David & David was an American

United States

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 rock

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 duo

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 composed of Los Angeles

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-based studio musicians David Baerwald

David Baerwald

David Baerwald is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and musician.He has one son, Beker Baerwald, who is a nationally ranked basketball player. He is the son of Hans Baerwald, a political scientist, and Diane Moore, a psychologist...

 and David Ricketts

David Ricketts

David Ricketts is an American musician and record producer.Ricketts scored hits in the mid 1980s with David Baerwald in their group David & David, notably the track "Welcome to the Boomtown" from their only album Boomtown.His failed relationship with singer Toni Childs formed the basis for her...

. They were best known for their debut single

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 "Welcome to the Boomtown" from the album Boomtown. The single reached #37 on the Billboard Hot 100

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 in 1986 and #8 on the Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart.

Boomtown was produced by Davitt Sigerson

Davitt Sigerson

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. It peaked at #39 on the Billboard 200

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 and was certified gold

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 in the U.S. by the RIAA

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. The followup single, "Swallowed By the Cracks" reached #14 on the Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart, while "Ain't So Easy" peaked at #51 on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

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 and #17 on the Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart.

David & David disbanded shortly after Boomtown and Baerwald and Ricketts continued to work with other musicians. They both collaborated with Sheryl Crow

Sheryl Crow

Sheryl Suzanne Crow is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, and actress. Her music incorporates elements of rock, folk, hip hop, country and pop...

 on her debut LP

Album

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, Tuesday Night Music Club

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Tuesday Night Music Club is the debut album from American singer/songwriter Sheryl Crow, released on August 3, 1993. The lead single "Run, Baby, Run" was not particularly successful...

.

Track listing for Boomtown

1. "Welcome To The Boomtown"
2. "Swallowed By The Cracks"
3. "Ain't So Easy"
4. "Being Alone Together"
5. "A Rock For The Forgotten"
6. "River's Gonna Rise"
7. "Swimming In The Ocean"
8. "All Alone In The Big City"
9. "Heroes"

External links

• [ Allmusic]