Playboys (The Rasmus album)
Playboys is the second studio album by Finnish rock band The Rasmus (formerly known as "Rasmus") which was released on 29 August 1997 on Warner Music Finland.
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| Released | 29 August 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1997 | |||
| Studio | Millbrook and H.I.P. Studios Helsinki, Finland | |||
| Genre | Funk rock, alternative rock, rapcore | |||
| Length | 39:46 | |||
| Label | Warner Music Finland | |||
| Producer | The Rasmus, Ilkka Herkman | |||
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| Singles from Playboys | ||||
It was certified Gold in Finland, and the single "Blue" also went Gold when it was released in May the same year. The album was not as popular outside their homeland Finland.
Besides the band members, there were many additional musicians (see below) that appeared on Playboys. This made the album sound very different from regular rock. With the singer Lauri Ylönen's rap vocals, it became more like rapcore.
Track listing
All tracks are written by The Rasmus.
Personnel
The Rasmus
- Lauri Ylönen – vocals
- Pauli Rantasalmi – guitar
- Eero Heinonen – bass
- Janne Heiskanen – drums
Additional musicians
- Ilkka Hämäläinen – turntables, saxophones, panda 49, backing vocals
- Axel F. – trumpet
- Aleksi Ahoniemi – saxophone
- Matti Lappalainen – trombone
- Mamba Abdissa Assefa – percussion
- Timo Lavanko – alto saxophone, clarinet on "Panda"
- Tuukka Helminen – cello on "Blue"
- Tuomo Prättälä – Wurlitzer on "Sold"
- Mara Salminen – moog synth on "Wicked Moments", "Panda" and "Well Well"
- Hannu Pikkarainen – panda 49 on "Blue"
- Hanna Viitanen – steel pans on "Carousel"
- Essi Grönberg – backing vocals on "Raggatip" and "Wicked Moments"
- Katja Aakkula – backing vocals on "Raggatip"
Production and design
- The Rasmus and Illka Herkman – producers
- Juha Heininen and Illka Herkman – recorders, mixers
- Pauli Saastamoinen – mastering
- Braalot – sleeve
- Rascar – photographs
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