Riot in English

Riot in English
Studio album by Dale Bozzio
Released March 4, 1988 (1988-03-04)
Recorded 1987
Studio
Genre
Length 40:25
Label Paisley Park
Producer
Dale Bozzio chronology
Riot in English
(1988)		 New Wave Sessions
(2007)
Singles from Riot In English
  1. "Simon Simon"
    Released: 1987
  2. "Riot in English"
    Released: 1988
  3. "Overtime"
    Released: 1988

Riot in English is the debut studio album by American singer Dale Bozzio. It was released on March 4, 1988 by Paisley Park Records. Bozzio began working on the album after her divorce from Terry Bozzio and the break-up of their band Missing Persons. She got signed to Prince's record label Paisley Park Records and collaborated with Robert Brookins and Attala Zane Giles on the album while co-writing most of the songs. Musically, the songs took a slightly different direction than her work with Missing Persons, incorporating more dance-pop sound rather than new wave music.

Three singles were release from the album. The lead single "Simon Simon" managed to be successful in dance charts, peaking inside the top forty on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. However, the following singles "Riot in English" and "Overtime" failed to chart.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Joe Viglione from AllMusic gave the album three and a half out of five stars. He praised Bozzio's lyrics saying that "she knows how to pull a chic cliché and envelope it" and also added that Prince gave her "the opportunity to prove she's as charming on record as she is in person and a talent in her own right apart from Missing Persons".[1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Simon Simon"  
Brookins4:34
2."Giddi Up Baby - Be Mine"  
  • Bozzio
  • Brookins
Brookins4:17
3."Overtime"  
Brookins4:50
4."So Strong"  PrinceBrookins4:28
5."Love Is Hard Work"  
  • Bozzio
  • Attala Zane Giles
Giles3:40
6."Riot in English"  
  • Bozzio
  • Brookins
Brookins4:24
7."He's So Typical"  
  • Bozzio
  • Brookins
Brookins5:19
8."Ouch That Feels Good"  
  • Bozzio
  • Brookins
Brookins5:00
9."The Perfect Stranger"  
  • Bozzio
  • Giles
Giles3:53
Total length:40:25

Credits and personnel

  • Dale Bozzio – vocals, songwriter, design
  • Robert Brookins – producer, songwriter, keyboards, drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Attala Zane Giles – producer, songwriter, keyboards, drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Tony Haynes – songwriter
  • Prince – songwriter
  • Lovely Anglin – backing vocals
  • Carl Carwell – backing vocals
  • David Cochrane – backing vocals
  • Ray Grady – backing vocals
  • Keith John – backing vocals
  • Gordon Jones – backing vocals, songwriter
  • Lenward L. Holness II – backing vocals, design
  • Roland West – backing vocals
  • Kevin Chokan – guitar
  • Bobby Gonzales – guitar
  • Michael Landau – guitar
  • Coke Johnson – engineer, mixing
  • Erik Zobler – engineer
  • Mitch Gibson – engineer
  • Susan Rogers – engineer
  • Jeff Goodman – assistant engineer
  • Jimmy Preziosi – assistant engineer
  • Steve Ford – assistant engineer
  • Mick Guzauski – mixing
  • Tommy Vicari – mixing
  • Brian Gardner – mastering
  • Cynthia Moore – photography
  • Doug Powell – design
  • Dina Branhan – production coordinator
  • Karen E. Wood – production coordinator
  • Jamie Shoop – management

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Viglione, Joe. "Riot In English - Dale Bozzio". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  2. ↑ Riot in English (liner notes). Dale Bozzio. Paisley Park. 1988. 1-25599.
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