Cosmic Thing

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

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" (The B-52's) – 3:50
2. "Dry County" (The B-52's) – 4:54
3. "Deadbeat Club" (The B-52's) – 4:45
4. "Love Shack" (Pierson, Schneider, Strickland, Wilson) – 5:21
5. "Junebug" (The B-52's) – 5:04
6. "Roam" (Pierson, Schneider, Strickland, Waldrop, Wilson) – 4:54
7. "Bushfire" (The B-52's) – 4:58
8. "Channel Z" (The B-52's) – 4:49
9. "Topaz" (The B-52's) – 4:20
10. "Follow Your Bliss" (The B-52's) – 4:08

Miscellanea

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• The song "Cosmic Thing" appears on the soundtrack of the film Earth Girls Are Easy, originally entitled "Shake That Cosmic Thing".
• All of the locations mentioned in the nostalgic song "Deadbeat Club" are real-life places in Athens, Georgia.
• Singer Kate Pierson claims that a psychic told her the album's third single, "Roam", would be a hit.
• Professional wrestler Mick Foley took his trademark phrase "Bang Bang!" from "Love Shack".
• During the "Our Very First Telethon" episode of Full House, Stephanie Tanner is shown dancing to "Love Shack".
• The band recorded an alternate version of "Love Shack" (entitled "Glove Slap") for TV show The Simpsons.
• The song "Junebug" was used in a Target commercial in 2007. The song Topaz was also used in a commercial, but for the car by the same name.

Personnel

• 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
• Kate Pierson - keyboards, vocals, background vocals
• Nile Rodgers - guitar
• Philippe Saisse - keyboards
• Fred Schneider - percussion, vocals, background vocals
• Keith Strickland - guitar, keyboards, vocals, background vocals
• Cindy Wilson - vocals

Production

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

Chart performance