''Back to the Drawing Board!'' is
the Rubinoos' second album, released on
Beserkley Records. ''Back to the Drawing Board!'' is a
power pop album and fit well with the other power pop bands on Beserkley. This album is known for the single "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend," which gained notoriety when Rubinoos members Tommy Dunbar and James Gangwer sued
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, alleging that her hit "
Girlfriend" had too much in common with it.
The Rubinoos re-released this album with bonus tracks on their own label on November 23, 2011.
Track listing
All tracks composed by James Gangwer and Tommy Dunbar; except where noted.
# "Fallin' in Love" (2:48)
# "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" (3:16)
# "Promise Me" (3:22)
# "
Hold Me" (Dave Oppenheim, Ira Schuster,
Jack Little) - (3:01)
# "Ronnie" (2:38)
# "Drivin' Music" (Jack Gangwer, Jon Rubin, Tommy Dunbar) - (3:13)
# "Operator" (2:57)
# "Jennifer" (Gary Phillips, Jack Gangwer, Tommy Dunbar) - (2:33)
# "Arcade Queen" (2:27)
# "Lightning Love Affair" (Jon Rubin,
Rose Bimlet, Tommy Dunbar) - (2:46)
# "1, 2, 3 Forever" (Tommy Dunbar) - (2:43)
# "Rendezvous" (Bonus Cut)
# "Warm Summer Night" (Bonus Cut)
# "Red Light Green Light" (Bonus Cut)
# "Rumble" (Bonus Cut)
Personnel
;The Rubinoos
*Royse Ader –
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, vocals
*Tommy Dunbar –
guitar, keyboards, vocals
*John Rubin – guitar, vocals
*Donn Spindt –
percussion,
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, vocals
;Technical
*Mark Dodson – engineer
*Matthew King Kaufman – producer
*Gary Phillips – producer
*
Michael Zagaris - photography
Releases
* LP Beserkley 1979
* CD Air Mail Recordings 2007
References
External links
The Rubinoos Discography
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1979 albums
The Rubinoos albums
Beserkley Records albums