Word of Mouth (Toni Basil album)

Word of Mouth
Studio album by Toni Basil
Released	22 May 1981 (U.K.) April 1982 (U.S.)
Recorded	1981
Genre	Pop, new wave
Length	39:28
Label	Chrysalis (U.S.) Radial Choice (U.K.)
Producer	Greg Mathieson, Trevor Veitch
Toni Basil chronology
Word of Mouth (1982) Toni Basil (1983)
Singles from Word of Mouth
"Mickey" Released: 5 February 1982 "Nobody" Released: 1982 "Time After Time" / "You Gotta Problem" Released: 1982 "Shoppin' from A to Z" Released: 1983

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Word of Mouth is Toni Basil's debut album. It was first released in 1981 in the U.K. It was certified Gold by RIAA. It featured the #1 worldwide hit "Mickey". The album also contains three covers of songs by the band Devo who also performed on the songs. The U.S. version of the album added the songs "Rock On" and "Shoppin' from A to Z", and removed "Hanging Around".

Track listing

US LP

1. "Mickey" (Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn) – 4:12
2. "Rock On" (David Essex) – 4:04
3. "Shoppin' from A to Z" (Allee Willis, Bruce Roberts, Toni Basil) – 4:08
4. "You Gotta Problem" (Mark Mothersbaugh) – 4:34
5. "Be Stiff" (Gerald Casale, Bob Lewis) – 3:22
6. "Nobody" (Paul Delph) – 4:00
7. "Little Red Book" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 4:04
8. "Space Girls" (Casale) – 2:56
9. "Thief on the Loose" (Basil, Greg Mathieson) – 3:50
10. "Time After Time" (Nick Gilder, James McCullough) – 4:18

UK LP

1. "Nobody" – 4:03
2. "Hangin' Around" (Conway) – 4:08
3. "Thief on the Loose" – 3:54
4. "Time After Time" – 4:23
5. "Mickey" – 4:15
6. "Little Red Book" – 4:07
7. "Be Stiff" – 3:24
8. "Space Girls" – 3:00
9. "You Gotta Problem" – 4:36

International Cassette

1. "Mickey"
2. "Nobody"
3. "Hangin' Around"
4. "Thief on the Loose"
5. "Little Red Book"
6. "Time After Time"
7. "Be Stiff"
8. "Space Girls"
9. "You Gotta Problem"

Personnel

• Drums: Rick Parnell, Alan Myers, Ed Greene, Mike Baird
• Bass: Doug Lunn, Gerald Casale (credited as Jerry Casale)
• Synthesizers: Greg Mathieson, Michael Boddicker, Mark Mothersbaugh, Paul Delph
• Guitars: Bob Mothersbaugh, John Goodsall, Robert Casale (credited as Bob Casale), Richie Zito, Trevor Veitch
• Violin: Richard Greene
• Synthesizer programming: Dan Wyman
• Additional vocals: Allee Willis, Bruce Roberts, Bob Esty
• Vocoder: Ed Greene

Production

• Produced by Greg Mathieson and Trevor Veitch
• Assistant engineer and 2-track editing: John Michael Weaver

Chart performance

The lead single "Mickey" became an international hit, which led to further success. It received double platinum certification. The album, which was released shortly after, was also a success, peaking at just #22 but receiving a Gold certification. However, the following singles ("Nobody" in the UK and "Shoppin' from A to Z" in the US) both flopped, which cut the album's success short. It also reached #27 on the New Zealand albums chart.

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