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Mosquitos is the second solo album by Stan Ridgway. It was released in 1989 on Geffen Records.

Mosquitos
Studio album by Stan Ridgway
Released	1989
Genre	Rock
Length	40:53
Label	Geffen Records
Producer	Stan Ridgway, Joe Chiccarelli
Stan Ridgway chronology
The Big Heat (1986) Mosquitos (1989) Partyball (1991)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B[2]
Hi-Fi News & Record Review	B:2[3]

Track listing

1. "Heat Takes a Walk" - 2:43
2. "Lonely Town" - 4:09
3. "Goin' Southbound" - 4:42
4. "Dogs" - 4:05
5. "Can't Complain" - 3:49
6. "Peg and Pete and Me" - 4:41
7. "Newspapers" - 2:41
8. "Calling Out to Carol" - 4:04
9. "The Last Honest Man" - 4:01
10. "A Mission in Life" - 5:53

Personnel

Adapted from the Mosquitos liner notes.[4]

• Stan Ridgway - vocals, harmonica, piano, guitar
• Eric Williams, Marc Ribot - guitar
• Joe Ramirez, Tim Landers - bass guitar
• Joe Berardi - drums
• Steve Reid - percussion
• Bernard Hall, Jim Lang - keyboards
• Pietra Wexstun - keyboards, backing vocals
• Larry Grennan, Tori Amos - background vocals
• Steve Berlin - saxophone on "Dogs"
• Van Dyke Parks - string arrangement on "Heat Takes a Walk"
• Joe Chemay - background vocals on 2

Accolades

Year	Publication	Country	Accolade	Rank
1989	Best	France	"Albums of the Year"	8	[5]
"*" denotes an unordered list.

Chart positions

Singles

Year	Title	Peak Chart positions
		US Mod [6]	BE [7]	NLD [8]	UK [9]
1989	"Calling Out to Carol"	13	19	23	91
	"Goin' Southbound"	8	—	—	—
"—" denotes singles that were released but did not chart.

References

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