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Word of Mouth is the debut studio album by Toni Basil. It was first released in May 1981 in the United Kingdom and April 1982 in the United States. The album featured the number-one worldwide hit "Mickey". The album also contains three covers of songs by Devo who also performed on three tracks ("Be Stiff", "Space Girls", and "You Gotta Problem", a re-titled version of Devo's song "Pity You"). The US version of the album added the songs "Rock On" and "Shoppin' from A to Z", deleting "Hanging Around". The album was certified Gold by the RIAA.

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Word of Mouth
Studio album by Toni Basil
Released	May 22, 1981
Recorded	1981
Genre	Pop, new wave
Length	39:28
Label	Chrysalis (US) Radial Choice (UK)
Producer	Greg Mathieson, Trevor Veitch
Toni Basil chronology
Word of Mouth (1981) Toni Basil (1983)
Singles from Word of Mouth
"Mickey" Released: 5 February 1982 "Nobody" Released: 1982 "Time After Time" / "You Gotta Problem" Released: 1982 "Shoppin' from A to Z" Released: 1983

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+[2]

Chart performance

The lead single "Mickey" became an international hit, earning a double platinum certification. The album, which was released shortly after, was also a success, peaking at number 22 and receiving a Gold certification. However, the following singles, "Nobody" in the UK and "Shoppin' from A to Z" in the US, both under-performed, which cut the album's success short. It also reached number 27 on the New Zealand albums chart.

Track listing

US LP

1. "Mickey" (Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn) – 4:12
2. "Rock On" (David Essex) – 4:04
3. "Shoppin' from A to Z" (Allee Willis, Bruce Roberts, Toni Basil) – 4:08
4. "You Gotta Problem" (Mark Mothersbaugh) – 4:34
5. "Be Stiff" (Gerald Casale, Bob Lewis) – 3:22
6. "Nobody" (Paul Delph) – 4:00
7. "Little Red Book" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 4:04
8. "Space Girls" (Casale) – 2:56
9. "Thief on the Loose" (Basil, Greg Mathieson) – 3:50
10. "Time After Time" (Nick Gilder, James McCullough) – 4:18

UK LP

1. "Nobody" – 4:03
2. "Hangin' Around" (Conway) – 4:08
3. "Thief on the Loose" – 3:54
4. "Time After Time" – 4:23
5. "Mickey" – 4:15
6. "Little Red Book" – 4:07
7. "Be Stiff" – 3:24
8. "Space Girls" – 3:00
9. "You Gotta Problem" – 4:36

International cassette

1. "Mickey"
2. "Nobody"
3. "Hangin' Around"
4. "Thief on the Loose"
5. "Little Red Book"
6. "Time After Time"
7. "Be Stiff"
8. "Space Girls"
9. "You Gotta Problem"

Personnel

• Toni Basil – vocals
• Rick Parnell, Alan Myers, Ed Greene, Mike Baird – drums
• Doug Lunn, Gerald Casale (credited as Jerry Casale) – bass
• Mike Chapman – synthesizer and keyboards on "Mickey"
• Dorsey High Cheerleaders, classes of 1980–81 – stomping and chanting on "Mickey"
• Greg Mathieson, Michael Boddicker, Mark Mothersbaugh, Paul Delph – synthesizer
• Bob Mothersbaugh, John Goodsall, Bob Casale, Richie Zito, Trevor Veitch, David Storrs – guitar
• Richard Greene – violin on "Rock On"
• Dan Wyman – synthesizer programming; vocoder on "Space Girls"
• Allee Willis, Bruce Roberts, Bob Esty – additional vocals
• The Alphabet Singers – additional backing vocals on "Shoppin' from A to Z"

Technical

• Produced by Greg Mathieson and Trevor Veitch
• John Michael Weaver, Joe Robb, Tony D'Amico, David Leonard – engineer
• Janet Levinson – design
• Steven Arnold – cover photography

Charts

References

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Word of Mouth è il primo album in studio della cantante statunitense Toni Basil, pubblicato nel 1981 nel Regno Unito e nel 1982 negli Stati Uniti. Contiene la "hit" Mickey.

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