Album · 1983
Born to Laugh at Tornadoes
Tracklist
1
Knocked Down, Made Small (Treated Like a Rubber Ball)
Born to Laugh at Tornadoes
3:07
2
Bow Wow Wow Wow
Born to Laugh at Tornadoes
3:10
3
Betrayal
Born to Laugh at Tornadoes
3:06
4
Shake Your Head (Let’s Go to Bed)
Born to Laugh at Tornadoes
3:56
5
Man vs. the Empire Brain Building
Born to Laugh at Tornadoes
4:03
6
(Return to the Valley of) Out Come the Freaks
Born to Laugh at Tornadoes
4:23
7
Professor Night
Born to Laugh at Tornadoes
4:11
8
The Party Broke Up
Born to Laugh at Tornadoes
2:15
9
Smile
Born to Laugh at Tornadoes
3:16
10
Zaz Turned Blue
Born to Laugh at Tornadoes
4:18
In print
First pressed 1983, still pressed 2010 — 21 pressings across 8 countries.
Credits
Jeri Heiden
Art Direction
Bruce Nazarian
Engineer
Carol Cafiero
Engineer
David Thoener
Engineer
Don Was
Engineer
Greg Mann
Engineer
Gretchen Williamson
Engineer
James A. Ball
Engineer
Jan Mathias
Engineer
Jay Mark
Engineer
Jerry Thichava
Engineer
Jon Mathias
Engineer
Lincoln Clapp
Engineer
Mark Cobrin
Engineer
Melanie West
Engineer
Michael Brauer
Engineer
Michael Christopher
Engineer
Michael Fuller
Engineer
Mike Brown
Engineer
Robert Kinkel
Engineer
Stephen Guardigli
Engineer
Tom Swift
Engineer
Warren Woods
Engineer
Dan Chapman (3)
Illustration
Dave McMurray
Instrument · saxophone
Larry Fratangelo
Instrument · percussion
Luis Resto
Instrument · piano
Randy Jacobs
Instrument · guitar
Yogi Horton
Instrument · drums
佐藤英輔
Liner Notes
Johnny "The Wolf" Goethe
Lyricist
Greg Fulginiti
Mastering
Joe Webster
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Steve Smart
Mastering · lacquer cut by [runout etching å]
Duane Bradley
Mix
Ken Collier
Mix
The Detroit Wasmopolitan Mixing Squad
Mix
Larry Andrew Williams
Photography
Vickie Johnson-Was
Photography
David Was
Producer
David Weiss (6)
Producer
Jack Tann
Producer
Michael Zilkha
Producer · executive-producer
Anthony Kacynski
Vocal · backing vocals
Carol Hall
Vocal · backing vocals
Chris Ewen
Vocal · backing vocals
Donny Ray Mitchell
Vocal · backing vocals
Doug Fieger
Vocal · vocals
Fred Todd
Vocal · backing vocals
Harry Bowens
Vocal · backing vocals
John Sinclair
Vocal · backing vocals
Kathy Kosins
Vocal · backing vocals
Lamont Zodiac
Vocal · backing vocals
Lynn Halper
Vocal · backing vocals
Mark J. Norton
Vocal · backing vocals
Nikki Corvette
Vocal · backing vocals
Pam Brown
Vocal · backing vocals
Professor Goss
Vocal · backing vocals
Puppet Blum
Vocal · backing vocals
Rick Cioffi
Vocal · backing vocals
Susan Borey
Vocal · backing vocals
Sweet Pea Atkinson
Vocal · backing vocals
Valerie Ledbetter
Vocal · backing vocals
Felix Morris
Writer
Jarvis Carothers Stroud
Writer
Thomas Brzezina
Writer