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Mosquitos 
Studio album by Stan Ridgway Released 1989 Genre Rock Length 40:53 Label Geffen Records Producer Stan Ridgway, Joe Chiccarelli Professional reviews 
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Stan Ridgway chronology The Big Heat
(1986)Mosquitos
(1989)Partyball
(1991)Mosquitos is the second album by Stan Ridgway.
Contents
Track listing
- "Heat Takes a Walk" - 2:43
- "Lonely Town" - 4:09
- "Goin' Southbound" - 4:42
- "Dogs" - 4:05
- "Can't Complain" - 3:49
- "Peg and Pet and Me" - 4:41
- "Newspapers" - 2:41
- "Calling Out to Carol" - 4:04
- "The Last Honest Man" - 4:01
- "A Mission in Life" - 5:53
Personnel
- Stan Ridgway - vocals, harmonica, piano, guitar
- Eric Williams - guitar
- Marc Ribot - guitar
- Joe Ramirez, Tim Landers - bass
- Joe Berardi - drums
- Steve Reid - percussion
- Bernard Hall, Jim Lang, Pietra Wexstun - keyboards
- Larry Grennan, Pietra Wexstun, Tori Amos - background vocals
- Steve Berlin - saxophone on "Dogs"
- Tori Amos - background vocals on 4,6,9
- Van Dyke Parks - string arrangement on "Heat Takes a Walk"
Accolades
Year Publication Country Accolade Rank 1989 Best France "Albums of the Year" 8 [3] "*" denotes an unordered list. Chart positions
Singles
Year Title Peak Chart positions US
Mod [4]NLD [5] UK [6] 1989 "Calling Out to Carol" 13 23 91 "Goin' Southbound" 8 — — "—" denotes singles that were released but did not chart. References
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. "allmusic ((( Mosquitos > Review )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r16550. Retrieved December 7, 2009.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Stan Ridgway". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved on December 7, 2009.
- ^ "Best - Albums of the Year". Best. http://disques.de.l.annee.free.fr/best.html#1989. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
- ^ "Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Stan Ridgway". Nielsen Company, Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/stan-ridgway/chart-history/98565?f=377&g=Singles. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
- ^ "Stan Ridgway Discography". Hung Medien, dutchcharts.nl. http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Stan+Ridgway&titel=Calling+Out+To+Carol&cat=s. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
- ^ "Stan Ridgway Discography". chartstats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=4621. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
Studio albums Live albums Poolside with Gilly · The “Beyond Tomorrow” Show · The “Black Diamond” Tour · The Mosquitos TourExtended plays Film SongsCompilations Songs That Made This Country Great · The Way I Feel Today · Holiday in DirtSingles "Don't Box Me In" · "Drive, She Said" · "Camouflage" · "The Big Heat" · "Goin' Southbound" · "Calling Out to Carol" · "I Wanna Be a Boss" · "Knife and Fork" · "Big Dumb Town" · "Deep Blue Polka Dot" · "Into The SunWall of Voodoo Studio albumsExtended playsDrywall Studio albumsWork the Dumb Oracle · The Drywall Incident Soundtrack · The Drywall Project/The Drywall Incident · Barbeque BabylonCategories:- 1989 albums
- Stan Ridgway albums
- Geffen Records albums
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