Was (Not Was)

Was (Not Was)

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Formado en Detroit, Michigan, en 1979 por Don Fagenson (alias Don Was) y David Weiss (alias David Was), Was (Not Was) ofrecía una excitante mezcla de funk, soul, pop, rock, jazz y música disco. Fagenson y Weiss compartían un profundo amor por la historia musical de Detroit, pero también tenían sentido del humor. Al combinar ambos elementos Was (Not Was) crearon un estilo musical único, atractivo tanto para el público alternativo como para el general. Con los vocalistas Sweet Pea Atkinson y Harry Bowens y un elenco de músicos -entre ellos Bruce Nazarian, Wayne Kramer y Marcus Belgrave-, los hermanos Was publicaron su álbum autotitulado en 1981. Su segundo álbum, Born to Laugh at Tornadoes, se publicó en 1983 e incluía a Atkinson, Bowens y los cantantes invitados Ozzy Osbourne, Doug Fieger (The Knack), Mel Tormé, Mitch Ryder, Carol Hall y Madonna. Los hermanos Was empezaron a producir, componer y tocar en otros proyectos fuera de Was (Not Was), lo que retrasó el lanzamiento de su siguiente álbum, What Up, Dog? (1988). Su álbum más funky hasta la fecha, What Up, Dog ? incluyó el mayor éxito de la banda, "Walk the Dinosaur", que aterrizó en el Top 20 mundial, alcanzando el número 7 en la lista Hot 100 de Billboard. En 1990, Was (Not Was) publicó el álbum Are You Okay? La versión de la banda de "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone " llegó al Top 20 en muchos países, pero no alcanzó el Hot 100 en EE.UU. La banda se tomó un largo descanso, lo que permitió a Don Was y Dave Was continuar con su trabajo de producción y bandas sonoras. En 2008, la banda regresó con el álbum Boo!, en el que aparecían los hermanos Was, Atkinson y Bowens junto a invitados como Kris Kristofferson, Marcus Miller, Booker T. Jones y Wayne Kramer. A lo largo de los años, se han publicado varias recopilaciones de Was (Not Was) en diferentes mercados, pero Boo! resultó ser el último álbum de estudio de la banda. Sweet Pea Atkinson murió de un ataque al corazón el 5 de mayo de 2020.

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Walk The Dinosaur
Was (Not Was)
What Up, Dog?
04:22
Compositores: David Was - Don Was - Randall Keith Jacobs
15
Shadow & Jimmy
Was (Not Was)
What Up, Dog?
04:18
Compositores: Elvis Costello - David Was
04
How The Heart Behaves
Was (Not Was)
Are You Okay?
05:35
Compositores: Don Was - David Was
02
Spy In The House Of Love
Was (Not Was)
What Up, Dog?
04:15
Compositores: Don Was - David Was
12
Tell Me That I'm Dreaming (12" Remix)
Was (Not Was)
Out Come The Freaks
07:48
11
Wedding Vows In Vegas
Was (Not Was)
What Up, Dog?
03:38
Compositores: Don Was - David Was
16
Dad I'm In Jail
Was (Not Was)
What Up, Dog?
12:25
Compositores: Don Was - David Was
10
Hello Operator (Short Version)
Was (Not Was)
Out Come The Freaks
02:51
07
It's An Attack!
Was (Not Was)
Out Come The Freaks
03:10
01
Wheel Me Out
Was (Not Was)
Was (Not Was) (Expanded Edition)
07:07
Compositores: Don Was - David Was
51
Shake Your Head (Let's Go To Bed)
Was (Not Was)
1992 Best of by uDiscover
03:55
Escritor/a: Don Was - David Was - Jarvis Carothers Stroud / Compositores: Don Was - David Was - Jarvis Carothers Stroud
12
Anytime Lisa
Was (Not Was)
What Up, Dog?
04:15
Compositores: Don Was - David Was
02
Papa Was A Rolling Stone
Was (Not Was)
Are You Okay?
06:41
Compositores: Norman Whitfield - Barrett Strong
03
I Feel Better Than James Brown
Was (Not Was)
Are You Okay?
04:44
Compositores: Don Was - David Was
09
Go… Now!
Was (Not Was)
Out Come The Freaks
05:31
03
Out Come The Freaks
Was (Not Was)
What Up, Dog?
04:36
Compositores: Don Was - David Was
08
Elvis' Rolls Royce
Was (Not Was)
Are You Okay?
03:29
Compositores: Don Was - David Was
02
Out Come The Freaks
Was (Not Was)
Out Come The Freaks
05:39
01
Are You OK?
Was (Not Was)
Are You Okay?
04:30
Compositores: Don Was - David Was
02
Wheel Me Out
Was (Not Was)
Seize the Beat
07:08
04
Earth To Doris
Was (Not Was)
What Up, Dog?
02:03
Compositores: Don Was - David Was
10
Robot Girl
Was (Not Was)
What Up, Dog?
03:48
Compositores: Don Was - David Was
05
Love Can Be Bad Luck
Was (Not Was)
What Up, Dog?
03:52
Compositores: M. Crenshaw - Don Was - David Was
01
Knocked Down, Made Small (Treated Like A Rubber Ball)
Was (Not Was)
Born To Laugh At Tornadoes
03:07
Compositores: Don Was - David Was
14
I Can't Turn You Loose
Was (Not Was)
What Up, Dog?
03:37
Compositores: Otis Redding
09
Anything Can Happen
Was (Not Was)
What Up, Dog?
03:57
Compositores: Aaron Zigman - Don Was - David Was
04
Tell Me That I'm Dreaming
Was (Not Was)
Out Come The Freaks
05:02
08
The Party Broke Up
Was (Not Was)
Born To Laugh At Tornadoes
02:14
Compositores: Don Was - David Was
05
Oh, Mr. Friction
Was (Not Was)
Out Come The Freaks
03:32
01
Somewhere In America There's A Street
Was (Not Was)
What Up, Dog?
03:42
Compositores: Don Was - David Was
02
Bow Wow Wow Wow
Was (Not Was)
Born To Laugh At Tornadoes
03:10
Compositores: Thomas Brzezina
11
You You You
Was (Not Was)
Are You Okay?
03:28
Compositores: Luis Resto - Don Was - David Was
11
Tell Me That I'm Dreaming (12" Remix)
Was (Not Was)
Was (Not Was) (Expanded Edition)
06:33
Compositores: Don Was - David Was
05
Man Vs. The Empire Brain Building
Was (Not Was)
Born To Laugh At Tornadoes
04:02
Compositores: Don Was - David Was
01
Shake Your Head (Let's Go to Bed Remix)
Was (Not Was)
Mutant Disco, Volume 4: A Subtle Discolation of the Norm
05:31
06
(Return To The Valley Of) Out Come The Freaks
Was (Not Was)
Born To Laugh At Tornadoes
04:22
Compositores: Don Was - David Was
03
Where Did Your Heart Go?
Was (Not Was)
Out Come The Freaks
04:57
02
Baby Mine
Bonnie Raitt
Stay Awake (Various Interpretations Of Music From Vintage Disney Films)
03:14
Compositores: Ned Washington - Frank Churchill
06
Boys' Gone Crazy
Was (Not Was)
What Up, Dog?
03:44
Compositores: Don Was - David Was
07
11 MPH
Was (Not Was)
What Up, Dog?
04:05
Compositores: Don Was - David Was
10
Hello Operator (Classic 12" Version)
Was (Not Was)
Was (Not Was) (Expanded Edition)
05:25
Compositores: David Was - Don Was

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Álbumes
Wheel Me out Edits - EP
01-01-2012
Wheel Me out Edits - EP
01
Wheel Me Out (DJ Steef Edit)
Was (Not Was)
Wheel Me out Edits - EP
06:49
02
Wheel Me Out (Arsenii Dub Me out Edit)
Was (Not Was)
Wheel Me out Edits - EP
05:57
03
Wheel Me Out (Uart's Dubbed out Groove Edit)
Was (Not Was)
Wheel Me out Edits - EP
07:13
04
Tell Me That I'm Dreaming (The Legendary 1979 Orchestra Edit)
Was (Not Was)
Wheel Me out Edits - EP
06:32
05
Out Comes the Freak (57 Th & 7 Th Edit)
Was (Not Was)
Wheel Me out Edits - EP
06:28
Boo! (Expanded Edition)
℗ 2023 Don Fagenson and David Weiss, under exclusive license to UMG Recordings, Inc.
07-04-2008
Boo! (Expanded Edition)
01
Semi-Interesting Week
Was (Not Was)
Boo! (Expanded Edition)
04:49
Compositores: Don Was - David Was
02
It's A Miracle
Was (Not Was)
Boo! (Expanded Edition)
04:40
Compositores: Don Was - David Was
03
Your Luck Won't Last
Was (Not Was)
Boo! (Expanded Edition)
03:28
Compositores: Don Was - David Was
04
From The Head To The Heart
Was (Not Was)
Boo! (Expanded Edition)
04:15
Compositores: Don Was - David Was
05
Big Black Hole
Was (Not Was)
Boo! (Expanded Edition)
04:47
Compositores: Don Was - David Was
06
Needletooth
Was (Not Was)
Boo! (Expanded Edition)
02:14
Compositores: Don Was - David Was
07
Forget Everything
Was (Not Was)
Boo! (Expanded Edition)
05:16
Compositores: Don Was - David Was
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(The Woodwork) Squeaks
01-01-2004
(The Woodwork) Squeaks
01
Tell Me That I'm Dreaming (Traditional 12" Remix)
Was (Not Was)
(The Woodwork) Squeaks
06:33
02
Out Come The Freaks (Predominantly Funk Version)
Was (Not Was)
(The Woodwork) Squeaks
12:25
03
Wheel Me Out (Classic 12" Version)
Was (Not Was)
(The Woodwork) Squeaks
07:06
04
(Return To The Valley Of) Out Come The Freaks (Extended Version)
Was (Not Was)
(The Woodwork) Squeaks
08:45
05
Hello Operator (Classic 12" Version)
Was (Not Was)
(The Woodwork) Squeaks
05:25
06
Dance Or Die (From Sweet Pea Atkinson Album)
Was (Not Was)
(The Woodwork) Squeaks
06:35
07
Tell Me That I'm Dreaming (Souped Up Version) / Out Come The Freaks (Dub Version)
Was (Not Was)
(The Woodwork) Squeaks
12:52
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Out Come The Freaks EP
01-01-2003
Out Come The Freaks EP
01
Out Come The Freaks (12" Classic Remix)
Was (Not Was)
Out Come The Freaks EP
07:12
02
(Stuck inside of Detroit) Out Come The Freaks
Was (Not Was)
Out Come The Freaks EP
04:38
03
Out Come The Freaks (Predominantly Funk version)
Was (Not Was)
Out Come The Freaks EP
12:25
04
(Return To The Valley Of) Out Come The Freaks
Was (Not Was)
Out Come The Freaks EP
08:45
Are You Okay?
℗ 2007 Capitol Records, LLC
03-07-1990
Are You Okay?
01
Are You OK?
Was (Not Was)
Are You Okay?
04:30
Compositores: Don Was - David Was
02
Papa Was A Rolling Stone
Was (Not Was)
Are You Okay?
06:41
Compositores: Norman Whitfield - Barrett Strong
03
I Feel Better Than James Brown
Was (Not Was)
Are You Okay?
04:44
Compositores: Don Was - David Was
04
How The Heart Behaves
Was (Not Was)
Are You Okay?
05:35
Compositores: Don Was - David Was
05
Maria Novarro
Was (Not Was)
Are You Okay?
03:26
Compositores: Don Was - David Was
06
I Blew Up The United States
Was (Not Was)
Are You Okay?
03:50
Compositores: David Was - Don Was
07
In K-Mart Wardrobe
Was (Not Was)
Are You Okay?
04:16
Compositores: Jeff Lorber - Don Was - David Was
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What Up, Dog?
℗ 1988 Capitol Records, LLC
01-01-1988
What Up, Dog?
01
Somewhere In America There's A Street
Was (Not Was)
What Up, Dog?
03:42
Compositores: Don Was - David Was
02
Spy In The House Of Love
Was (Not Was)
What Up, Dog?
04:15
Compositores: Don Was - David Was
03
Out Come The Freaks
Was (Not Was)
What Up, Dog?
04:36
Compositores: Don Was - David Was
04
Earth To Doris
Was (Not Was)
What Up, Dog?
02:03
Compositores: Don Was - David Was
05
Love Can Be Bad Luck
Was (Not Was)
What Up, Dog?
03:52
Compositores: M. Crenshaw - Don Was - David Was
06
Boys' Gone Crazy
Was (Not Was)
What Up, Dog?
03:44
Compositores: Don Was - David Was
07
11 MPH
Was (Not Was)
What Up, Dog?
04:05
Compositores: Don Was - David Was
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Born To Laugh At Tornadoes
℗ 1983 UMG Recordings, Inc.
19-09-1983
Born To Laugh At Tornadoes
01
Knocked Down, Made Small (Treated Like A Rubber Ball)
Was (Not Was)
Born To Laugh At Tornadoes
03:07
Compositores: Don Was - David Was
02
Bow Wow Wow Wow
Was (Not Was)
Born To Laugh At Tornadoes
03:10
Compositores: Thomas Brzezina
03
Betrayal
Was (Not Was)
Born To Laugh At Tornadoes
03:06
Compositores: Don Was - David Was
04
Shake Your Head (Let's Go To Bed)
Was (Not Was)
Born To Laugh At Tornadoes
03:55
Compositores: Don Was - David Was - Jarvis Carothers Stroud
05
Man Vs. The Empire Brain Building
Was (Not Was)
Born To Laugh At Tornadoes
04:02
Compositores: Don Was - David Was
06
(Return To The Valley Of) Out Come The Freaks
Was (Not Was)
Born To Laugh At Tornadoes
04:22
Compositores: Don Was - David Was
07
Professor Night
Was (Not Was)
Born To Laugh At Tornadoes
04:10
Compositores: Don Was - David Was - Jarvis Carothers Stroud
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Out Come The Freaks
01-08-1981
Out Come The Freaks
01
Wheel Me Out (Long Version)
Was (Not Was)
Out Come The Freaks
07:08
02
Out Come The Freaks
Was (Not Was)
Out Come The Freaks
05:39
03
Where Did Your Heart Go?
Was (Not Was)
Out Come The Freaks
04:57
04
Tell Me That I'm Dreaming
Was (Not Was)
Out Come The Freaks
05:02
05
Oh, Mr. Friction
Was (Not Was)
Out Come The Freaks
03:32
06
Carry Me Back to Old Morocco
Was (Not Was)
Out Come The Freaks
06:01
07
It's An Attack!
Was (Not Was)
Out Come The Freaks
03:10
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Was (Not Was) (Expanded Edition)
℗ 2023 Don Fagenson and David Weiss, under exclusive license to UMG Recordings, Inc.
01-08-1981
Was (Not Was) (Expanded Edition)
01
Wheel Me Out
Was (Not Was)
Was (Not Was) (Expanded Edition)
07:07
Compositores: Don Was - David Was
02
Out Come The Freaks
Was (Not Was)
Was (Not Was) (Expanded Edition)
05:39
Compositores: Don Was - David Was
03
Where Did Your Heart Go
Was (Not Was)
Was (Not Was) (Expanded Edition)
04:57
Compositores: Don Was - David Was
04
Tell Me That I'm Dreaming
Was (Not Was)
Was (Not Was) (Expanded Edition)
05:02
Compositores: Don Was - David Was
05
Oh Mr. Friction
Was (Not Was)
Was (Not Was) (Expanded Edition)
03:32
Compositores: Don Was - David Was
06
Carry Me Back To Old Morocco
Was (Not Was)
Was (Not Was) (Expanded Edition)
06:01
Compositores: Don Was - David Was - Douglas Pieger
07
It's An Attack
Was (Not Was)
Was (Not Was) (Expanded Edition)
03:10
Compositores: Don Was - David Was
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EPs
Tell Me That I'm Dreaming EP
01-01-2007
Tell Me That I'm Dreaming EP
01
Tell Me That I'm Dreaming (12" Classic Remx)
Was (Not Was)
Tell Me That I'm Dreaming EP
07:09
02
Tell Me That I'm Dreaming (Souped-Upversion)
Was (Not Was)
Tell Me That I'm Dreaming EP
04:57
03
Out Come the Freaks (Dub Version)
Was (Not Was)
Tell Me That I'm Dreaming EP
05:26
Wheel Me out - EP
01-01-2007
Wheel Me out - EP
01
Wheel Me Out (Long Version)
Was (Not Was)
Wheel Me out - EP
07:08
02
Where Did You Heart Go?
Was (Not Was)
Wheel Me out - EP
04:57
03
Hello Operator Classic (12" Version)
Was (Not Was)
Wheel Me out - EP
05:25
Splits
Dance Or Die EP
01-01-2007
Dance Or Die EP
01
Dance or Die
Sweet Pea Atkinson
Dance Or Die EP
06:43
02
Don't Walk Away
Sweet Pea Atkinson
Dance Or Die EP
04:03
03
Should I Wait
Sweet Pea Atkinson
Dance Or Die EP
05:09
Aparece en
Mutant Disco Volume #1
01-01-2005
Mutant Disco Volume #1
01
Wheel Me Out
Was (Not Was)
Mutant Disco Volume #1
07:10
02
Bustin' Out
Material
Mutant Disco Volume #1
06:42
03
Drive My Car
Cristina
Mutant Disco Volume #1
03:23
04
Annie
Kid Creole & The Cocounts
Mutant Disco Volume #1
06:32
05
Emile (Night Rate)
Aural Exciters
Mutant Disco Volume #1
06:50
06
Contort Yourself
James White & The Blacks
Mutant Disco Volume #1
06:20
07
Funky Stuff
Lizzy Mercier Descloux
Mutant Disco Volume #1
04:14
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A Christmas Record
(P) 2004 ZE Records
01-01-2004
A Christmas Record
01
My Silent Night
Lisi
A Christmas Record
03:18
Compositores: Lisette Linares
02
No More Christmas Blues
Alan Vega
A Christmas Record
03:11
Compositores: Alan Vega - Martin Rev
03
Things Fall Apart
Cristina
A Christmas Record
04:32
Compositores: Cristina - David Was - Don Was
04
Bells Of Christmas
Miss Od
A Christmas Record
02:50
Compositores: Alan Jardine - Ron Altback
05
Christmas Wrapping
The Waitresses
A Christmas Record
05:22
Compositores: Chris Butler
06
Sleigh Ride
Lio
A Christmas Record
02:28
Compositores: Anderson
07
Christmas Fever
CharlElie Couture
A Christmas Record
04:51
Compositores: CharlElie Couture
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Ze Records Story 1979 / 2009
01-01-2011
Ze Records Story 1979 / 2009
01
Tell Me That I'm Dreaming (Traditional 12" Remix)
Was (Not Was)
Ze Records Story 1979 / 2009
06:31
02
Deputy of Love
Don Armando's 2nd Av. Rhumba Band x
Ze Records Story 1979 / 2009
05:28
03
Things Fall Apart
Cristina
Ze Records Story 1979 / 2009
04:33
04
Hard-Boiled Babe
Lizzy Mercier Descloux
Ze Records Story 1979 / 2009
04:24
05
Jukebox Babe
Alan Vega
Ze Records Story 1979 / 2009
04:45
06
The Beat Goes On
Casino Music
Ze Records Story 1979 / 2009
03:53
07
Roving Eye
James Chance And The Contortions
Ze Records Story 1979 / 2009
03:08
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