Are You Okay? is the fourth album by art-funk ensemble Was (Not Was). It was released in 1990. It was their last album for 18 years until 2008's Boo!
In UK and Europe, the album cover is replaced with a picture of the band.
Track listing All tracks composed by David Was and Don Was; except where indicated.
"Are You Okay?" – 4:28 "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" (Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield) – 6:41 "I Feel Better Than James Brown" – 4:45 "How the Heart Behaves" – 5:35 "Maria Novarro" – 3:27 "I Blew Up the United States" – 3:51 "In K Mart Wardrobe" – 4:16 "Elvis' Rolls Royce" – 3:29 "Dressed to Be Killed" (Was, Was, G Love E)– 4:13 "Just Another Couple Broken Hearts" – 4:55 "You! You! You!" (Was, Was, Luis Resto) – 3:28 "Look What's Back" – 0:43
Personnel
Was (Not Was) David Was – keyboards, flute, vocals Don Was – keyboards, bass Sweet Pea Atkinson – vocals Sir Harry Bowens – vocals Donald Ray Mitchell – vocals Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards Randy Jacobs – guitars Ron Pangborn – drums Debra Dobkin – percussion, vocals Dave McMurray – saxophones Rayse Biggs – trumpet
Guest vocalists G Love E – rap (1, 2, 9) The Roches – vocals (5) Doug Fieger – backing vocals (6, 9) Leonard Cohen – lead vocals (8) Iggy Pop, Downtown Julie Brown and Ewreck Benson – backing vocals (8) Andy Gill – backing vocals (9) Syd Straw – lead vocals (11)
Guest musicians Jeff Lorber – keyboards, keyboard programming and keyboard arrangements (1, 3, 4, 7, 10) Brad Buxer – additional keyboards (4) Luis Resto – keyboards (11) Paul Riser – horn and string arrangements (4, 8, 10) Jon Jaz-Was – saxophonic reticulation
Production David Bates – executive producer David Was – producer Don Was – producer, engineer Keith Cohen – mixing (1, 2, 4–7, 9), additional production (4) Ed Cherney – engineer, mixing (3, 8, 10, 11) Steve Deutsch – engineer Kenny Jones – engineer Jeff Lorber – engineer Elaine Anderson – assistant engineer Andy Batwinas – assistant engineer Kimm James – assistant engineer Brian Jones – assistant engineer Jim Mitchell – assistant engineer Linda Morse – assistant engineer Jeff Park – assistant engineer Neal Pogue – assistant engineer Martin Schmelzle – assistant engineer Phonogram Art – art direction Green Ink – artwork Tim Whiteley – paintbox operator Kushnick Passett Management – management
liner notes
Charts Chart (1990)PeakpositionAustralian Albums (ARIA) N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.107
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