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Urban Dance Squad – Mental Floss For The Globe / Virgin Audio CD
UPC 724384092429
Mental Floss for the Globe is the debut album by Dutch rap rock band Urban Dance Squad. Released in 1989 (in the US, 1990) and produced by Belgian guitarist Jean-Marie Aerts, the album features a crossover of several music genres, such as rock, hip hop, and funk. It spawned the hit single "Deeper Shade of Soul," which gained the band international recognition, including in the United States, where they toured with Living Colour. The album got to #54 on the Billboard 200 album chart.
"Deeper Shade of Soul" reached #21 on the Billboard Hot 100, and two other singles were taken from the album, "No Kid" and "Fast Lane". The album won an Edison Award in the Netherlands, and in 2008 was named the best Dutch pop album of all time by Dutch music magazine OOR.
| Label: | Virgin – 724384092429 |
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| Format: |
CD, Album
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| Country: | Europe |
| Released: |
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| Genre: | Hip Hop, Rock |
| Style: | Alternative Rock, Pop Rap |
Tracklist:
| 1 | Fast Lane | 3:16 | |
| 2 | No Kid | 3:32 | |
| 3 |
Deeper Shade Of Soul |
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4:28 |
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| 4 | Prayer For My Demo | 3:32 | |
| 5 | Big Apple | 3:26 | |
| 6 | Piece Of Rock |
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4:55 |
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| 7 | Brainstorm On The U.D.S. | 3:59 | |
| 8 | The Devil | 3:32 | |
| 9 | Famous When You're Dead |
5:09 | |
| 10 | Mental Floss For The Globe |
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3:04 |
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| 11 | Struggle For Jive | 4:00 | |
| 12 | Man On The Corner | 3:38 | |
| 13 | God Blasts The Queen |
4:12 |
- Bass, Double Bass [Standing Bass], Bass [Hollow Bass], Backing Vocals – Silly Sil
- Design – Pete Teboskins
- Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals – Magic Stick
- Engineer – Christian Ramon, Michel Dierickx
- Guitar, Steel Guitar [National Steel], Pedal Steel Guitar, Backing Vocals – Tres Manos
- Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Rudeboy
- Lyrics By – De Vreede, Schoots, Tilon, Van Barneveld, Matadin
- Management – Mojo Management
- Mixed By – Christian Ramon, J.M.A., U.D.S.
- Music By – De Vreede, Schoots, Tilon, Barretto (tracks: 3), Van Barneveld, Matadin
- Photography By [Coverphotography] – Ari Marcopoulos
- Photography By [Innersleevephotography] – Frederike Eckhart, Michel Schoots
- Producer [Artistic Producer] – J.M.A.
- Turntables, Effects [Special FX], Backing Vocals – DNA
