''Torch This Place'' is an album made in 1999 by

the Atomic Fireballs The Atomic Fireballs were a Detroit swing revival band led by vocalist/songwriter John Bunkley. The group was formed during 1996 with Bunkley on vocals, James Bostek on trumpet, Tony Buccilli on trombone, Duke Kingins on guitar, Shawn Scaggs on ...

. It is the band's only full-length studio release.

Track listing

All songs by John Bunkley, except where indicated. #"Man with the Hex" – 3:01 #"Mata Hari" – 3:44 #"Swing Sweet Pussycat" – 3:11 #"Caviar & Chitlins" – 2:46 #"Lover Lies" (Randall Sly) – 3:19 #"Spanish Fly" – 3:28 #"Pango Pango" – 3:37 #"Hit by a Brick" – 4:09 #"Calypso King" (Bunkley, Sly) – 2:45 #"Drink Drank Drunk" – 2:56 #"Flowers in the Sand" (Shawn Scaggs) – 2:44 #"Starve a Fever" (James Bostek, Bunkley) – 3:45

Personnel

Band members

* James Bostek – trumpet * Tony Buccilli – trombone * John Bunkley – vocals * Geoff Kinde – drums * Duke Kingins – guitar * Shawn Scaggs – double bass * Eric Schabo – tenor saxophone * Randy Sly – piano * Tony James – electric guitar * Vivian Bayubay – violin * Andrea Rosario – cymbals

Additional musicians

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– percussion

Technical

Bruce Fairbairn Bruce Earl Fairbairn (December 30, 1949 – May 17, 1999) was a Canadian record producer. He was active as a producer from 1976 to 1999, and is considered one of the best of his era. His most successful productions are ''Slippery When Wet'' an ...

– producer * Mike Plotnikoff – engineer, mixing * George Marino – mastering

In pop culture

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'' franchise, appearing in both "Big Scare in the Big Easy", the fourth episode of the first season of ''

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'', as well as the 2002 feature-length film ''

'' and its accompanying soundtrack album. It was also featured on the soundtrack albums for movies including '' American Pie'' and ''

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.'' It was used in several TV shows, most notably ''

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'', and was featured on both ''

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'' and ''

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'' as a quickstep.

References

{{Authority control 1999 albums The Atomic Fireballs albums Lava Records albums Albums produced by Bruce Fairbairn Albums recorded at Armoury Studios