Sophisticated Boom Boom is the debut studio album by the English pop band Dead or Alive, released on 20 April 1984 by Epic Records. Featuring mostly synth-pop and dance elements, the album contains the band's first UK top 40 single, a cover version of KC and the Sunshine Band's "That's the Way (I Like It)". That song, along with "Misty Circles", were hits on the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. The album was a minor success in the UK where it peaked at No. 29. The title matches that of the song made famous by the Shangri-Las, "Sophisticated Boom Boom", first released on their second album, Shangri-Las-65! (1965).
Track listing
Personnel
Dead or Alive
- Pete Burns – vocals
- Mike Percy – bass guitar
- Tim Lever – keyboards
- Steve Coy – drums
- Wayne Hussey – guitar (uncredited on album artwork)
Additional musicians
- Jackie Challenor – backing vocals
- Lorenza Johnson – backing vocals
- Mae McKenna – backing vocals
- Kick Horns – horns
- Caroline's Quartet – strings
Production and artwork
- Zeus B. Held – producer; mixer
- Dead or Alive – producer
- Tim Palmer – engineer; mixer
- Chris Sheldon – engineer
- Peter Ashworth – photography
Chart performance
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! Chart (1984)
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| UK Singles Chart
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