Boys Will Be Boys (Gary Glitter album)

Boys Will Be Boys
Studio album by
Gary Glitter
Released10 March 1984[1]
Recorded1983
StudioMayfair Studios and Fitz Studios
GenreGlam rock, rock and roll, pop rock
Length43:18
LabelArista
ProducerMike Leander
Gary Glitter chronology
Silver Star
(1977) 		Boys Will Be Boys
(1984) 		Leader II
(1991)
Singles from Boys Will Be Boys
  1. "Dance Me Up"
    Released: June 1984
  2. "Shout, Shout, Shout"
    Released: 1984
  3. "Another Rock and Roll Christmas"
    Released: 1 December 1984

Boys Will Be Boys is the fifth studio album by English singer Gary Glitter, released on 10 March 1984 by Arista Records. It features two top 30 hits: "Dance Me Up" and "Another Rock and Roll Christmas". It was the first album released by Glitter since Silver Star just under seven years earlier. Boys Will Be Boys is the only Gary Glitter studio album that has never been released on CD, and was the last Gary Glitter album to be produced by Glitter's long-time music collaborator Mike Leander.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

In a retrospective review for AllMusic, critic Dave Thompson described the album as "a magnificent comeback and a powerful reminder that, even in his showbiz dotage, Gary Glitter remained one of Britain's greatest-ever entertainers."[2]

Track listing

All songs are written by Mike Leander, Eddie (Edward John) Seago and Gary Glitter, except where noted.

Side one
  1. "Close to You" – 4:04
  2. "Crash Crash" – 3:23
  3. "Let's Get Sexy" – 3:37
  4. "Dance Me Up" – 3:31
  5. "When I'm On" (Glitter, Leander) – 4:32
Side two
  2. "Another Rock and Roll Christmas" – 3:47
  3. "Shout, Shout, Shout" – 8:54
  4. "If You Want Me" – 4:34
  5. "Hair of the Dog" – 3:12
  6. "Boys Will Be Boys" – 3:44

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the Boys Will Be Boys liner notes.[3]

  • Gary Glitter – lead and backing vocals
  • Martin Jenkins – additional backing vocals

Production and artwork

References

  1. ^ "Gary Glitter - Boys Will be Boys".
  2. ^ a b Thompson, Dave. "Boys Will Be Boys – Gary Glitter". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  3. ^ Boys Will Be Boys (CD booklet). Gary Glitter. Arista Records. 1984.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)


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