Born to Laugh at Tornadoes

Original Release Date:  1983

Track Listing

• 1. Knocked Down, Made Small (Treated Like a Rubber Ball)
• 2. Bow Wow Wow Wow
• 3. Betrayal
• 4. Shake Your Head (Let's Go to Bed)
• 5. Man vs. The Empire Brain Building
• 6. (Return to the Valley of) Out Come the Freaks
• 7. Professor Night
• 8. The Party Broke Up
• 9. Smile
• 10. Zaz Turned Blue

Credits

• Marshall Crenshaw: Organ, Guitar, Vocals
• Ozzy Osbourne: Vocals
• Mitch Ryder: Vocals
• Vinnie Vincent: Guitar
• Joseph LoDuca: Guitar
• Mel Tormé: Piano, Vocals
• Sweet Pea Atkinson: Vocals, Vocals (Background)
• Wayne Kramer: Guitar
• Marin Alsop: Violin
• Jim Ball: Assistant Engineer
• Chris Blackwell: Vocals
• Sir Harry Bowens: Vocals, Vocals (Background)
• Michael Brauer: Engineer
• Dan Chapman: Photography
• Michael Christopher: Assistant Engineer
• Lincoln Clapp: Engineer
• Jervonny Collier: Bass
• Michael Edwards: ?
• Doug Fieger: Vocals
• Greg Fulginiti: Mastering
• Mike Fuller: Engineer
• Yogi Horton: Drums
• Anthony Kaczynski: Vocals (Background)
• Kathy Kosins: Vocals (Background)
• Bob Kulick: Guitar
• Jay Leonhart: Bass
• Jay Mark: Engineer
• Jon Mathias: Engineer
• David McMurray: Saxophone, Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor)
• Bruce Nazarian: Guitar, Engineer
• Mike Renzi: Arranger, Conductor
• Luis Resto: Organ, Synthesizer, Vocoder
• Paul Riser: Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements
• John Robie: Synthesizer
• John Sinclair: Vocals (Background)
• Tom Swift: Cymbals, Assistant Engineer
• Jack Tann: Producer
• David Thoener: Engineer, Mixing
• David Was: Keyboards, Saxophone, Vocals, Multi Instruments, Producer
• Don Was: Synthesizer, Bass, Vocals, Vocals (Background), Multi Instruments, Producer, Engineer, Mixing
• Peter James: Vocals (Background)
• Bob Kinkel: Assistant Engineer
• Randy Jacobs: Bass, Guitar, Vocals (Background)
• Duane Bradley: Mixing
• Jeri McManus: Cover Design
• Rick Cioffi: Vocals (Background)
• Carol Cafiero: Assistant Engineer
• Debbie Caponetta: Production Coordination
• Melanie West: Assistant Engineer
• Fred Todd: Vocals (Background)
• Marc Cobrin: Assistant Engineer