National Emotion

National Emotion
Studio album by
Tommy Tutone
Released1983
LabelColumbia
Tommy Tutone chronology
Tommy Tutone 2
(1981)		 National Emotion
(1983)		 Nervous Love
(1996)

National Emotion is an album by the American band Tommy Tutone, released in 1983.[1][2] The band broke up after its release; it reunited in 1996.[3]

The album peaked at No. 179 on the Billboard 200.[4] It was barely promoted by Columbia Records, due in part to staff turnover.[5][6] "Get Around Girl" was released as a single.

Production

Members of Toto played on National Emotion.[7] It was intended to be a concept album.[8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarHalf star[9]
The Philadelphia InquirerStarStarStarStar[10]

The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote that "Tommy Heath and Jim Keller rough up their heretofore smooth style, but their music is no less ingratiating ... This has always been a band that is simultaneously charming and derivative."[10] The Philadelphia Daily News called the band "one of the best practitioners of West Coast 'skinny tie' pop rock."[11]

The Sun-Sentinel deemed "Get Around Girl" "a punchy rocker full of angry, slicing guitars."[12] The San Francisco Chronicle noted "a swipe of grit, a certain mannerism that comes off as style, not excuse, on a base of writing that contains a germ of interest beyond the four-chord, get-the-girl mentality."[6]

AllMusic wrote that the album "finds the band going through the motions, half-heartedly repeating the formula of Tommy Tutone-2, rocking harder in places but generally lacking inspiration."[9] In 1991, The Palm Beach Post labeled "Get Around Girl" one of the 1980s' "hits-that-should-have-been."[13]

Track listing

  1. "Dumb But Pretty"
  2. "Someday Will Come"
  3. "Laverne"
  4. "National Emotion"
  5. "Get Around Girl"
  6. "I Believe"
  7. "Money Talks"
  8. "Imaginary Heart"
  9. "Sticks and Stones"
  10. "I Wanna Touch Her"

References

  1. ↑ "Tommy Tutone Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Archived from the original on May 14, 2022. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  2. ↑ Prince, Patrick. "Tommy Tutone dialing in again with new release". Goldmine Magazine: Record Collector & Music Memorabilia. Archived from the original on June 29, 2022. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  3. ↑ Beviglia, Jim (November 15, 2018). "Playing Back the 80s: A Decade of Unstoppable Hits". Rowman & Littlefield. Retrieved May 14, 2022 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ "Tommy Tutone". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 19, 2022. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  5. ↑ Piven, Joshua (October 7, 2003). "As Luck Would Have It: Incredible Stories, from Lottery Wins to Lightning Strikes". Random House Publishing Group. Retrieved May 14, 2022 – via Google Books.
  6. 1 2 Ahlgren, Calvin (June 22, 1986). "LEAD SINGER TOMMY HEATH – Rock 'n' Roll Fever – Tommy Tutone's Got It". SUNDAY DATEBOOK. San Francisco Chronicle. p. 51.
  7. ↑ Tucker, Ken (January 17, 1984). "CALCULATIONS FOR SUCCESS DON'T ADD UP". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. E4.
  8. ↑ Murray, Tom (August 15, 2019). "The dual life of Tommy Tutone". Edmonton Journal. p. B2.
  9. 1 2 "National Emotion - Tommy Tutone | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". Archived from the original on May 14, 2022. Retrieved May 14, 2022 – via www.allmusic.com.
  10. 1 2 Tucker, Ken (October 9, 1983). "TOMMY TUTONE HAS A 3D RELEASE". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. P16.
  11. ↑ Takiff, Jonathan (January 13, 1984). "TOMMY TUTONE/JONATHAN RICHMAN". FEATURES. Philadelphia Daily News. p. 36.
  12. ↑ Benarde, Scott (November 15, 1985). "BYPASSED RECORDINGS MERIT A SECOND LOOK". Sun-Sentinel. p. 27S.
  13. ↑ Benarde, Scott (August 11, 1991). "RHYTHMS FOR THE ROAD". The Palm Beach Post. p. 2L.
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