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<i>The Big Heat</i> (album)

The Big Heat (album)

1986 studio album by Stan Ridgway

This article is about the Stan Ridgway album. For the Leslie Cheung album, see Big Heat (album).

The Big Heat is the debut solo album by American musician Stan Ridgway (former Wall of Voodoo vocalist), released in 1986 by I.R.S. Records. Named after the 1953 film noir of the same name, the original release consisted of nine songs, including the No. 4 UK hit "Camouflage".[4] In 1986, the album reached No. 131 on the Billboard 200. The album was re-released in 1993 with six additional tracks and again re-released in 2007.

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All tracks are written by Stan Ridgway, except where otherwise indicated

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  • Before the album's release, the track "Pick It Up (And Put It in Your Pocket)" was used in a 1985 episode of Miami Vice.

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Adapted from The Big Heat liner notes.[25]

Personnel

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