Pearl Harbor and the Explosions (album)


Pearl Harbor and the Explosions is the debut album by the American band Pearl Harbor and the Explosions.

Release and reception

The album was released by Warner Bros. Records. Its release date has been reported as 1979 by Robert Christgau, December 1979 by AllMusic, and January 26, 1980, by Joel Whitburn.
Reviewing the LP in , Christgau said, "A rhythm band ought to have a better rhythm section—most of this rocks OK for DOR, but the funk beneath 'Get a Grip on Yourself,' for instance, is stiff to no purpose. The riffs are hooky, though, and Pearl E. Gates is an independent—not to say insular—woman who knows what her habits cost. There are no tears on her pillow and she doesn't care if your aim is true, but she doesn't waste her energy on bluster, either—prefers the cutting remark and isn't above turning her wit on herself. Which does not mean she has any intention of 'reforming.'"

Remaster

The band's sole album was reissued by Blixa Sounds on 12 April 2019 remastered by Bill Inglot and Dave Schulz. The reissue included seven bonus tracks including three live performances recorded in San Francisco. The reissue also included the original single version of two tracks issued by 415 Records prior to the group signing with Columbia.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Pearl Harbor and the Explosions; "Up and Over" by Pearl Harbor and the Explosions and David Kahne
  1. "Drivin'"
  2. "You Got It "
  3. "Don't Come Back"
  4. "Keep Going"
  5. "Shut Up and Dance"
  6. "The Big One"
  7. "So Much for Love"
  8. "Get A Grip On Yourself"
  9. "Up and Over"

    Reissue bonus tracks

  10. "Busy Little B-Side"
  11. "Drivin'"
  12. "Release It"
  13. "Let's Eat"
  14. "Black Slacks"
  15. "I Can Feel The Fire"
  16. "1979 Radio Spot"

    Personnel