Toni Basil (album)

Toni Basil is the second and final studio album by Toni Basil, released in 1983 on Chrysalis Records. Despite the success of her previous album and the single "Mickey", the album was unsuccessful[3] and did not enter the Billboard US album chart. The first single from the album, "Over My Head", reached #81 on the Billboard Hot 100,[4] her third and final song to do so.[5] Of the four singles from the album, three managed to chart in the US.

Toni Basil
Studio album by
Toni Basil
ReleasedDecember 1983
GenrePop
Length35:04[1]
LabelChrysalis
Virgin (South America/UK)
ProducerMike Chapman, Richie Zito
Toni Basil chronology
Word of Mouth
(1982)		 Toni Basil
(1983)
Singles from Toni Basil
  1. "Over My Head"
    Released: 1983
  2. "Street Beat"
    Released: 1983
  3. "Suspense"
    Released: 1984
  4. "Do You Wanna Dance"
    Released: 1984[2]
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Singles

The album spawned four singles, three of which charted. The album's first single, "Over My Head", reached number 81 on the Billboard Hot 100, spending a total of six weeks on the chart.[5] The next single, "Street Beat", failed to enter the Hot 100 but managed to reach number 63 on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Songs chart.[6] The third single, "Suspense", reached number 42 on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Songs chart, spending a total of 11 weeks on the chart.[4] The final single, "Do You Wanna Dance", failed to chart.

Track listing

International edition

Adapted from Discogs.[7]

Side A:

  1. "Over My Head" – 3:20
  2. "Do You Wanna Dance" (Barry Blue) – 3:58
  3. "Go for the Burn" (Nicky Chinn) – 4:04
  4. "Street Beat" – 3:37
  5. "Suspense" – 3:54

Side B:

  1. "Spacewalkin' the Dog" – 4:23
  2. "Best Performance" – 3:50
  3. "Easy for You to Say" – 4:26
  4. "I Don't Hear You" – 3:32

US edition

Side A:

  1. "Over My Head" (Franne Golde, Sue Shifrin) – 3:20
  2. "I Don't Hear You" (Greg Mathieson, Trevor Veitch, Toni Basil) – 3:32
  3. "Easy for You to Say" (Dennis Lambert, Peter Beckett) – 4:26
  4. "Suspense" (Alan Roy Scott, Brian Short) – 3:54
  5. "Go for the Burn" (Allee Willis, Bruce Roberts, Toni Basil) – 4:04

Side B:

  1. "Spacewalkin' the Dog" (Franne Golde, Richard Wolfe) – 4:23
  2. "Street Beat" (Allee Willis, Bruce Roberts, Toni Basil) – 3:37
  3. "Do You Wanna Dance" (Barry Blue) – 3:58
  4. "Best Performance" (Allee Willis, Bruce Roberts, Toni Basil) – 3:50

Personnel
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References
  1. ""Toni Basil"". Allmusic. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  2. "Toni Basil Discography". Discogs. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  3. "Toni Basil Bio". MTV. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  4. "chart search". Billboard. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  5. "Over My Head chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  6. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/toni-basil-mn0000517797/awards
  7. "Toni Basil - Toni Basil". Discogs. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
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