Outside Inside is the sixth studio album by the Tubes, released on April 4, 1983, via Capitol Records. The album peaked at No. 18 on the US Billboard 200.
Release history The Michele Gray version of "The Monkey Time" was also used on the Capitol CD issue of the album.
The album's liner notes list the track "Outside Lookin' Inside" as being "excerpted from a conversation with Harry James."
In 2012 Iconoclassic reissued the album with the original version of "The Monkey Time" featuring Davis. The reissue also included bonus tracks including B-sides that had never been previously released on CD. The CD was remastered by Vic Anesini and featured extensive liner notes and commentary from band members.
The bonus tracks include:
"When You're Ready to Come" (B-side of a single from the album) "Keyboard Kids" "Satellite" (an alternate version previously appeared on Bill Spooner's 1985 solo album "First Chud") "The Monkey Time" (single version featuring Michele Gray on vocals)
Critical reception Dave Connolly of AllMusic favourably claimed "producer David Foster and even more members of Toto help the Tubes punch up their new radio-ready sound with added energy. If their last record showed a newfound dancefloor sensibility, Outside Inside is absolutely funky."
Track listing
Personnel Adapted from the album liner notes.
The Tubes Fee Waybill – vocals Bill Spooner – guitar, vocals Michael Cotten – synthesizer Prairie Prince – drums Roger Steen – guitar, vocals Vince Welnick – keyboards Rick Anderson – bass
Additional personnel
Martha Davis – vocals (4) Maurice White – vocals (7) Patti Austin – background vocals Bill Champlin – background vocals Bobby Kimball – background vocals Nathan East – bass David Foster – keyboards James Newton Howard – keyboards Mingo Lewis – percussion Steve Lukather – guitar David Paich – keyboards Steve Porcaro – keyboards Freddy Washington – bass David Williams – guitar Chuck Findley – trumpet Gary Grant – trumpet Gary Herbig – saxophone Jerry Hey – trumpet, horn arrangements Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone Larry Williams – saxophone
Technical
Produced by David Foster Co-produced by Prairie Prince, Stacy Baird, Michael Cotten Mixed by Humberto Gatica (1, 2, 4, 8–10), Greg Ladanyi (3), George Massenburg (5–7), Fee Waybill Engineered by Humberto Gatica, Dennis Kirk, Greg Ladanyi Additional engineers – Stacy Baird, Jeff Bergeson, David Cole, Ken Kessie, Jack Leahy Assistant engineers – Niko Bolas, Bob Bullock, Larry Fergusson, Tom Fouce, Howard Johnston, Jeff Kliment, Marnie Moore, Barbra Rooney, Steve Schmitt, Roberto Spano, Wayne Tanouye, Gene Wooley Creative direction – Bill Burks Art direction – Prairie Prince, Roy Kohara Photography – Jim McCrary
Charts ChartPositionDateUS Billboard 20018July 1983UK Top Pop Albums77April 1983NZ Top Pop Albums22June 1983Canada (RPM)27June 1983
+ Singles – US Billboard Year Single Chart Position 1983 "She's a Beauty" Mainstream Rock 1 Pop Singles 10 "Tip of My Tongue" 52 "The Monkey Time" Mainstream Rock 16 Pop Singles 68
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