| Was (Not Was) - Are You Okay? |
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| 1 | Are You Okay? | 4:29 | |||
| 2 | Papa Was A Rollin' Stone | 6:41 | |||
| 3 | I Feel Better Than James Brown | 4:44 | |||
| 4 | How The Heart Behaves | 5:35 | |||
| 5 | Maria Novarro | 3:26 | |||
| 6 | I Blew Up The United States | 3:50 | |||
| 7 | In K Mart Wardrobe | 4:16 | |||
| 8 | Elvis' Rolls Royce | 3:29 | |||
| 9 | Dressed To Be Killed | 4:12 | |||
| 10 | Just Another Couple Broken Hearts | 4:54 | |||
| 11 | You! You! You! | 3:28 | |||
| 12 | Look What's Back | 0:43 | |||
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| Notes |
| Date of US Release July 1990 The "hit" is a remake of "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone," but the album is more memorable for typically oddball tunes like "I Blew Up the United States" and "Elvis' Rolls Royce," which features a droll vocal by Leonard Cohen. Was (Not Was): Don Was: Bass, Keys David Was: Flute, Keys, Vocals Sweetpea Atkinson: Vocals Sir Harry Bowens: Vocals Donald Ray Mitchell: Vocals David McMurray: Sax Randy Jacobs: Guitar Jamie Muhoberac: Keys Debra Dobkin: Percussion Rayse Biggs: Trumpet Ron Pangborn: Drums Esteemed Contributors: Leonard Cohen: Lead Vocal ("Elvis' Rolls Royce") G Love: Rap ("Papa Was A Rollin' Stone", "Are You Okay", "Dressed To Be Killed") Syd Straw: Lead Vocal ("You! You! You!") The Roches: Vocals ("Maria Navarro") Jeff Lorber: Keyboard arrangements, programming, and performance ("Are You Okay", "Just Another Couple Broken Hearts", "In K-Mart Wardrobe", "How The Heart Behaves", "I Feel Better Than James Brown") Iggy Pop, Downtown Julie Brown, and Ewreck Benson: Background vocals ("Elvis' Rolls Royce") Doug Fieger: Background vocals ("I Blew Up The United States", "Dressed To Be Killed") Brad Buxer: Additional keyboards ("How The Heart Behaves") Luis Resto: Keyboards ("You! You! You!") Paul Riser: String and horn arrangments ("Just Another Couple Broken Hearts", "How The Heart Behaves", "Elvis' Rolls Royce") Andy Gill: Background vocals ("Dressed To Be Killed") Jon Jaz-Was: Saxophonic reticulation Produced by Don Was and David Was Mixed by Keith Cohen and Ed Cherney Additional production on "How The Heart Behaves" - Keith Cohen Additional production on "In K-Mart Wardrobe" by Jeff Lorber Mastered by Eddy Schreyer at Future Disc Systems, Hollywood |