More Info
• First two albums by City Boy from 1976.
• Remastered from original tapes.
• Bonus material includes a BBC in concert.
• The first albums produced by renowned producer Mutt Lange (Def Leppard, Muse).
City Boy's first five albums were produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange, who was recommended to them by Polygram A&R guy Chris Peers, and are among the first albums he produced after relocating to the UK from South Africa.
Lange became the seventh member of the band, helping Chris Dunn hone his bass guitar skills and assisting with City Boy's vocal harmonies.
City Boy's first single ‘(Moonlight) Shake My Head and Leave’ in 1975 had received some airplay. Their subsequent album was the eponymous City Boy, released on the Vertigo label.
Tracklist
DISC ONE: CITY BOY
1. (MOONLIGHT) SHAKE MY HEAD AND LEAVE
2. DEADLY DELICIOUS
3. SURGERY HOURS (DOCTOR DOCTOR)
4. SUNSET BOULEVARD
5. OLDBALL DANCE
6. 5000 YEARS/DON'T KNOW CAN'T TELL
7. THE HAP-KI-DO KID
8. THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD
9. HAYMAKING TIME
BONUS TRACKS
10. TELEULAH (B-SIDE) BBC IN CONCERT
11. DURING SURGERY HOURS
12. THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD
13. SUNSET BOULEVARD
14. ODD DANCE
15. 5000 YEARS, DON’T KNOW CAN’T SAY
DISC TWO: DINNER AT THE RITZ
1. MOMMA'S BOY
2. WALK ON THE WATER
3. NARCISSUS
4. DINNER AT THE RITZ
5. GOODBYE BLUE MONDAY
6. THE VIOLIN
7. STATE SECRETS - A THRILLER