Outside Looking In

by BoDeans

Outside Looking In cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 15 September 1987
  • Label: Slash
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 48:53
  • Community rating: 3.43/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: He & He

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Following their acclaimed debut, the Wisconsin roots-rockers enlisted Talking Heads' Jerry Harrison to produce their sophomore effort. 'Outside Looking In' delivers a slightly darker, more textured take on their signature heartland pop-rock sound, characterized by the soaring vocal harmonies of Kurt Neumann and Sam Llanas. The album maintained their momentum on college radio and the burgeoning American alternative circuit.

Genres

Descriptors: guitar-driven, harmonies, jangly, storytelling, soaring

Tracklist

  1. Dreams (3:34)
  2. Pick Up the Pieces (3:23)
  3. Take It Tomorrow (3:55)
  4. Say About Love (4:14)
  5. Don't Be Lonely (3:51)
  6. Runaway Love (3:57)
  7. Only Love (3:06)
  8. What It Feels Like (2:31)
  9. The Ballad of Jenny Rae (3:50)
  10. Forever Young (The Wild Ones) (3:59)
  11. Someday (3:31)
  12. Fool (4:30)
  13. I'm in Trouble Again (4:27)

Credits

  • BoDeans - primary artist, performer
  • Jayrase Snyder - guest [musician]
  • Junior Brantley - guest [musician]
  • Rick Jaeger - guest [musician]
  • Arlene Newson - guest [vocalist]
  • Shirley Simms - guest [vocalist]

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