Come as You Are (album)
Come As You Are is the second solo album by Peter Wolf, released in 1987 (see 1987 in music). "Come As You Are" was a major hit for Wolf, peaking at #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for one week.
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| Released | March 20, 1987 | |||
| Recorded | Syncro Sound, Boston, MA | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 39:56 | |||
| Label | EMI America | |||
| Producer | Peter Wolf, Eric Thorngren | |||
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The music video for "Come As You Are" is based on Bobby Van's memorable "street dance" from Small Town Girl. In the video, Peter Wolf hops around a 1950s small town similar to the one in the movie, and he passes a poster for Small Town Girl as a direct reference to the inspiration for the video.
Track listing
- "Can't Get Started" (Peter Wolf) - 3:01
- "Love on Ice" (Wolf, Tim Mayer) - 4:12
- "Thick as Thieves" (Wolf, Tim Mayer) - 2:59
- "Blue Avenue" (Wolf, Tim Mayer, Barry Goldberg) - 4:06
- "Wind Me Up" (Wolf) - 2:49
- "Come as You Are" (Wolf, Tim Mayer) - 2:43
- "Flame of Love" (Wolf) - 4:16
- "Mamma Said" (Wolf, Michael Jonzun) - 4:04
- "Magic Moon" (Wolf) - 3:39
- "2 Lane" (Wolf) - 3:23
- "Run Silent Run Deep" (Wolf, Tim Mayer) - 4:39
Personnel
- Peter Wolf - vocals, backing vocals
- Bobby Chouinard - drums
- Jeff Golub - guitar
- Jim Gregory - bass
- Lani Groves - backing vocals
- Arno Hecht - horn
- Victor LeComer - keyboards
- Tom Mandel - keyboards
- Skip McDonald - guitar
- Steve Scales - percussion
- Frank Simms - backing vocals
- George Simms - backing vocals
- John Songdahl - keyboards
- Bird Taylor - backing vocals
- Buck Taylor - backing vocals
- John Turi - horn
- Doug Wimbish - bass
Production
- Produced by Peter Wolf and Eric "ET" Thorngren.
- Recorded and mixed by Eric "ET" Thorngren, with mixing assistance by Marc Cobrin.
- Mastered by Jack Skinner
- Studio assistant: Gary Wright
- Art direction: Henry Marquez, Janet Perr
- Album design: Janet Perr
- Photography: Annie Leibovitz
Charts
Album - Billboard (United States)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1987 | The Billboard 200 | 53 |
Singles - Billboard (United States)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1987 | "Can't Get Started" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 16 |
| 1987 | "Can't Get Started" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 75 |
| 1987 | "Come as You Are" | Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 49 |
| 1987 | "Come as You Are" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 1 |
| 1987 | "Come as You Are" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 15 |
Commercial uses
After its July 1990 acquisition by the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, the Brazilian television channel Rede Record used the song "Come as You Are" in a clip. The same song was used in a documentary about 40 years of Brazilian TV, September 18, 1990, from TV Cultura of São Paulo.[1]
References
- Janov, Pedro. 40 anos de TV: a história da Record 1990. Youtube. Retrieved 6 August 2016.