Mosquitos (album)
Mosquitos is the second solo album by Stan Ridgway. It was released in 1989 on Geffen Records.
Track listing
- "Heat Takes a Walk" - 2:43
- "Lonely Town" - 4:09
- "Goin' Southbound" - 4:42
- "Dogs" - 4:05
- "Can't Complain" - 3:49
- "Peg and Pete and Me" - 4:41
- "Newspapers" - 2:41
- "Calling Out to Carol" - 4:04
- "The Last Honest Man" - 4:01
- "A Mission in Life" - 5:53
Personnel
Adapted from the Mosquitos liner notes.- Stan Ridgway – acoustic piano, insect sounds, vocals, lead guitar, harmonica, "twang" guitar, keyboards, tin cup, electric lead guitar
- Jim Lang – keyboard programming, computer programming, keyboards, Hammond organ, synth bass, drum programming, vibraharp
- Bernard Sauser-Hall – additional keyboards, cloudburst sounds, clavinet, acoustic piano, keyboards
- Pietra Wexstun – additional keyboards, cloudburst sounds, keyboards, backing vocals
- Peter White – accordion
- Eric Williams – electric guitars, acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar, ukulele, bouzouki, guitars, electric sitar, electric 12-string guitar, mandolin, hammered dulcimer
- Marc Ribot – additional electric guitars, electric guitars
- Gregg Arreguin – electric guitars
- Roger Kleier – electric guitars
- Joe Ramirez – bass, backing vocals, ratchet
- Tim Landers – acoustic bass, fretless bass, bass
- Denny Fongheiser – drums
- Joseph Berardi – percussion, wildlife sounds, drums, congas, marimba, accordion
- Steve Reid – percussion, wildlife sounds, congas, bongos
- Jon Kip – woodwinds
- Marty Krystall – woodwinds
- Steve Berlin – saxophones
- Phil Kenzie – saxophone
- Steve Fowler – horns
- Bruce Fowler – trombone, horns, trombone solo
- Walt Fowler – horns
- Van Dyke Parks – string arrangements
- Roger Lebow – cello
- Daniel Smith – cello
- Berg Garabedian – violin
- Ezra Kliger – violin
- Sid Page – violin, concertmaster
- Paul Shure – violin
- Richard Greene – electric violin
- Joe Chemay – backing vocals
- Jim Haas – backing vocals
- Jon Joyce – backing vocals
- Larry Grennan – backing vocals, pulleys, weights
- Tori Amos – backing vocals
Production
- Gary Gersh – executive producer
- Joe Chiccharelli – producer
- Stan Ridgway – producer
- Peter Doell – recording
- Ken Jones – additional tracking
- John Porter – additional tracking
- Csaba Pectoz – mixing at The Grey Room
- Jim Dineen – assistant mix engineer
- Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk
- Sharon Cain – design
- Gabrielle Raumberger – design
- Scott Lindgren – cover concept, photography
- Chris Lamson for Long Arm Talent – management