Tom Tom Club - Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom (1988)

U.S. group formed at the start of the '80's by Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz of Talking Heads. Other members of the group were Steve Scales, Alex Weir, Tyrone Downie and Tina's sisters Loric, Lani and Laura.

The first version of Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom was released in 1988. By this stage, the band's deal with Island had expired and Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom was released outside the US on Fontana. The album saw the group adopt a more conventional rock song with a harder edged sound and a hint of menace in the lyrics of some songs.

The group's line-up was also solidified along more conventional commercial lines. Whereas the previous two albums had been recorded by a loose collective of a dozen musicians, the Tom Tom Club was now reduced to the trio of Weymouth, Frantz and Weymouth's sister Laura Weymouth.

There were, however, a number of prominent guest musicians on the record including Lou Reed and Talking Heads frontman David Byrne on a cover of Reed's "Femme Fatale". The fourth member of Talking Heads Jerry Harrison also featured on some tracks.

As with Close to the Bone, the album wasn't a commercial success although Suboceana got some radio play. The album was the first Tom Tom Club album to be issued on CD and the Japanese CD version featured an added bonus track, the b-side Devil, Does Your Dog Bite? which was also featured on the soundtrack "Married to the Mob." "Suboceana" was also remixed for dance clubs by house-music pioneer Marshall Jefferson.

(Wikipedia - Tom Tom Club)


Tracklist:

01. Suboceana
02. Shock the World
03. Don't Say No
04. Challenge of the Love Warriors
05. Femme Fatale
06. Born for Love
07. Broken Promises
08. She Belongs to Me
09. Little Eva
10. Mighty Teardrop

Click above track 1 for album sampler.