Riot in English

Riot in English is the debut studio album by American singer Dale Bozzio. It was released on March 4, 1988 by Paisley Park Records. Bozzio began working on the album after her divorce from Terry Bozzio and the break-up of their band Missing Persons. She got signed to Prince's record label Paisley Park Records and collaborated with Robert Brookins and Attala Zane Giles on the album while co-writing most of the songs. Musically, the songs took a slightly different direction than her work with Missing Persons, incorporating more dance-pop sound rather than new wave music.

Riot in English
Studio album by Dale Bozzio
Released	March 4, 1988
Recorded	1987
Studio	Various Metropolis Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California) Sunset Sound Recording Studios (Hollywood, California) Conway Recording Studios (Hollywood, California) Paisley Park Studios (Chanhassen, Minneapolis)
Genre	Dance-pop new wave
Length	40:25
Label	Paisley Park
Producer	Robert Brookins Attala Zane Giles
Dale Bozzio chronology
Riot in English (1988) New Wave Sessions (2007)
Singles from Riot In English
"Simon Simon" Released: 1987 "Riot in English" Released: 1988 "Overtime" Released: 1988

Three singles were released from the album. The lead single "Simon Simon" reached the dance charts, peaking inside the top forty on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. However, the following singles "Riot in English" and "Overtime" failed to chart.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Joe Viglione from AllMusic gave the album three and a half out of five stars. He praised Bozzio's lyrics saying that "she knows how to pull a chic cliché and envelope it" and also added that Prince gave her "the opportunity to prove she's as charming on record as she is in person and a talent in her own right apart from Missing Persons".[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Simon Simon"	Dale Bozzio Robert Brookins	Brookins	4:34
2.	"Giddi Up Baby - Be Mine"	Bozzio Brookins	Brookins	4:17
3.	"Overtime"	Brookins Gordon Jones Tony Haynes	Brookins	4:50
4.	"So Strong"	Prince	Brookins	4:28
5.	"Love Is Hard Work"	Bozzio Attala Zane Giles	Giles	3:40
6.	"Riot in English"	Bozzio Brookins	Brookins	4:24
7.	"He's So Typical"	Bozzio Brookins	Brookins	5:19
8.	"Ouch That Feels Good"	Bozzio Brookins	Brookins	5:00
9.	"The Perfect Stranger"	Bozzio Giles	Giles	3:53
Total length:				40:25

Credits and personnel

Dale Bozzio – vocals, songwriter, design Robert Brookins – producer, songwriter, keyboards, drums, percussion, backing vocals Attala Zane Giles – producer, songwriter, keyboards, drums, percussion, backing vocals Tony Haynes – songwriter Prince – songwriter Lovely Anglin – backing vocals Carl Carwell – backing vocals David Cochrane – backing vocals Ray Grady – backing vocals Keith John – backing vocals Gordon Jones – backing vocals, songwriter Lenward L. Holness II – backing vocals, design Roland West – backing vocals Kevin Chokan – guitar Bobby Gonzales – guitar Michael Landau – guitar

Coke Johnson – engineer, mixing Erik Zobler – engineer Mitch Gibson – engineer Susan Rogers – engineer Jeff Goodman – assistant engineer Jimmy Preziosi – assistant engineer Steve Ford – assistant engineer Mick Guzauski – mixing Tommy Vicari – mixing Brian Gardner – mastering Cynthia Moore – photography Doug Powell – design Dina Branhan – production coordinator Karen E. Wood – production coordinator Jamie Shoop – management

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[2]

References

1. Viglione, Joe. "Riot In English - Dale Bozzio". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
2. Riot in English (liner notes). Dale Bozzio. Paisley Park. 1988. 1-25599.CS1 maint: others (link)

External links

• Riot in English at AllMusic
• Riot in English at Discogs (list of releases)