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Mental Floss for the Globe

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Released
  
March 23, 1990

Artist
  
Urban Dance Squad

Producer
  
Jean-Marie Aerts

Genres
  
Crossover music, Rap rock

Length
  
50:48

Release date
  
23 March 1990

Label
  
Ariola Records

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Recorded
  
May–July 1989 at I.C.P. studios, Brussels

Mental Floss for the Globe (1989)
  
Life 'n Perspectives of a Genuine Crossover (1991)

Similar
  
Urban Dance Squad albums, Other albums

Urban dance squad mental floss for the globe full album


Mental Floss For The Globe is the debut album by Dutch band Urban Dance Squad. Released in 1989 (in the US, 1990) and produced by Belgian guitarist Jean-Marie Aerts, the album features a crossover of several music genres, such as rock, hip hop, and funk. It spawned the hit single "Deeper Shade of Soul," which gained the band international recognition, including in the United States, where they toured with Living Colour. The album got to #54 on the Billboard 200 album chart.

Contents

"Deeper Shade of Soul" reached #21 on the Billboard Hot 100, and two other singles were taken from the album, "No Kid" and "Fast Lane". The album won an Edison Award in the Netherlands, and in 2008 was named the best Dutch pop album of all time by Dutch music magazine OOR.

Critical reception

The album was released in the United States to positive reviews; the Toledo Blade commented on the unusual combination of rock instrumentation with a rapper and a DJ, and of hip hop rhythms with heavy metal music, and called it "refreshing". Allmusic rated the album 4 out of 5.

CD Release

  1. "Fast Lane" – 3:29
  2. "No Kid" – 3:39
  3. "Deeper Shade of Soul" – 4:29
  4. "Prayer for My Demo" – 3:34
  5. "Big Apple" – 3:30
  6. "Piece of Rock" – 4:59
  7. "Brainstorm on the U.D.S." – 4:03
  8. "The Devil" – 3:21
  9. "Famous When You're Dead" – 5:15
  10. "Mental Floss for the Globe" – 3:05
  11. "Struggle for Jive" – 4:04
  12. "Man on the Corner" – 3:40
  13. "God Blasts the Queen" – 4:11

Vinyl Release

  • A1. "Fast Lane"
  • A2. "No Kid"
  • A3. "Deeper Shade of Soul"
  • A4. "Brainstorm on the U.D.S."
  • A5. "Big Apple"
  • A6. "Piece of Rock"
  • B1. "Prayer for My Demo"
  • B2. "The Devil"
  • B3. "Famous When You're Dead"
  • B4. "Mental Floss for the Globe"
  • B5. "Struggle for Jive"
  • B6. "God Blasts the Queen"

    • Europe

  • A1. "Fast Lane"
  • A2. "No Kid"
  • A3. "Deeper Shade of Soul"
  • A4. "Brainstorm on the U.D.S."
  • A5. "Big Apple"
  • A6. "Piece of Rock"
  • B1. "Prayer for My Demo"
  • B2. "The Devil"
  • B3. "Famous When You're Dead"
  • B4. "Mental Floss for the Globe"
  • B5. "Man on the Corner"
  • B6. "Hitchhike H.D."
  • B7. "God Blasts the Queen"

    • US

  • A1. "Fast Lane"
  • A2. "No Kid"
  • A3. "Deeper Shade of Soul"
  • A4. "Brainstorm on the U.D.S."
  • A5. "Big Apple"
  • A6. "Piece of Rock"
  • B1. "Prayer for My Demo"
  • B2. "The Devil"
  • B3. "Famous When You're Dead"
  • B4. "Mental Floss for the Globe"
  • B5. "Struggle for Jive"
  • B6. "Man on the Corner"
  • B7. "God Blasts the Queen"

    • Songs

    1Fast Lane3:30
    2No Kid3:39
    3Deeper Shade of Soul4:33

    References

    Mental Floss for the Globe Wikipedia
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