Swamp Thing (album)
Swamp Thing is the third album by Malcolm McLaren released in 1985. It is composed of out-takes recorded between 1982 - 1984. Tracks often built upon material previously recorded - for example, "Eiffel Tower" repurposed lyrics from the Bow Wow Wow song "Sexy Eiffel Towers" with the rhythm track of "Punk it Up" from his previous album Duck Rock, while another track from that previous album, "Soweto," found its instrumental hook reused in the track "Boom Boom Baby." The album was released to fulfill a contractual obligation with his record label. "Duck Rock Cheer" was the sole single released to promote the album. Neither the album nor the single met with commercial or critical success, though "Eiffel Tower" had earlier been featured on the soundtrack for the 1984 Jerry Schatzberg film No Small Affair.
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| Released | 11 November 1985 | |||
| Recorded | 1982–1984 | |||
| Genre | Dance music | |||
| Length | 37:31 | |||
| Label |   90481 | |||
| Producer | Malcolm McLaren, Stephen Hague, Trevor Horn | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| NME | (?)[2] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Swamp Thing" | McLaren | 6:17 |
| 2. | "Duck Rock Cheer" | T. Horn, McLaren | 7:12 |
| 3. | "Buffalo Love" | A. Dudley, McLaren | 4:00 |
| 4. | "Supresto" | McLaren | 1:12 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "B.I. Bikki" | S. Hague, McLaren | 3:42 |
| 6. | "Eiffel Tower" | McLaren | 3:46 |
| 7. | "Boom Boom Baby" | McLaren | 4:45 |
| 8. | "Duck Rockers/Promises" | T. Horn, McLaren | 5:56 |
Bonus tracks
- "Duck Rock Cheer - 12" Version (Cheerleader Version)"
- "Duck Rock Cheer - 7" Vocal Edit"
- "First Couple Out"
- "First Couple Out - Extended Version"
- "First Couple Out - Long fade"
- "B.1. Bikki - (New Mix, 2019)"
Personnel
- Stephen Hague - Production (tracks 2 and 5)
- Trevor Horn - Production (tracks 2 and 8)
- Malcolm McLaren - Production (all tracks except 2 and 5)
- Nick Egan - Cover Design
- Michael Halsband - Photography
- Bob Gruen - Background Photography