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* All of the locations mentioned in the nostalgic song "]" are real-life places in Athens GA. * All of the locations mentioned in the nostalgic song "]" are real-life places in Athens GA.


* Singer Kate Pierson claims that a psychic told her the album's third single, "]", would be a hit. * Singer Kate Pierson claims that a psychic told her the album's third single, "Roam", would be a hit.


==Personnel== ==Personnel==

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Cosmic Thing is the fifth studio album by New Wave band The B-52's, released in 1989. (see 1989 in music). It contains the single "Love Shack", which remains one of their most popular tunes.

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

Trivia

  • The song "Love Shack" was inspired by a real-life cabin in Athens GA that was home to singer Kate Pierson in the early days of the B-52's. It was destroyed by fire in late 2004.
  • All of the locations mentioned in the nostalgic song "Deadbeat Club" are real-life places in Athens GA.
  • Singer Kate Pierson claims that a psychic told her the album's third single, "Roam", would be a hit.

Personnel

  • Carl Beatty - horn
  • Chris Cioe - horn
  • Leroy Clouden - drums
  • Charlie 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
  • Tom Mandel - keyboards
  • Tommy Mandell - 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

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1989 Billboard 200 4

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1989 "Channel Z" Modern Rock Tracks 1
1989 "Love Shack" Hot Dance Music/Club Play 7
1989 "Love Shack" Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 11
1989 "Love Shack" Modern Rock Tracks 1
1989 "Love Shack" Hot 100 3
1989 "Roam" Modern Rock Tracks 6
1989 "Roam" Hot 100 3
1990 "Deadbeat Club" Hot 100 30
1990 "Roam" Hot Dance Music/Club Play 10
1990 "Roam" Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 10

In the media

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