Mosquitos (album) explained

Mosquitos
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Stan Ridgway
Cover:	Stan_Ridgway_Mosquitos.jpeg
Released:	1989
Genre:	Rock
Length:	40:53
Label:	Geffen Records
Producer:	Stan Ridgway, Joe Chiccarelli
Prev Title:	The Big Heat
Prev Year:	1986
Next Title:	Partyball
Next Year:	1991

Mosquitos is the second solo album by Stan Ridgway. It was released in 1989 on Geffen Records.

Track listing

1. "Heat Takes a Walk" - 2:43
2. "Lonely Town" - 4:09
3. "Goin' Southbound" - 4:42
4. "Dogs" - 4:05
5. "Can't Complain" - 3:49
6. "Peg and Pete and Me" - 4:41
7. "Newspapers" - 2:41
8. "Calling Out to Carol" - 4:04
9. "The Last Honest Man" - 4:01
10. "A Mission in Life" - 5:53

Personnel

Adapted from the Mosquitos liner notes.^[1]

• Stan Ridgway - vocals, harmonica, piano, guitar
• Eric Williams, Marc Ribot - guitar
• Joe Ramirez, Tim Landers - bass guitar
• Joe Berardi - drums
• Steve Reid - percussion
• Bernard Hall, Jim Lang - keyboards
• Pietra Wexstun - keyboards, backing vocals
• Larry Grennan, Tori Amos - background vocals
• Steve Berlin - saxophone on "Dogs"
• Van Dyke Parks - string arrangement on "Heat Takes a Walk"
• Joe Chemay - background vocals on 2

Accolades

Year	Publication	Country	Accolade	Rank	class=unsortable
1989	Best	France	"Albums of the Year"	8	^[2]
"*" denotes an unordered list.

Chart positions

Singles

Year	Title	Peak Chart positions
		width=25px	^Mod ^[3]	width=25px	^[4]	width=25px	^[5]	width=25px	^[6]
1989	"Calling Out to Carol"	13	19	23	91
	"Goin' Southbound"	8	—	—	—
"—" denotes singles that were released but did not chart.

Notes and References

1. Mosquitos . . 1989 . booklet . . Los Angeles, California.
2. Web site: Best - Albums of the Year. 2009-12-03 . Best.
3. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=stan ridgway|chart=Alternative Songs}} Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Stan Ridgway ]. 2008-06-03 . .
4. Web site: Stan Ridgway Discography. 2009-12-02 . ultratop.be .
5. Web site: Stan Ridgway Discography. 2009-12-02 . dutchcharts.nl .
6. Web site: Stan Ridgway – full Official Chart History . . October 16, 2016.