Playboys (The Rasmus album)
| Playboys | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 29 August 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1997 | |||
| Studio | Millbrook and H.I.P. Studios Helsinki, Finland | |||
| Genre | Funk rock, alternative rock, rapcore, ska punk | |||
| Length | 39:46 | |||
| Label | Warner Music Finland | |||
| Producer | Rasmus, Ilkka Herkman | |||
| Rasmus chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Playboys | ||||
Playboys is the second studio album by Finnish rock band Rasmus, which was released on 29 August 1997 on Warner Music Finland.
It was certified Gold in Finland,[1] and the single "Blue" also went Gold when it was released in May the same year.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Playboys" | 2:45 |
| 2. | "Blue" | 4:23 |
| 3. | "Ice" | 2:47 |
| 4. | "Sophia" | 2:43 |
| 5. | "Wicked Moments" | 2:55 |
| 6. | "Wellwell" | 3:21 |
| 7. | "Sold" | 3:55 |
| 8. | "Carousel" | 1:42 |
| 9. | "Jailer" | 2:29 |
| 10. | "Kola" | 3:51 |
| 11. | "Raggatip" | 3:36 |
| 12. | "Violence" | 2:23 |
| 13. | "Panda" | 2:50 |
| Total length: | 39:46 | |
Personnel
The Rasmus
Additional musicians
- Ilkka Hämäläinen – turntables, saxophones, panda 49, backing vocals
- Axel F. – trumpet
- Aleksi Ahoniemi – saxophone
- Matti Lappalainen – trombone
- Mamba Abdissa Assefa – percussion
- Timo Lavanko – alto saxophone, clarinet on "Panda"
- Tuukka Helminen – cello on "Blue"
- Tuomo Prättälä – Wurlitzer on "Sold"
- Mara Salminen – moog synth on "Wicked Moments", "Panda" and "Well Well"
- Hannu Pikkarainen – panda 49 on "Blue"
- Hanna Viitanen – steel pans on "Carousel"
- Essi Grönberg – backing vocals on "Raggatip" and "Wicked Moments"
- Katja Aakkula – backing vocals on "Raggatip"
Production and design
- The Rasmus and Illka Herkman – producers
- Juha Heininen and Illka Herkman – recorders, mixers
- Pauli Saastamoinen – mastering
- Braalot – sleeve
- Rascar – photographs
References
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 2004. ISBN 9780857125958.