Love Bomb (The Tubes album)

Love Bomb is the seventh studio album by the Tubes, and their second to be produced by Todd Rundgren. It was released in 1985 on Capitol Records. It is the last major-label release by the Tubes.

Love Bomb
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 1985
Recorded1984
GenreRock
LabelCapitol
ProducerTodd Rundgren
The Tubes chronology
Outside Inside
(1983)
Love Bomb
(1985)
Genius of America
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Following the release of Love Bomb, the band broke up, with drummer Prairie Prince and keyboardist Vince Welnick joining Rundgren's touring band. Rundgren would also record his own version of "Feel It" for his 1989 album Nearly Human, which also featured the two musicians.

The track, "Piece By Piece" was a minor hit single, peaking as high as No. 87 on the USA Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. A music video incorporating computer and stop motion animation was also made for the track.

Track listing

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Song credits and timings taken from original LP.[2]

Side One
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Piece By Piece"The Tubes, Todd Rundgren, Tom Snow4:24
2."Stella"The Tubes, Sterling Crew4:07
3."Come as You Are"The Tubes, Rundgren, Lorie Welnick3:38
4."One Good Reason"The Tubes, Rundgren, L. Welnick4:04
5."Bora Bora 2000/Love Bomb"The Tubes, King Tao Tu (Bora Bora 2000)4:28
Side Two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Night People"The Tubes2:09
7."Say Hey"The Tubes2:41
8."Eyes"The Tubes3:32
9."Muscle Girls"The Tubes1:12
10."Theme from a Wooly Place (Wooly Bully/Theme from A Summer Place)"Mack Discant, Max Steiner, Sam Samudio0:45
11."For a Song"The Tubes, Rundgren3:16
12."Say Hey (Part 2)"The Tubes0:35
13."Feel It"The Tubes, Rundgren, L. Welnick3:51
14."Night People (Reprise)"The Tubes1:38

Charts

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Album - Billboard
Year Chart Position
1985 US Pop Albums[3] 87
1985 Canada (RPM)[4] 98

References

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  1. ^ Connolly, Dave. "Love Bomb - The Tubes | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  2. ^ Love Bomb (album). The Tubes. Hollywood, California: Capitol Records. 1985. 1C 064 24 0306 1.
  3. ^ "The Tubes Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard.com. 2019. Archived from the original on July 2, 2019. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
  4. ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums - April 13, 1985" (PDF).