Cosmic Thing

Cosmic Thing
Studio album by The B-52's
Released	June 27, 1989
Recorded	1988
Genre	New Wave, pop rock
Length	47:03
Label	Reprise
Producer	Nile Rodgers, Don Was
The B-52's chronology
Bouncing Off the Satellites (1986) Cosmic Thing (1989) Good Stuff (1992)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	(B)[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]
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Cosmic Thing is the fifth studio album by New Wave band The B-52's, released in 1989. It contains the singles "Love Shack" and "Roam", which remain two of their most popular tunes. The success of the album acted as a comeback after the death of former guitarist Ricky Wilson in 1985.

Track listing

1. "Cosmic Thing"  – 3:50
2. "Dry County"  – 4:54
3. "Deadbeat Club"  – 4:45
4. "Love Shack"  – 5:21
5. "Junebug"  – 5:04
6. "Roam"  – 4:54
7. "Bushfire"  – 4:58
8. "Channel Z"  – 4:49
9. "Topaz"  – 4:20
10. "Follow Your Bliss"  – 4:08

All songs written by Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland, and Cindy Wilson, except "Roam", written by The B-52's, with lyrics by Robert Waldrop.

Personnel

Band

• Fred Schneider – percussion, vocals, background vocals
• Cindy Wilson – vocals
• Kate Pierson – keyboards, vocals, backing vocals
• Keith Strickland – guitar, keyboards, vocals, backing vocals

Additional musicians

• Carl Beatty – horn
• Chris Cioe – horn
• Leroy Clouden – drums
• Charley Drayton – drums
• Sonny Emory – drums
• Steve Ferrone – drums
• Bob Funk – horn
• Arno Hecht – horn
• Richard Hilton – keyboards
• Sara Lee – bass, keyboards, background vocals
• Paul Literal – horn
• Tommy Mandel – keyboards
• Nile Rodgers – guitar
• Philippe Saisse – keyboards

Production

• Producers: Nile Rodgers, Don Was
• Engineers: David Cook, Tom Durack
• Second Engineers: Ed Brooks, Patrick Dillett, Keith Freedman
• Assistant Engineer: Martin Kunitz
• Mastering: Bob Ludwig
• Mixing: Tom Durack, Nile Rodgers
• Production Manager: Budd Tunick
• Programming: Richard Hilton

Artwork

• Alpana Bawa – clothing/wardrobe

Certifications

Region	Certification
United States (RIAA)[4]	4× Platinum

Chart performance

Chart (1989)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	4
UK Albums Chart	8
Australian ARIA Albums Chart	1

References

1. ^ Cosmic Thing at Allmusic
2. ^ "Robert Christgau: Album: B-52's: Cosmic Thing". robertchristgau.com. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=206. Retrieved 2 August 2011. 
3. ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/theb52s/albums/album/175618/review/5943505/cosmic_thing^{[dead link]}
4. ^ "American album certifications – B-52 – Cosmic Thing". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Cosmic+Thing%22.  If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH

Preceded by The Album by Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers

Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album January 21 – February 10, 1990

Succeeded by Pump by Aerosmith