Waltz Darling | ||||
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Studio album by
Malcolm McLaren and The Bootzilla Orchestra
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Released | 13 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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Robert Christgau | Blink |
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]
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.
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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