Hot Potatoes: The Best of Devo
Hot Potatoes: The Best of Devo is a compilation of songs by American new wave band Devo, released in 1993.
| Hot Potatoes: The Best of Devo | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | 7 September 1993 | |||
| Recorded | October 1977 - September 1982 | |||
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| Label | Virgin | |||
| Producer | Brian Eno, Ken Scott, Robert Margouleff, Roy Thomas Baker, Devo | |||
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It was released in the United Kingdom by Virgin Records as a British equivalent to the American compilation Greatest Hits. Virgin omitted "Smart Patrol/Mr. DNA" and "Here to Go (Go Mix)" from the American running order and added the singles "Mongoloid," "Be Stiff," "Secret Agent Man" and "The Day My Baby Gave Me a Surprize," as well as an exclusive remix of "Whip It."
Originally released on CD and cassette formats in 1993, a double-LP edition by Simply Vinyl was later released in 2001.
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
Steve Huey reviewing for Allmusic called Hot Potatoes the best available single-disc overview of Devo's career, hitting nearly all of the most significant moments from their first five albums,[1] and superior to the American Greatest Hits, which for some reason does not feature "Mongoloid", one of the most obvious choices for a Devo hits collection.[1]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Gerald Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh; except where indicated.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Album | Length |
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| 1. | "Jocko Homo" | Mark Mothersbaugh | Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!, 1978 | 3:37 |
| 2. | "Mongoloid" | Gerald Casale | Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! | 3:44 |
| 3. | "Satisfaction (I Can't Get No)" | Mick Jagger, Keith Richards | Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! | 2:40 |
| 4. | "Whip It" | Freedom of Choice, 1980 | 2:39 | |
| 5. | "Girl U Want" | Freedom of Choice | 2:57 | |
| 6. | "Freedom of Choice" | Freedom of Choice | 3:28 | |
| 7. | "Peek-a-Boo!" | Oh, No! It's Devo, 1982 | 3:03 | |
| 8. | "Through Being Cool" | Gerald Casale, Mark Mothersbaugh, Bob Mothersbaugh | New Traditionalists, 1981 | 3:12 |
| 9. | "That's Good" | Oh, No! It's Devo | 3:25 | |
| 10. | "Working in the Coal Mine" | Allen Toussaint | New Traditionalists | 2:49 |
| 11. | "Devo Corporate Anthem" | Mark Mothersbaugh | Duty Now for the Future, 1979 | 1:14 |
| 12. | "Be Stiff" | Bob Lewis, Gerald Casale | non-album single, 1978 | 2:35 |
| 13. | "Gates of Steel" | Gerald Casale, Mark Mothersbaugh, Sue Schmidt, Debbie Smith | Freedom of Choice | 3:28 |
| 14. | "Come Back Jonee" (7" version) | Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! | 3:23 | |
| 15. | "Secret Agent Man" | P. F. Sloan, Steve Barri | Duty Now for the Future | 3:36 |
| 16. | "The Day My Baby Gave Me a Surprize" | Mark Mothersbaugh | Duty Now for the Future | 2:42 |
| 17. | "Beautiful World" | New Traditionalists | 3:33 | |
| 18. | "Big Mess" | Oh, No! It's Devo | 2:46 | |
| 19. | "Whip It (HMS & M Mix)" (remixed by Psychoslaphead) | compilation exclusive, 1993 | 7:41 |
Personnel
- Brian Eno – producer (1 - 3, 12, 14)
- Devo and Robert Margouleff – producer (4 - 6, 13, 19)
- Roy Thomas Baker – producer (7, 9, 18)
- Devo – producer (8, 10, 17)
- Ken Scott – producer (11, 15, 16)
- David Quantick – liner notes
References
- Huey, Steve. Review: Hot Potatoes: The Best of Devo Allmusic. Retrieved 2019-05-10