| The Big Heat | ||||
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| Studio album by Stan Ridgway | ||||
| Released | 1986 | |||
| Recorded | Fiddler's Studio, J.C. Studios and The Lighthouse, Hollywood, CA | |||
| Genre | New wave, alternative rock | |||
| Length | 42:15 | |||
| Label | I.R.S. | |||
| Producer | Joe Chiccarelli, Mitchell Froom, Hugh Jones, Bill Noland, Stan Ridgway, Louis van den Berg | |||
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| Allmusic | |
| Robert Christgau | B |
The Big Heat is the 1986 debut solo album by former Wall of Voodoo vocalist Stan Ridgway, named after the 1953 film noir of the same name. Originally released as a nine-song album, including the #4 UK hit "Camouflage", the album was re-released in 1993 with six additional tracks (and again re-released in 2007). In 1986, the album reached #131 on The Billboard 200.
All tracks written by Stan Ridgway.
Adapted from The Big Heat liner notes.