Outside Inside
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Outside Inside is a 1983 release on Capitol Records
by The Tubes
. The album was produced by David Foster
. The Tubes had their biggest radio hit with the single "She's a Beauty" (flipside of single was non-album track "When You're Ready to Come").
from The Motels
appears as a guest vocalist on "The Monkey Time."
Martha Davis' vocal performance on "The Monkey Time" was replaced by Michele Gray on the Capitol CD reissue of Outside Inside. Gray was one of The Tubes principal dancers from 1983-1985, and later married the long-term Tubes collaborator Todd Rundgren
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Additional personnel
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
by The Tubes
The Tubes
The Tubes are a San Francisco-based rock band, whose 1975 debut album included the hit single, "White Punks on Dope". During its first fifteen years or so, the band's live performances combined quasi-pornography with wild satires of media, consumerism, and politics...
. The album was produced by David Foster
David Foster
David Walter Foster, OC, OBC , is a Canadian musician, record producer, composer, singer, songwriter, and arranger, noted for discovering singers such as Michael Bublé, Josh Groban, and Charice Pempengco; and for producing some of the most successful artists in the world, such as Céline Dion, Toni...
. The Tubes had their biggest radio hit with the single "She's a Beauty" (flipside of single was non-album track "When You're Ready to Come").
Side 1
- "She's a BeautyShe's a Beauty"She's a Beauty" is a song by American rock band The Tubes. Released in 1983 on The Tubes' album Outside Inside from Capitol Records, the song became the band's biggest hit. It went to number 10 on the Billboard U.S. Hot 100 list, and number 1 on the Billboard U.S...
" (Foster, Waybill, Lukather) – 4:01 - "No Not Again" (Tubes) – 3:28
- "Out of the Business" (Tubes) – 3:30
- "The Monkey Time" (Curtis Mayfield, Tubes) – 3:54
- "Glass House" (Tubes) – 3:31
Side 2
- "Wild Women of Wongo" (Tubes) – 3:57
- "Tip of My Tongue" (M. WhiteMaurice WhiteMaurice White is a Grammy Award–winning American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, arranger. He is the older brother of Verdine White and Fred White and the leader and founder of the band Earth, Wind & Fire...
, M. Snyder) – 3:58 - "Fantastic Delusion" (Tubes) – 3:54
- "Drums" (Tubes) – 2:21
- "Theme Park" (Tubes) – 3:13
- "Outside Lookin' Inside" (Tubes) - 0:57
Facts
Martha DavisMartha Davis
Martha Davis may refer to:*Martha Davis , lead singer of the new wave band The Motels*Martha Davis , vocalist and pianist who performed as "Martha Davis and Spouse"*Martha Davis , who wrote "Brutal Need"...
from The Motels
The Motels
The Motels are a New Wave music band from the Los Angeles area best known for "Only the Lonely" and "Suddenly Last Summer", each of which peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1982 and 1983, respectively. Their song "Total Control" reached #4 on the Australian charts in 1980...
appears as a guest vocalist on "The Monkey Time."
Martha Davis' vocal performance on "The Monkey Time" was replaced by Michele Gray on the Capitol CD reissue of Outside Inside. Gray was one of The Tubes principal dancers from 1983-1985, and later married the long-term Tubes collaborator Todd Rundgren
Todd Rundgren
Todd Harry Rundgren is an American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and record producer. Hailed in the early stage of his career as a new pop-wunderkind, supported by the certified gold solo double LP Something/Anything? in 1972, Todd Rundgren's career has produced a diverse range of recordings...
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Personnel
- Rick Anderson - Bass
- Michael Cotten - Synthesizer
- Mingo Lewis - Percussion
- Prairie PrincePrairie PrincePrairie Prince is a rock drummer. He was a member of The Tubes and a founding member of Journey...
- Drums, Producer, Art Direction - Bill SpoonerBill SpoonerWilliam "Sputnik" Spooner is a musician, guitarist, and songwriter, and the founder of The Tubes, a theatrical rock band. His songwriting is known for its use of humor and satire. He has released three solo albums: First Chud , Mall to Mars , and Demo-licious...
- Guitar, Vocals - Roger Steen - Guitar, Vocals
- Fee WaybillFee WaybillJohn Waldo Waybill , known as Fee Waybill, is the lead singer and songwriter of the band the Tubes...
- Vocals, Mixing - Vince WelnickVince WelnickVince Welnick was an American keyboardist, best known for playing with the band The Tubes during the 1970s and 1980s and with the Grateful Dead in the 1990s.-Music career:...
- Keyboards
Additional personnel
- Maurice White
- Patti AustinPatti Austin-Life and career:Austin was born in Harlem, New York. She made her debut at the Apollo Theater at age four and had a contract with RCA Records when she was only five. Quincy Jones and Dinah Washington have proclaimed themselves as her godparents....
- Background vocals - Stacy Baird - Producer, Engineer
- Bob Bullock - Assistant Engineer
- Bill Burks - Contribution
- Bill ChamplinBill ChamplinWilliam Bradford "Bill" Champlin is an American singer, guitarist, keyboard player, arranger, producer, and songwriter. His performance work is principally associated with the bands Chicago and the Sons of Champlin...
- Background vocals - David Cole - Engineer
- Martha DavisMartha DavisMartha Davis may refer to:*Martha Davis , lead singer of the new wave band The Motels*Martha Davis , vocalist and pianist who performed as "Martha Davis and Spouse"*Martha Davis , who wrote "Brutal Need"...
- Vocals - Nathan EastNathan EastNathan Harrell East is a jazz, R&B and rock bass player and vocalist. East holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from the University of California, San Diego...
- Bass - Larry Ferguson - Assistant Engineer
- Chuck FinleyChuck FinleyCharles Edward "Chuck" Finley is an American former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. He pitched from 1986-2002 for three different teams, but pitched primarily with the California Angels...
- Horn - David FosterDavid FosterDavid Walter Foster, OC, OBC , is a Canadian musician, record producer, composer, singer, songwriter, and arranger, noted for discovering singers such as Michael Bublé, Josh Groban, and Charice Pempengco; and for producing some of the most successful artists in the world, such as Céline Dion, Toni...
- Keyboards, Producer - Tom Fouce - Assistant Engineer
- Humberto Gatica - Engineer, Mixing
- Gary Grant - Horn
- Jay GraydonJay GraydonJay Graydon is a Los Angeles songwriter, recording artist, guitarist, singer, producer, arranger, and recording engineer. He is the winner of two Grammy Awards with twelve Grammy nominations, among them the title "Producer of the Year" and "Best Engineered Recording". Jay Graydon has mastered many...
- Gary Herbig - Horn
- Jerry HeyJerry HeyJerry Hey is an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, horn arranger, string arranger, orchestrator and session musician who has played on hundreds of commercial recordings, including Thriller and the distinctive flugelhorn solo on Dan Fogelberg's hit Longer....
- Arranger, Horn - James Newton HowardJames Newton HowardJames Newton Howard is an American composer best known for his scores to motion pictures. He is one of the most popular and respected composers for cinema, and has scored over 100 films...
- Keyboards - Gregg Jampol - Assistant Engineer
- Howard Johnston - Assistant Engineer
- Ken Kessie - Engineer
- Bobby KimballBobby KimballRobert Troy "Bobby" Kimball is an American singer, best known as the longtime frontman of the rock band Toto.- Early life:...
- Background vocals - Dennis Kirk - Engineer
- Jeff Kliment - Assistant Engineer
- Paul Knotter - Collaboration
- Roy Kohara - Art Direction
- Greg LadanyiGreg LadanyiGreg Ladanyi was an American record producer and recording engineer, known for his work with many musicians, including Jackson Browne, Warren Zevon, Type O Negative, The Church, Anna Vissi, Toto, Fleetwood Mac, Hollywood Undead, Don Henley and Jeff Healey.-Biography:Ladanyi co-produced the Behind...
- Mixing - Jack Leahy - Engineer
- Steve LukatherSteve LukatherSteve "Luke" Lukather is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, arranger, and record producer best known for his work with the rock band Toto. Lukather has played with many artists, released several solo albums, and worked as a composer, arranger, and session guitarist on more than 1,500 albums...
- Guitar - George Massenburg - Mixing
- Jim McCrary - Photography
- Marnie Moore - Assistant Engineer
- David PaichDavid PaichDavid Frank Paich is a session musician, keyboard player, recording producer, arranger, vocalist and main composer of the Los Angeles-based rock/pop band Toto. David is the son of the late jazz composer, musician, and arranger Marty Paich...
- Keyboards - Steve PorcaroSteve PorcaroSteven Maxwell "Steve" Porcaro is an American keyboardist and composer, who was an original member of the rock/pop band Toto....
- Keyboards - Bill Reichenbach Jr. - Horn
- Barbara Rooney - Assistant Engineer
- Freddy Washington - Guitar
- Jim Welch - Contribution
- David Williams - Bass
- Larry Williams - Horn
- Gene Wooley - Assistant Engineer
Charts
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Pop Albums | 18 |
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | "She's a Beauty" | Mainstream Rock | 1 |
| 1983 | "She's a Beauty" | Pop Singles | 10 |
| 1983 | "Tip of My Tongue" | Pop Singles | 52 |
| 1983 | "The Monkey Time" | Mainstream Rock | 16 |
| 1983 | "The Monkey Time" | Pop Singles | 68 |