BB Gabor (album)

BB Gabor
Studio album by B. B. Gabor
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
BB Gabor (1980) 'Girls of the Future' (1981)

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]

Track listing

Order	Title	Length	Writer(s)	Ref
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]

Personnel

• B. B. Gabor: Guitars, vocals^[12][13]
• David Bendeth: Guitars^[13]
• David Stone: Synthesizers, synthesized bass, clavinet^[13]
• Jim Jones: Acoustic & electric bass^[13]
• Mike Sloski: Drums^[13]
• Paul Armstrong: Drums, percussion^[13]
• Peter Follett: Guitar^[13]
• Polly T. & The Buros: Vocal backing^[13]
• Rob Gusevs: Piano, organ^[13]
• Simon Stone: Flute^[13]
• Terry Brown: Tambourine^[14]
• Tom Griffiths: Bass^[13][15]
• Denis Keldi: Writer^[3][16]
• Leon Stevenson: Writer^[3][16][17]
• "Cosmic" Ray Scott: Writer^[4]

References

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4. "BB Gabor - BB Gabor". Redrum Records. n.d. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
5. "#738: NYET NYET SOVIET (SOVIET JEWELLERY) BY B.B. GABOR". Vancouver Pop Music. n.d. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
6. Hicks, Graham (1980-10-10). "Gabor puts kick in cabaret". Edmonton Journal. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Retrieved 2022-03-11 – via newspapers.com.
7. Williams, Issaac (1980-04-26). "Protest song spawns myth". Times Colonist. Victoria, BC, Canada. Retrieved 2022-03-11 – via newspapers.com.
8. "BB Gabor Discography". Canadian Bands. n.d. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
9. Drohan, Madelaine (1980-03-12). "Invasion of Afghanistan proves helpful for Toronto musician". The Sun Times. Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 2022-03-11 – via newspapers.com.
10. Erskine, Evelyn (1980-03-12). "B.B. Gabor is always welcome at the nifty Moscow Drug Club". The Ottawa Journal. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 2022-03-11 – via newspapers.com.
11. "Quick Spins: Various Artists". The journal. Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK. 1980-02-15. Retrieved 2022-03-12 – via newspapers.com.
12. "Soviet invasion boosts album's sales". The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 1980-02-28. Retrieved 2022-03-11 – via newspapers.com.
13. "Gabor, BB - Nyet Nyet Soviet (Soviet Jewelry) b/w Hunger, Poverty and Misery (picture sleeve)". Citizen Freak. n.d. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
14. "Discography". Terry Brown. n.d. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
15. "The Last Minute Boys". Harbour Street Fish Bar. 2019. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
16. "The Extras Discography". Canadian Bands. n.d. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
17. Mazitelli, Teresa (1983-09-08). "Extras-playing down the satire". Edmonton Journal. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Retrieved 2022-03-11 – via newspapers.com.