BB Gabor | ||||
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Released | 1980 | |||
Recorded | June 1979 | |||
Studio | 5 studios in Toronto[1] | |||
Genre | New wave[2] | |||
Length | 37:00 | |||
Label | Anthem[2] | |||
Producer | Terry Brown[3][1] | |||
B. B. Gabor chronology | ||||
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BB Gabor is a 1980 album by the Hungarian Canadian artist B. B. Gabor.[3] It featured two Canadian hit singles: "Nyet Nyet Soviet (Soviet Jewellery)" and "Metropolitan Life."[4][5][6] The album focused on themes such as city life, Soviet oppression, love, and consumerism.[7]
In 2007, 17 years after Gabor's death, the Canadian label Pacemaker Entertainment combined his two albums, BB Gabor and Girls of the Future, onto a single CD.[8]
Order | Title | Length | Writer(s) | Ref |
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1 | "Metropolitan Life" | 2:41 | Gabor, Stevenson | [3][4] |
2 | "Consumer" | 2:48 | Gabor, Stevenson | [3][4][7] |
3 | "Nyet Nyet Soviet (Soviet Jewellery)" | 2:38 | Gabor, Armstrong | [3][5][4][9] |
4 | "Laser Love" | 4:10 | Gabor, Stevenson | [4][7] |
5 | "Moscow Drug Club" | 4:25 | Gabor, Stevenson, Keldie | [3][4][10] |
6 | "Underground World" | 3:09 | Gabor | [4][7] |
7 | "All the Time" | 5:06 | Gabor, Scott | [4][11] |
8 | "Hunger, Poverty & Misery" | 3:46 | Gabor | [4] |
9 | "Ooh Mama" | 2:16 | Gabor | [4] |
10 | "Big Yellow Taxi" | 5:43 | Joni Mitchell (cover) | [4][1] |