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BB Gabor (album)

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BB Gabor
Studio album by
Released1980
RecordedJune 1979
Studio5 studios in Toronto[1]
GenreNew wave[2]
Length37:00
LabelAnthem[2]
ProducerTerry Brown[3][1]
B. B. Gabor chronology
BB Gabor
(1980)
'Girls of the Future'
(1981)

BB Gabor is a 1980 album by the Hungarian Canadian artist B. B. Gabor.[3] It featured two Canadian hit singles: "Nyet Nyet Soviet (Soviet Jewellery)" and "Metropolitan Life."[4][5][6] The album focused on themes such as city life, Soviet oppression, love, and consumerism.[7]

In 2007, 17 years after Gabor's death, the Canadian label Pacemaker Entertainment combined his two albums, BB Gabor and Girls of the Future, onto a single CD.[8]

Track listing

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Order Title Length Writer(s) Ref
1 "Metropolitan Life" 2:41 Gabor, Stevenson [3][4]
2 "Consumer" 2:48 Gabor, Stevenson [3][4][7]
3 "Nyet Nyet Soviet (Soviet Jewellery)" 2:38 Gabor, Armstrong [3][5][4][9]
4 "Laser Love" 4:10 Gabor, Stevenson [4][7]
5 "Moscow Drug Club" 4:25 Gabor, Stevenson, Keldie [3][4][10]
6 "Underground World" 3:09 Gabor [4][7]
7 "All the Time" 5:06 Gabor, Scott [4][11]
8 "Hunger, Poverty & Misery" 3:46 Gabor [4]
9 "Ooh Mama" 2:16 Gabor [4]
10 "Big Yellow Taxi" 5:43 Joni Mitchell (cover) [4][1]

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Halverson, Jim (1980-03-21). "B.B. Gabor goes for gold". The Sault Star. Sault St. Marie, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 2022-03-11 – via newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b Laycock, John (1980-04-26). "Toronto's BB Gabor... will sandblast your mind". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 2022-03-11 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Khan, Imran (2016-03-14). "SOVIET MISFIT: THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF BB GABOR". Pop Matters. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "BB Gabor - BB Gabor". Redrum Records. n.d. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  5. ^ a b "#738: NYET NYET SOVIET (SOVIET JEWELLERY) BY B.B. GABOR". Vancouver Pop Music. n.d. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  6. ^ Hicks, Graham (1980-10-10). "Gabor puts kick in cabaret". Edmonton Journal. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Retrieved 2022-03-11 – via newspapers.com.
  7. ^ a b c d Williams, Issaac (1980-04-26). "Protest song spawns myth". Times Colonist. Victoria, BC, Canada. Retrieved 2022-03-11 – via newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "BB Gabor Discography". Canadian Bands. n.d. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  9. ^ Drohan, Madelaine (1980-03-12). "Invasion of Afghanistan proves helpful for Toronto musician". The Sun Times. Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 2022-03-11 – via newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Erskine, Evelyn (1980-03-12). "B.B. Gabor is always welcome at the nifty Moscow Drug Club". The Ottawa Journal. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 2022-03-11 – via newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Quick Spins: Various Artists". The journal. Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK. 1980-02-15. Retrieved 2022-03-12 – via newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Soviet invasion boosts album's sales". The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 1980-02-28. Retrieved 2022-03-11 – via newspapers.com.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Gabor, BB - Nyet Nyet Soviet (Soviet Jewelry) b/w Hunger, Poverty and Misery (picture sleeve)". Citizen Freak. n.d. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  14. ^ "Discography". Terry Brown. n.d. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  15. ^ "The Last Minute Boys". Harbour Street Fish Bar. 2019. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  16. ^ a b "The Extras Discography". Canadian Bands. n.d. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  17. ^ Mazitelli, Teresa (1983-09-08). "Extras-playing down the satire". Edmonton Journal. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Retrieved 2022-03-11 – via newspapers.com.