Sophisticated Boom Boom

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

Sophisticated Boom Boom is the debut album of the English group Dead or Alive, released on 20 April 1984 by Epic Records. Zeus B. Held produced it, and Pete Burns sang. The title comes from a song by the Shangri-Las, and the cover, photographed by Peter Ashworth, was inspired by Lionheart by Kate Bush. The working title Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know was rejected by the label.

The music is mostly synth-pop with danceable elements. The album contains the band's first British top forty single, a cover of That's the Way (I Like It) by KC and the Sunshine Band. That song and Misty Circles did well on the American dance chart. In the United Kingdom the album reached number 29. The cassette version had three extra songs.

Listening

Track list

1. 1I'd Do Anything4:16Apple Music ↗
2. 2That's the Way (I Like It)3:39Apple Music ↗
3. 3Absolutely Nothing4:21Apple Music ↗
4. 4What I Want5:23Apple Music ↗
5. 5Far Too Hard4:31Apple Music ↗
6. 6You Make Me Wanna2:54Apple Music ↗
7. 7Sit On It3:07Apple Music ↗
8. 8Wish You Were Here5:21Apple Music ↗
9. 9Misty Circles3:39Apple Music ↗
10. 10Do It3:53Apple Music ↗
11. 11Selfish Side2:34Apple Music ↗
12. 12The Stranger4:49Apple Music ↗
13. 13Misty Circles (Dance Mix)9:10Apple Music ↗
14. 14What I Want (Dance Mix)6:12Apple Music ↗
15. 15I'd Do Anything (Megamix)5:22Apple Music ↗
16. 16That's the Way (I Like It) [Extended Version]5:52Apple Music ↗
17. 17Keep That Body Strong (That's the Way)3:38Apple Music ↗

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