''Mosquitos'' is the second solo album by

Stan Ridgway Stanard "Stan" Ridgway (born April 5, 1954) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and film and television composer known for his distinctive voice, dramatic lyrical narratives, and eclectic solo albums. He was the original le ...

. It was released in 1989 on Geffen Records.

Track listing

# "Heat Takes a Walk" - 2:43 # "Lonely Town" - 4:09 # " Goin' Southbound" - 4:42 # "Dogs" - 4:05 # "Can't Complain" - 3:49 # "Peg and Pete and Me" - 4:41 # "Newspapers" - 2:41 # " Calling Out to Carol" - 4:04 # "The Last Honest Man" - 4:01 # "A Mission in Life" - 5:53

Personnel

Adapted from the ''Mosquitos'' liner notes. *Stan Ridgway - vocals, harmonica, piano, guitar *Eric Williams,

Marc Ribot Marc Ribot (; born May 21, 1954) is an American guitarist and composer. His work has touched on many styles, including no wave, free jazz, rock, and Cuban music. Ribot is also known for collaborating with other musicians, most notably Tom Wait ...

- guitar *Joe Ramirez,

Tim Landers Timothy Gerard Landers (born November 1, 1956) is an American bassist best known for his contribution to the 1970s-80s jazz-fusion genre and his work with Al Di Meola, Billy Cobham, and Gil Evans. Landers is a session musician and was a membe ...

- bass guitar *Joe Berardi - drums *

Steve Reid Steve Reid (January 29, 1944 – April 13, 2010) was an American jazz drummer who played with Miles Davis, Ornette Coleman, James Brown, Fela Kuti, Kieran Hebden, and Sun Ra. He worked as a session drummer for Motown. Biography Born ...

- percussion *Bernard Hall, Jim Lang - keyboards *Pietra Wexstun - keyboards, backing vocals *Larry Grennan,

Tori Amos Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos; August 22, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. She is a classically trained musician with a mezzo-soprano vocal range. Having already begun composing instrumental pieces on piano, Amos won a full ...

- background vocals *

Steve Berlin Steven M. Berlin (born September 14, 1955, Philadelphia) is an American saxophonist, keyboardist and record producer, best known as a member of the rock group Los Lobos and, before that, Top Jimmy & the Rhythm Pigs, the Blasters, and the Flesh ...

- saxophone on "Dogs" *

Van Dyke Parks Van Dyke Parks (born January 3, 1943) is an American musician, songwriter, arranger, and record producer who has composed various film and television soundtracks. He is best known for his 1967 album ''Song Cycle (album), Song Cycle'' and for his ...

- string arrangement on "Heat Takes a Walk" *

Joe Chemay Joe Chemay is an American bassist and background singer, known for his recording session work. Biography Chemay started out working as a session and touring support musician in Los Angeles, but moved to Nashville in 1989. Chemay has worked wi ...

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