Cosmic Thing (30th anniversary expanded edition)

~ Release by The B‐52’s (see all versions of this release, 20 available)

Tracklist

1▶Digital Media: Original Album Remastered / Assorted B‐Sides & Remixes, (remastered)

2▼Digital Media: Cosmic Tour, Live, 1990
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Cosmic Thing recorded at: The B‐52s at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in Houston, TX, USA (1990-08-04) live recording of: Cosmic Thing (on 1990-08-04) writer: Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s), Keith Strickland and Cindy Wilson publisher: Man-Woman Together, Now!		4:05
2	Bushfire recorded at: The B‐52s at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in Houston, TX, USA (1990-08-04) live recording of: Bushfire (on 1990-08-04) writer: Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s), Keith Strickland and Cindy Wilson publisher: Man-Woman Together, Now!		5:12
3	Quiche Lorraine recorded at: The B‐52s at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in Houston, TX, USA (1990-08-04) live recording of: Quiche Lorraine (on 1990-08-04) composer: Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s), Keith Strickland and Ricky Wilson (The B‐52’s) publisher: Rondor Music (London) Ltd.		4:09
4	Dance This Mess Around recorded at: The B‐52s at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in Houston, TX, USA (1990-08-04) live recording of: Dance This Mess Around (on 1990-08-04) lyricist: Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson composer: Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s), Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson (The B‐52’s)		5:37
5	Dry County recorded at: The B‐52s at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in Houston, TX, USA (1990-08-04) live recording of: Dry County (on 1990-08-04) writer: Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s), Keith Strickland and Cindy Wilson publisher: Man-Woman Together, Now!		4:54
6	Private Idaho recorded at: The B‐52s at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in Houston, TX, USA (1990-08-04) live recording of: Private Idaho (on 1990-08-04) composer: Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s), Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson (The B‐52’s) publisher: Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!) and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.		3:42
7	Give Me Back My Man recorded at: The B‐52s at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in Houston, TX, USA (1990-08-04) live recording of: Give Me Back My Man (on 1990-08-04) writer: Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s), Keith Strickland, Robert Waldrop, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson (The B‐52’s) publisher: Rondor Music (London) Ltd.		4:17
8	Deadbeat Club recorded at: The B‐52s at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in Houston, TX, USA (1990-08-04) live recording of: Deadbeat Club (on 1990-08-04) lyricist: Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s) and Cindy Wilson composer: Keith Strickland publisher: Man-Woman Together, Now!		5:14
9	Mesopotamia recorded at: The B‐52s at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in Houston, TX, USA (1990-08-04) live recording of: Mesopotamia (on 1990-08-04) writer: Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s), Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson (The B‐52’s)		5:35
10	Strobe Light recorded at: The B‐52s at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in Houston, TX, USA (1990-08-04) live recording of: Strobe Light (on 1990-08-04) composer: Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s), Keith Strickland and Ricky Wilson (The B‐52’s) publisher: Rondor Music (London) Ltd.		4:00
11	Roam recorded at: The B‐52s at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in Houston, TX, USA (1990-08-04) live recording of: Roam (on 1990-08-04) lyricist: Robert Waldrop composer: Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s), Keith Strickland and Cindy Wilson publisher: Man-Woman Together, Now!		6:17
12	52 Girls recorded at: The B‐52s at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in Houston, TX, USA (1990-08-04) live recording of: 52 Girls (on 1990-08-04) lyricist: Jerry Ayers composer: Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s), Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson (The B‐52’s)		3:32
13	Love Shack recorded at: The B‐52s at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in Houston, TX, USA (1990-08-04) live recording of: Love Shack (on 1990-08-04) writer: Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s), Keith Strickland and Cindy Wilson publisher: Man-Woman Together, Now!		7:33
14	Rock Lobster recorded at: The B‐52s at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in Houston, TX, USA (1990-08-04) live recording of: Rock Lobster (on 1990-08-04) writer: Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s), Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson (The B‐52’s) publisher: Boo-fant Tunes, Inc. (publisher)		4:58
15	Whammy Kiss recorded at: The The B‐52s at Starplex Amphitheatre, Dallas, TX, USA (1990-08-03) live recording of: Whammy Kiss (on 1990-08-03) writer: Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s), Keith Strickland and Cindy Wilson		4:05
16	Channel Z recorded at: The B‐52s at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in Houston, TX, USA (1990-08-04) live recording of: Channel Z (on 1990-08-04) writer: Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s), Keith Strickland and Cindy Wilson publisher: Man-Woman Together, Now!		6:23

Credits

Release

copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:	Warner Records Inc. (not for release label use; fka Warner Bros. Records Inc. until 2019) (in 2019)
marketed by:	Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!)

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Release group

associated singles/EPs:	Channel Z by The B‐52’s Deadbeat Club by The B‐52’s Love Shack by The B‐52’s Roam by The B‐52’s
included in:	Original Album Series by The B‐52’s The B‐52’s / Cosmic Thing by The B‐52’s The Complete Studio Album Collection 1979-1992 The Warner Reprise Years by The B-52’s

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/53876 [info]
reviews:	https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/59cg [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the_b_52s/cosmic_thing/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000199654 [info]
Wikidata:	Q5174111 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 603497851430
Format:: 2×Digital Media
Length:: 2:37:55

Additional details

Type:: Album
Packaging:: None
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

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[Worldwide]
2019-06-28

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