Outside Inside (The Tubes album)
| Outside Inside | ||||
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| Released | April 4, 1983 | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
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| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 36:44 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | David Foster | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Village Voice | (C+)[2] |
Outside Inside is the sixth studio album by the Tubes, released on April 4, 1983, via Capitol Records.[3] The album peaked at No. 18 on the US Billboard 200.[4]
Release history
The Michele Gray version of "The Monkey Time" was also used on the Capitol CD issue of the album.
The album's liner notes list the track "Outside Lookin' Inside" as being "excerpted from a conversation with Harry James."
In 2012 Iconoclassic reissued the album with the original version of "The Monkey Time" featuring Davis. The reissue also included bonus tracks including B-sides that had never been previously released on CD. The CD was remastered by Vic Anesini and featured extensive liner notes and commentary from band members.
The bonus tracks include:
- "When You're Ready to Come" (B-side of a single from the album)
- "Keyboard Kids"
- "Satellite" (an alternate version previously appeared on Bill Spooner's 1985 solo album "First Chud")
- "The Monkey Time" (single version featuring Michele Gray on vocals)
Critical reception
Dave Connolly of AllMusic favourably claimed "producer David Foster and even more members of Toto help the Tubes punch up their new radio-ready sound with added energy. If their last record showed a newfound dancefloor sensibility, Outside Inside is absolutely funky."[1]
Track listing
All tracks are written by The Tubes, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "She's a Beauty" | 4:01 | |
| 2. | "No Not Again" | 3:28 | |
| 3. | "Out of the Business" | 3:30 | |
| 4. | "The Monkey Time" | Curtis Mayfield | 3:54 |
| 5. | "Glass House" | 3:31 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Wild Women of Wongo" | 3:57 | |
| 7. | "Tipe of My Tongue" |
| 3:58 |
| 8. | "Fantastic Delusion" | 3:54 | |
| 9. | "Drums" | 2:21 | |
| 10. | "Theme Park" | 3:13 | |
| 11. | "Outside Lookin' Inside" | 0:57 | |
| Total length: | 36:44 | ||
Personnel
Adapted from the album liner notes.[3]
The Tubes
- Fee Waybill – vocals
- Bill Spooner – guitar, vocals
- Michael Cotten – synthesizer
- Prairie Prince – drums
- Roger Steen – guitar, vocals
- Vince Welnick – keyboards
- Rick Anderson – bass
Additional personnel
- Martha Davis – vocals (4)
- Maurice White – vocals (7)
- Patti Austin – background vocals
- Bill Champlin – background vocals
- Bobby Kimball – background vocals
- Nathan East – bass
- David Foster – keyboards
- James Newton Howard – keyboards
- Mingo Lewis – percussion
- Steve Lukather – guitar
- David Paich – keyboards
- Steve Porcaro – keyboards
- Freddy Washington – bass
- David Williams – guitar
- Chuck Findley – trumpet
- Gary Grant – trumpet
- Gary Herbig – saxophone
- Jerry Hey – trumpet, horn arrangements
- Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone
- Larry Williams – saxophone
Technical
- Produced by David Foster
- Co-produced by Prairie Prince, Stacy Baird, Michael Cotten
- Mixed by Humberto Gatica (1, 2, 4, 8–10), Greg Ladanyi (3), George Massenburg (5–7), Fee Waybill
- Engineered by Humberto Gatica, Dennis Kirk, Greg Ladanyi
- Additional engineers – Stacy Baird, Jeff Bergeson, David Cole, Ken Kessie, Jack Leahy
- Assistant engineers – Niko Bolas, Bob Bullock, Larry Fergusson, Tom Fouce, Howard Johnston, Jeff Kliment, Marnie Moore, Barbra Rooney, Steve Schmitt, Roberto Spano, Wayne Tanouye, Gene Wooley
- Creative direction – Bill Burks
- Art direction – Prairie Prince, Roy Kohara
- Photography – Jim McCrary
Charts
| Chart | Position | Date |
|---|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[5] | 18 | July 1983 |
| UK Top Pop Albums[6] | 77 | April 1983 |
| NZ Top Pop Albums[7][8] | 22 | June 1983 |
| Canada (RPM)[9] | 27 | June 1983 |
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | "She's a Beauty" | Mainstream Rock[10] | 1 |
| Pop Singles[11] | 10 | ||
| "Tip of My Tongue" | 52 | ||
| "The Monkey Time" | Mainstream Rock[10] | 16 | |
| Pop Singles[11] | 68 | ||
References
- 1 2 Connolly, Dave. "The Tubes - Outside Inside". AllMusic. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert. "The Tubes". The Village Voice. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
- 1 2 the Tubes (1983). Outside Inside (Media notes). Capitol Records.
- ↑ "The Tubes Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
- ↑ "The Tubes Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. 2019. Archived from the original on July 2, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
- ↑ "Tubes: Outside Inside". Official Charts. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
- ↑ "Tubes: Outside Inside". Charts.nz. 2019.
- ↑ "OFFICIAL TOP 40 ALBUMS". Official New Zealand Music Chart. June 5, 1983. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
- ↑ "RPM Top 100 Albums - June 18, 1983" (PDF).
- 1 2 "The Tubes Chart History: Mainstream Rock Tracks". Billboard. 2019. Archived from the original on July 2, 2019. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
- 1 2 "The Tubes Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. 2019. Archived from the original on July 2, 2019. Retrieved August 29, 2019.