Citizens of Boomtown

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Citizens of Boomtown
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Studio album by
the Boomtown Rats
Released13 March 2020
StudioBrick Music, Acton, London; Barnstorm Studios
GenreRock
Length41:13
LabelBMG
ProducerPete Briquette
The Boomtown Rats chronology
In the Long Grass
(1984) 		Citizens of Boomtown
(2020)

Citizens of Boomtown is the seventh studio album by Irish band the Boomtown Rats, released on 13 March 2020 via BMG.[1] It is the band's first album since 1984's In the Long Grass, and the first album to be recorded as four-piece band, as the keyboardist Johnnie Fingers didn't return when the band was reunited in 2013.[2] It is also the last album to feature longtime guitarist Garry Roberts, who died on November 8, 2022.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic58/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
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Louder Than War8/10[7]

Citizens of Boomtown was met with mixed reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 58, based on 6 reviews.[3] Thomas H. Green of The Arts Desk rated the album 3 out of 5 stars.[8]

Track listing

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All tracks composed by Bob Geldof; except where indicated

  1. "Trash Glam Baby"[9] – 3:52
  2. "Sweet Thing" – 3:10
  3. "Monster Monkeys" (Geldof, Pete Briquette) – 4:25
  4. "She Said No" – 3:55
  5. "Passing Through" (Geldof, Pete Briquette) – 4:35
  6. "Here's a Postcard" – 3:52
  7. "K.I.S.S." (Geldof, Pete Briquette) – 3:10
  8. "Rock 'n' Roll Yé Yé" (Geldof, Darren Beale) – 4:54
  9. "Get a Grip" (Geldof, Pete Briquette) – 4:00
  10. "The Boomtown Rats" (Geldof, Pete Briquette) – 5:20

Personnel

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The Boomtown Rats

with:

  • Darren Beale - lead guitar, Moog, backing vocals
  • Paul Cuddeford - guitar on "Passing Through"
  • Alan Dunn - keyboards, backing vocals
  • Luciano Cusack, Serafina Cusack - backing vocals
Technical
  • Pete Briquette, Rob Barrie - recording
  • Clemens Gritl - artwork
  • Sagan Cowne - sleeve, design

Charts

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Sales chart performance for Citizens of Boomtown
Chart (2020) Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10] 73
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 41
Irish Albums (OCC)[12] 12
Scottish Albums (OCC)[13] 11
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 48

See also

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References

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  10. ^ "Austriancharts.at – The Boomtown Rats – Citizens of Boomtown" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  11. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Boomtown Rats – Citizens of Boomtown" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  12. ^ "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  13. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  14. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 March 2020.

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