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- Date Released: January 1, 1984
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Style: Rock/Pop New Wave
- Label: ZE Records / The Orchard
An Ivy League drag queen's version of punk.
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We Say...
Now that the major record labels have relegated all but the most conventionally commercial acts to independent labels, it's hard to comprehend that in 1984 ZE convinced a division of PolyGram Records to think a young woman as pretty as Madonna but as ornery as Marianne Faithful might click with, say, Cyndi Lauper fans. With timely production by Don Was, Cristina swaps her debut's debutante disco for dilettante New Wave, and although her intonation is even more atrocious here, her lyrics are so wickedly witty that she skirts by on negative charm. Going to lyrical places her peers only read about in travel brochures, she sings, "My sheets are stained/ So's my brain/ What's a girl to do?," while on "Don't Mutilate My Mink," Cristina envisions an Ivy League drag queen's version of punk.
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| 01. |  |
What's A Girl To Do |
3:30 |
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| 02. | |
Ticket To The Tropics |
4:14 |
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| 03. | |
The Lie Of Love |
4:24 |
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| 04. | |
Quicksand Lovers |
3:16 |
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| 05. | |
Rage & Fascination |
4:28 |
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| 06. | |
Ballad Of Immoral Earnings |
4:14 |
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| 07. | |
She Can't Say That Anymore |
3:03 |
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| 08. | |
Blue Money |
4:11 |
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| 09. | |
Don't Mutilate My Mink |
3:09 |
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| 10. | |
He Dines Out On Death |
2:33 |
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| 11. | |
Smile |
3:45 |
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| 12. | |
Deb Behind Bars |
4:22 |
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| 13. | |
Things Fall Apart |
4:32 |
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| 14. | |
When U Were Mine |
3:18 |
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| 15. | |
Deb Behind Bars (Alternate Version) |
4:19 |
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| 16. | |
You Rented A Space |
3:25 |
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16 Total Tracks, 60:43 Total Length
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Credits
- James Chance - Saxophone // Marcus Belgrave - Trumpet // Cristina - Main Performer // Barry Reynolds - Guitar // Ben Brierley - Guitar // Ben Brierley - Arranger // Ben Brierley - Harmony Vocals // Ben Brierley - Vocal Arrangement // Christopher Ewen - Roland Synthesizer // Doug Fieger - Bass // Doug Fieger - Guitar // Michael Frondelli - Mixing // Andy Hoffman - Engineer // Kathy Kosins - Harmony Vocals // Bob Ludwig - Original Mastering // David McMurray - Saxophone // David McMurray - Saxophone // Bruce Nazarian - Guitar // Bruce Nazarian - Slide Guitar // Luis Resto - Piano // Luis Resto - Moog Synthesizer // Luis Resto - Vocoder // Luis Resto - Oberheim Obxa // Kevin Tschirhart - Percussion // David Was - Saxophone // Don Was - Guitar // Don Was - Percussion // Don Was - Producer // Don Was - Engineer // Don Was - Drum Machine // Don Was - Mixing // Don Was - Oberheim Obxa // Howie Wyeth - Drums // Pete Thea - Engineer // Guy Bourdin - Photography // Andrew Fuhrmann - Production Coordination // Kurt B. Reighley - Liner Notes // Michel Esteban - Art Direction // Michel Esteban - Reissue Coordination // Jean Paul Goude - Cover Art // Michael Zilkha - Executive Producer // Chuck Sillery - Photography // Susan Schmidt - Harmony Vocals // Yves Castelain - Art Direction // Charlus DelaSalle - Remastering
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