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This album boasted an impressive array of guest vocalists, ranging from hard rocker Mitch Ryder (on "Bow Wow Wow Wow"), former Black Sabbath vocalist Ozzy Osbourne ("Shake Your Head"), rock band The Knack's lead vocalist Doug Fieger (on "Betrayal" and "Smile"), Marshall Crenshaw ("The Party Broke Up") and torch song vocalist ...
Marshall Howard Crenshaw (born November 11, 1953) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and guitarist best known for hit songs such as " Someday, Someway," a US top 40 hit in 1982, " Cynical Girl," and " Whenever You're on My Mind."
Born to Laugh at Tornadoes is a conceptual tour de force, a cavalcade of incongruous guest vocalists. Among the stars on parade: Ozzy Osbourne, Mel Tormé, Mitch Ryder and Doug Fieger of the Knack. Also in attendance: Wayne Kramer, Marshall Crenshaw, Vinnie Vincent and many others.
Born to Laugh at Tornadoes is a 1983 album by the art-funk band Was (Not Was). Rolling Stone declared it "conceptually, the best album of the year" shortly after its release. Despite the glowing reviews, Tornadoes made little commercial impact in a year dominated by Michael Jackson 's Thriller and Prince 's 1999.
How could you not be mesmerized by a collection that managed to collect Marshal Crenshaw, The Knack's Doug Fieger, MC-5's Wayne Kramer, Ozzy Osbourne , Mitch Ryder, and Mel Torme in one place? That has to be one of the most impressive (and varied) collections of artists to ever work together on an album.
View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1983 Vinyl release of "Born To Laugh At Tornadoes" on Discogs.
View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1983 Vinyl release of "Born To Laugh At Tornadoes" on Discogs.
