Citizens of Boomtown

2020 studio album by the Boomtown Rats

Citizens of Boomtown

Studio album by

the Boomtown Rats

Released| 13 March 2020
Studio| Brick Music, Acton, London; Barnstorm Studios
Genre| Rock
Length| 41:13
Label| BMG
Producer| Pete Briquette
The Boomtown Rats chronology
| In the Long Grass
(1984)  | Citizens of Boomtown
(2020)  |

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Citizens of Boomtown is the seventh studio album by Irish band the Boomtown Rats, released on 13 March 2020 via BMG.[1] It is the band's first album since 1984's In the Long Grass, and the first album to be recorded as four-piece band, as the keyboardist Johnnie Fingers didn't return when the band was reunited in 2013.[2] It is also the last album to feature longtime guitarist Garry Roberts, who died on November 8, 2022.

## Critical reception

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Professional ratingsAggregate scores

Source| Rating
Metacritic| 58/100[3]
Review scores
Source| Rating
AllMusic| [4]
The Guardian| [5]
The Irish Times| [6]
Louder Than War| 8/10[7]

Citizens of Boomtown was met with mixed reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 58, based on 6 reviews.[3] Thomas H. Green of The Arts Desk rated the album 3 out of 5 stars.[8]

## Track listing

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All tracks composed by Bob Geldof; except where indicated

1. "Trash Glam Baby"[9] – 3:52
2. "Sweet Thing" – 3:10
3. "Monster Monkeys" (Geldof, Pete Briquette) – 4:25
4. "She Said No" – 3:55
5. "Passing Through" (Geldof, Pete Briquette) – 4:35
6. "Here's a Postcard" – 3:52
7. "K.I.S.S." (Geldof, Pete Briquette) – 3:10
8. "Rock 'n' Roll Yé Yé" (Geldof, Darren Beale) – 4:54
9. "Get a Grip" (Geldof, Pete Briquette) – 4:00
10. "The Boomtown Rats" (Geldof, Pete Briquette) – 5:20

## Personnel

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The Boomtown Rats

* Bob Geldof \- vocals, guitar, harmonica
* Garry Roberts \- guitar
* Pete Briquette \- bass guitar, keyboards, drum programming
* Simon Crowe \- drums, vocals

with:

* Darren Beale - lead guitar, Moog, backing vocals
* Paul Cuddeford - guitar on "Passing Through"
* Alan Dunn - keyboards, backing vocals
* Luciano Cusack, Serafina Cusack - backing vocals

Technical

* Pete Briquette, Rob Barrie - recording
* Clemens Gritl - artwork
* Sagan Cowne - sleeve, design

## Charts

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Sales chart performance for Citizens of Boomtown Chart (2020)  | Peak position

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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10] | 73
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] | 41
Irish Albums (OCC)[12] | 12
Scottish Albums (OCC)[13] | 11
UK Albums (OCC)[14] | 48

## See also

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* List of 2020 albums

## References

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1. ^ Monger, Timothy. "Citizens of Boomtown – The Boomtown Rats". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
2. ^ Young, Alex (11 December 2019). "The Boomtown Rats announce first new album in 36 years". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
3. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 14 March 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
4. ^ Monger, Timothy. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
5. ^ Hann, Michael (13 March 2020). "The Boomtown Rats: Citizens of Boomtown review – nostalgia and toe-curling currentness". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 20 June 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
6. ^ Clayton-Lea, Tony (13 March 2020). "The Boomtown Rats: Citizens of Boomtown review – not half good, not half bad". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 14 March 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
7. ^ Whyte, Joe (18 March 2020). "Louder Than War Review". Louder Than War. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
8. ^ Green, Thomas H. (7 March 2020). "Album: The Boomtown Rats – Citizens of Boomtown review – stomping trash-glam comeback". The Arts Desk. Archived from the original on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
9. ^ "The Boomtown Rats Releasing 'Citizens of Boomtown,' First New Album in 36 Years, in 2020". RockCellarMagazine. 12 December 2019. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
10. ^ "Austriancharts.at – The Boomtown Rats – Citizens of Boomtown" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
11. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Boomtown Rats – Citizens of Boomtown" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
12. ^ "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
13. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
14. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 March 2020.

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The Boomtown Rats

* Bob Geldof
* Pete Briquette
* Gerry Cott
* Simon Crowe
* Johnnie Fingers
* Garry Roberts

Studio albums|

* The Boomtown Rats
* A Tonic for the Troops
* The Fine Art of Surfacing
* Mondo Bongo
* V Deep
* In the Long Grass
* Citizens of Boomtown

Singles|

* "Lookin' After No. 1"
* "Mary of the 4th Form"
* "She's So Modern"
* "Like Clockwork"
* "Rat Trap"
* "I Don't Like Mondays"
* "Diamond Smiles"
* "Someone's Looking at You"
* "Banana Republic"
* "Up All Night"
* "The Elephant's Graveyard (Guilty)"
* "Charmed Lives"
* "Tonight"
* "Drag Me Down"
* "A Hold of Me"

Other albums|

* Ratrospective
* The Boomtown Rats' Greatest Hits
* Loudmouth – The Best of Bob Geldof and the Boomtown Rats
* The Best of The Boomtown Rats
* Back to Boomtown: Classic Rats Hits

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