>
|
16. '''[[Camera Camera]]''' ([[Brain/Hart]]) (3:18)<br>
|-
| 1999-05-11
| CD
| Demon FIEND CD 25
| -
|-
|}
<br style="clear:both;"/>


==Credits==
==Credits==
* Produced by: '''[[Roger Bechirian]]'''
* Musicians:  
* Musicians:  
:'''[[Steve Nieve]]''' - [[Keyboardists|keyboards]]
: [[Steve Nieve]] - [[Keyboardists|keyboards]]
:'''[[Bruce Thomas]]''' - [[Bassists|bass]]
: [[Bruce Thomas]] - [[Bassists|bass guitar]]
:'''[[Pete Thomas]]''' - [[Drummers|drums]]
: [[Pete Thomas]] - [[Drummers|drums]]
: [[The Attractions]] - vocals and guitars
* Producer and engineer - [[Roger Bechirian]]
* Photography - Brian Griffin
 
==Artwork==
{{artwork|The Attractions|Mad About The Wrong Boy album cover|Outline Of A Hairdo sleeve front and back|Single Girl sleeve front and back|Single Girl sleeve front}}


==Internal links==
==Internal links==
* [[Album Images: Mad About The Wrong Boy]]
*[[Audio (Germany), November 1980]]
*[[New York Rocker, December 1980]]
*[[Record Hunter, March 1992]]
*[[Smash Hits, September 4, 1980]]


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kroibkr96akq AMG]
*[http://www.allmusic.com/album/r29509 Allmusic]
*{{Amazon Mad About The Wrong Boy}}
*{{AmazonUK Mad About The Wrong Boy}}


[[Category:1980]]
[[Category:1980]]
[[Category:F-Beat]]
[[Category:Mad About The Wrong Boy]]

Revision as of 18:26, 25 November 2017

Mad About The Wrong Boy
1980 The Attractions Mad About The Wrong Boy album cover.jpg
Studio album by
The Attractions
Released1980
ProducerRoger Bechirian
LabelF-Beat


Tracks

TitleWriter(s) Length
1. Arms Race  Steve Nieve 3:00
2. Damage  Steve Nieve 2:06
3. Little Misunderstanding  Bruce Thomas 2:23
4. Straight Jacket  Steve Nieve 2:23
5. Mad About The Wrong Boy  Brain & Hart 2:40
6. Motorworld  Bruce Thomas 1:46
7. On The Third Stroke  Brain & Hart 2:07
8. Slow Patience  Bruce Thomas 2:18
9. La La La La Loved You  Pete Thomas, Bruce Thomas 2:22
10. Single Girl  Brain & Hart 2:26
11. Lonesome Little Town  Pete Thomas, Bruce Thomas 3:14
12. Taste Of Poison  Brain & Hart 3:02
13. Highrise Housewife  Brain & Hart 2:44
14. Talk About Me  Steve Nieve 2:11
15. Sad About Girls  Brain & Hart 3:18
16. Camera Camera  Brain & Hart 3:18

Release information

Release date Media Catalog number Comments
1980-__-__ LP F-Beat XXLP8 UK
19 LP Demon FIEND 25
1999-05-11 CD Demon FIEND CD 25 -


Credits

  • Musicians:
Steve Nieve - keyboards
Bruce Thomas - bass guitar
Pete Thomas - drums
The Attractions - vocals and guitars

Artwork

The Attractions Mad About The Wrong Boy album cover.jpg The Attractions Outline Of A Hairdo sleeve front and back.jpg The Attractions Single Girl sleeve front and back.jpg The Attractions Single Girl sleeve front.jpg   

Internal links

External links