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Downtown Rockers

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Downtown Rockers
A black-and-white photo of Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth dressed in leather jackets and shades
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 11, 2012 (2012-09-11)
StudioClubhouse Music
Genre
Length44:52
LanguageEnglish
LabelNacional
ProducerChris Frantz
Tom Tom Club chronology
The Good, the Bad, and the Funky
(2000)
Downtown Rockers
(2012)

We’ve always been on the upbeat side, and I think these songs are good for parties and dancing. I think it’s safe to say they will lift people’s spirits.

—Tom Tom Club drummer and album producer Chris Frantz on the tone of Downtown Rockers.[1]

Downtown Rockers is the sixth studio album by American rock band Tom Tom Club, released on Nacional Records. The release received positive reception. A music video was produced for the title track.[2]

Reception

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The editorial staff at AllMusic Guide gave the album four out of five stars, with reviewer Fred Thomas writing, "every song feeling more natural, relaxed, and groovy than the last".[3] Hilary Saunders of Paste rated this album a 6.8 out of 10, characterizing it as "a much-needed filler in the wide-ranging void that is the modern dance scene" that has strong instrumentation and weak lyrics.[4]

Track listing

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All songs written by Chris Frantz, Bruce Martin, Pablo Martin, and Tina Weymouth

  1. "Downtown Rockers" – 4:08
  2. "Won't Give You Up" – 4:29
  3. "You Make Me Rock and Roll" – 4:17
  4. "Kissin' Antonio" – 3:43
  5. "Sweets to the Sweet" – 4:34
  6. "Downtown Rockers" (Ed Stasium E-Dub Mix) – 6:35
  7. "Downtown Rockers" (Arthur Baker Superstar DJ Mix) – 7:35
  8. "Kissin' Antonio" (Entro & Ginseng Short Mix) – 5:44
  9. "Kissin' Antonio" (DJ Latin Bitman Mix) – 3:47

Personnel

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Tom Tom Club

  • Chris Frantz – artwork, drums, percussion, production, vocals
  • Bruce Martin – keyboards, percussion
  • Pablo Martin – guitar
  • Tina Weymouth – artwork, bass guitar, overdub engineering, percussion engineering, production, synthesizer, tambourine, vocal engineering, vocals

Additional personnel

  • Adam Ayan – mastering
  • Tyler Bird – engineering, mixing, vocal engineering
  • Victoria Clamp – vocals
  • Egan Frantz – package design
  • Ed Stasium – mixing

References

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  1. ^ D'Albert, Finn (2013-03-22). "Downtown Rockers: Tom Tom Club". Features. Clash Music. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  2. ^ "Premiere: Tom Tom Club Returns With Scuzzy 'Downtown Rockers'". Music. Rolling Stone. 2012-09-17. ISSN 0035-791X. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  3. ^ Thomas, Fred (n.d.). "Downtown Rockers – Tom Tom Club". AllMusic Guide. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  4. ^ Saunders, Hilary (2012-09-11). "Tom Tom Club: Downtown Rockers". Music > Reviews > Tom Tom Club. Paste. ISSN 1540-3106. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
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