Released January 11, 1982 Artist The Waitresses Label Polydor Records | Recorded 1981 Release date 11 January 1982 Genre Post-punk | |
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Producer Chris Butler, Kurt Munkacsi Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful?
(1982) I Could Rule the World If I Could Only Get the Parts EP
(1982) Similar The Waitresses albums, Post-punk albums | ||
The waitresses no guilt
Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful? is the debut album of new wave band the Waitresses, originally released in 1982 by Polydor, licensed from ZE Records.
Contents
The album peaked at No. 41 in the Billboard 200 chart and included the earlier single "I Know What Boys Like".
Reception
AllMusic critic Ben Tausig, writing retrospectively, said that the album "was a unique and fairly important moment in early-'80s new wave", and noted that "lead singer Patty Donahue's singing ranged from a playful sexiness on the well-known hit "I Know What Boys Like" to a half-talk, half-yell with shades of post-punk groups like Gang of Four and the Raincoats on 'Pussy Strut' and 'Go On.' The guitar and bass were bizarre and funk-influenced in much the same way as other well-known Akron, OH, groups like Devo and the Pretenders".
Track listing
The original US release contained:
- "No Guilt" — 3:46
- "Wise Up" — 3:20
- "Quit" — 5:10
- "It's My Car" — 3:20
- "Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful?" — 3:40
- "I Know What Boys Like" — 3:11
- "Heat Night" — 3:43
- "Redland" — 2:55
- "Pussy Strut" — 4:12
- "Go On" — 2:49
- "Jimmy Tomorrow" — 5:37
Personnel
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Songs
1No Guilt3:46
2Wise Up3:20
3Quit5:10