Waltz Darling is the fourth studio album by Malcolm McLaren (his only with The Bootzilla Orchestra), released in 1989. The album spawned several popular singles, including "Deep in Vogue", a collaboration with Willi Ninja, best known for his appearance in the documentary film Paris Is Burning,[1] which introduced "voguing" to the mainstream. Another single, "House of the Blue Danube", was used in the trailer for the 1990 film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.[2]
| Waltz Darling | ||||
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| Studio album by Malcolm McLaren and The Bootzilla Orchestra | ||||
| Released | 3 July 1989 | |||
| Recorded | Abbey Road Studios, London Pearl Sound, Detroit The Hit Factory, New York | |||
| Genre | Dance music | |||
| Length | 36:23 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
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| Malcolm McLaren and The Bootzilla Orchestra chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Waltz Darling | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   link |
| Robert Christgau | B link |
Four singles from the album reached the UK Singles Chart: "Waltz Darling" (#31), "Something's Jumpin' in Your Shirt" (#29), "House of the Blue Danube" (#73) and "Deep in Vogue" (#83).[3]
Malcolm personally hired conceptual artist JJ Carver (AKA James Carver), formerly Creative Director of The Leisure Process, to art direct the album sleeve and singles covers.[4][5] Malcolm and James were introduced by mutual friend Tommy Roberts at The Titanic night club in Berkeley Square.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "House of the Blue Danube (An Instrumental)" (Featuring Bootsy Collins and Jeff Beck) | Malcolm McLaren | 4:54 |
| 2. | "Something's Jumpin' in Your Shirt" (Featuring Lisa Marie) | Maz Kessler, Robby Kilgore, Malcolm McLaren | 4:51 |
| 3. | "Waltz Darling" (Introducing Lourdes and Pretty Fatt) | David LeBolt, Malcolm McLaren | 4:27 |
| 4. | "Shall We Dance" | Malcolm McLaren | 4:40 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Deep in Vogue" (Introducing Lourdes and Willie Ninja) | David LeBolt, Malcolm McLaren | 4:02 |
| 6. | "Call a Wave" (Featuring Jeff Beck and Introducing Gina Cie) | Malcolm McLaren | 4:14 |
| 7. | "Algernon's Simply Awfully Good at Algebra" (Introducing Miss Ndea) | Malcolm McLaren, Dave A. Stewart | 4:01 |
| 8. | "I Like You in Velvet" | Maz Kessler, Robby Kilgore, Malcolm McLaren | 5:17 |
Personnel
edit- "Bootsy" Collins – production (tracks 2, 4 and 8)
- Maz Kessler – production (tracks 2 and 8)
- Robby Kilgore – production (tracks 2 and 8)
- David LeBolt – production (tracks 3 and 5)
- Malcolm McLaren – production
- Phil Ramone – production
- Andy Richards – production (track 1)
- David A. Stewart – production (track 7)
- Mark Moore and William Orbit – additional production and remix (track 5)
- Ben Grosse – recording (Detroit)
- Andy Richards – recording (London)
- Lord Frederick Leighton – front cover painting: Flaming June
- The Leisure Process – sleeve design
- Jay Healy – mixing
- Kevin Davies – photography
- Robin Derrick – photography
Charts
edit| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] | 60 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] | 41 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] | 39 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[9] | 7 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[10] | 47 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[3] | 30 |
See also
edit- "Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay", used for lyrics to the song "Waltz Darling"
References
edit- ^ Juan Battle, Sandra L. Barnes, Black sexualities: probing powers, passions, practices, and policies, pp. 26–9.
- ^ Movieclips Classic Trailers (6 February 2014). "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) Official Trailer - Live Action Movie HD". Retrieved 10 March 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ a b "MALCOLM MCLAREN - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ Carver, James. "MALCOM McLAREN (ALBUM COVER)". Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ Carver, James. "MALCOM McCLAREN (ALBUM COVER)". Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 183.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Malcolm McLaren and the Bootzilla Orchestra – Waltz Darling" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Malcolm McLaren and the Bootzilla Orchestra – Waltz Darling" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Malcolm McLaren and the Bootzilla Orchestra – Waltz Darling". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Malcolm McLaren and the Bootzilla Orchestra – Waltz Darling". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 August 2022.