Let's Boogie

Let's Boogie is an album by Welsh rock and roll singer Shakin' Stevens, released in October 1987 by Epic Records. It peaked at number 59 on the UK Albums Chart.[1]

Let's Boogie
Studio album by
Shakin' Stevens
Released19 October 1987
Recorded1986–1987
VenueLondon Palladium, London
Studio
  • Master Rock, London
  • Maison Rouge, London
  • Mayfair, London
  • Sarm, London
Genre
Length39:31
LabelEpic
Producer
Shakin' Stevens chronology
Lipstick, Powder and Paint
(1985)		 Let's Boogie
(1987)		 A Whole Lotta Shaky
(1988)
Singles from Let's Boogie
  1. "Because I Love You"
    Released: 20 October 1986
  2. "A Little Boogie Woogie (In the Back of My Mind)"
    Released: 15 June 1987
  3. "Come See About Me"
    Released: 7 September 1987
  4. "What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For"
    Released: 16 November 1987

Release and content

The album is split into a studio side and a live side. Of the five studio tracks, four were released as singles, all becoming Top-40 hits in the UK, with "What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For" charting the highest at number 5, which was his last Top-10 single until the re-entry of "Merry Christmas Everyone" in 2018.[1]

The second side, titled 'The Hits Keep Coming...' is a medley of Stevens' previous hits, recorded live at the London Palladium on 7 December 1986. On the original release of the album, the individual songs are chaptered. However on the 2009 re-release of the album as part of The Epic Masters box set, the medley is listed in its 'correct' format as one 23-minute track. Also different on the 2009 release of the album is that "What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For" is the single mix of the song; the album version "was a re-recording with a change in producer and musicians".[2]

Upon release in October, the album charted for one week at number 66. However, with the success of "What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes At Me For", the album re-entered the charts in December for six weeks, peaking at number 59.[1]

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Come See About Me"
3:24
2."Forever You"
  • Gary Sulsh
  • Stuart Leathwood
3:22
3."A Little Boogie Woogie (In the Back of My Mind)"
3:29
4."Because I Love You"Gordon Campbell3:18
5."What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For"
3:00
Side two: The Hits Keep Coming...
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Cry Just a Little Bit"Bob Heatlie2:40
7."You Drive Me Crazy"Ronnie Harwood0:31
8."A Rockin' Good Way"
0:51
9."Give Me Your Heart Tonight"Billy Livsey0:58
10."A Love Worth Waiting For"
  • Sulsh
  • Leathwood
1:04
11."Green Door"
1:05
12."I'll Be Satisfied"
1:05
13."A Letter to You"Dennis Linde1:09
14."Shirley"
1:21
15."Oh Julie"Shakin' Stevens1:06
16."It's Late"Dorsey Burnette1:05
17."Marie, Marie"Dave Alvin1:59
18."It's Raining"Naomi Neville1:42
19."Hot Dog"
0:50
20."Teardrops"Stevens2:16
21."This Ole House"Stuart Hamblen3:16
Total length:39:31

2009 bonus tracks:

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
22."Tell Me One More Time" (B-side of "Because I Love You")Stevens3:11
23."If You're Gonna Cry" (B-side of "A Little Boogie Woogie (In the Back of My Mind)")
  • Sulsh
  • Leathwood
3:45

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

  • Stuart Colman – producer (1, 5)
  • Carey Taylor – producer (2)
  • Shakin' Stevens – producer (2), executive producer (all tracks)
  • Mike Leander – producer (3)
  • John Springate – producer (3)
  • Christopher Neil – producer (4)
  • Track 1 recorded at Master Rock Studios, London
  • Track 2 recorded at Maison Rouge, London
  • Tracks 3 and 4 recorded at Mayfair Studios, London
  • Track 5 recorded at Sarn Studios, London
  • Tracks 6–21 recorded live by Manor Mobile

References
  1. "SHAKIN STEVENS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  2. The Epic Masters (liner). Shakin' Stevens. Sony Music. 2009.CS1 maint: others (link)
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