''Boi-Ngo'' (stylized as ''BOI-NGO'') is the sixth studio album by American new wave band

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, released in 1987 by

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. The tracks "Pain", "We Close Our Eyes" and "Not My Slave" were released as singles.

Production

''Boi-Ngo'' was the third Oingo Boingo album to be self-produced by

Danny Elfman Daniel Robert Elfman (born May 29, 1953) is an American film composer, singer, songwriter, and musician. He came to prominence as the lead vocalist and primary songwriter for the new wave band Oingo Boingo in the early 1980s. Since scoring his ...

and

Steve Bartek Steve Bartek (born January 30, 1952, in Garfield Heights, Ohio) is an American guitarist, film composer, conductor, and orchestrator. He is best known as the lead guitarist in the band Oingo Boingo and for his orchestration work with composer ...

(including '' So-Lo''). "Not My Slave" and "New Generation" were outtakes from the 1985 sessions for '' Dead Man's Party''. Similarly, the sessions for ''Boi-Ngo'' yielded a number of songs that did not appear on the album, including "Mama", "Inside", "Remember My Name", "Cinderella Undercover", "Tears Will Flow" and "Find You". The song "Happy" was also recorded during the album sessions for release on the ''

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'' (1987) soundtrack, under Elfman's name. In addition to the three singles, "Mama" saw a limited release on a 7-inch vinyl box set edition of ''Boi-Ngo''. New recordings of both "Cinderella Undercover" and "Mama" appeared on the "live in the studio" album ''

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'' in 1988. A 12-inch single release of "Elevator Man", featuring several remixes of the song, was assembled but ultimately never issued.

Reissue

In 2022, Rubellan Remasters issued a remastered version of ''Boi-Ngo'' on both colored vinyl and CD, the latter as an expanded edition with six bonus tracks.

Track listing

Personnel

Oingo Boingo *

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– bass guitar, vocals *

– guitars * Mike Bacich – keyboards *

– vocals, rhythm guitar * Johnny (Vatos) Hernandez – drums, percussion *

Sam Phipps Sam "Sluggo" Phipps (born on October 1st, 1953) is an American saxophone player, best known for being a member of the New wave music, new wave band Oingo Boingo. Early life Sam Phipps was born in Los Angeles, California. He played piano and tro ...

– tenor saxophone * Leon Schneiderman – baritone saxophone *

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– trumpet Additional musicians *

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– trombone * Carmen Twillie – background vocals ("Pain") *

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– background vocals ("Pain") * Michael Vlatkovich – trombone Technical * Danny Elfman – co-producer * Steve Bartek – co-producer * Bill Jackson – engineer; mixing ("Where Do All My Friends Go", "Elevator Man", "Not My Slave", "Outrageous") * Michael Frondelli – mixing ("Home Again", "New Generation", "Pain") *

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– mixing ("We Close Our Eyes", "My Life") * John Avila – deputy vocal producer * Laura Engel – studio production assistant * David Knight – second recording engineer * Jimmy Preziosi H.R.E. – second recording engineer, second mixing engineer (Sunset Sound) * Judy Clapp – second mixing engineer (

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) * Karen Siegal – second mixing engineer ( Lion Share) * Wally Traugott – mastering * Vartan – art direction * Mike Fink – design *

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– photography

Charts

References

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