Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Robert Christgau(choice cut)[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[1]

Dark Sneak Love Action is the fourth studio album by Tom Tom Club, released in 1991.[5][6] It includes the band's cover version of the Hot Chocolate track, "You Sexy Thing."[7]

The album's final track, "Daddy Come Home," contains a sample of "Measure Up," a track from the band's 1983 album Close to the Bone.

Critical reception

The Encyclopedia of Popular Music called the album "experimental" and "funky."[1] Trouser Press deemed it a "thoroughly delightful and diverse multi-cultural exposition on easygoing, sexy pop rhythmotics."[8]

Billboard called lead single "Sunshine and Ectasy" a "kinetic pop/dance gem."[9]

Track listing

All songs written by Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz, Mark Roule and Bruce Martin except where noted.

  1. "Love Wave" – 5:13
  2. "Sunshine and Ecstasy" – 5:09
  3. "You Sexy Thing" (Errol Brown, Tony Wilson) – 3:46
  4. "Who Wants an Ugly Girl?" – 4:54
  5. "Say I Am" – 4:54
  6. "Irresistible Party Dip" – 5:11
  7. "Dark Sneak Love Action" – 4:21
  8. "Innocent Sex Kiss" – 4:00
  9. "Dogs in the Trash" – 4:28
  10. "My Mama Told Me" – 4:33
  11. "As the Disco Ball Turns" – 5:48
  12. "Daddy Come Home" (Frantz, Martin, Dougie Pincock, Roule, Weymouth) – 5:27

Personnel

Tom Tom Club
  • Tina Weymouth – bass guitar, vocals
  • Chris Frantz – drums, percussion, vocals
  • Lani Weymouth, Victoria Clamp – vocals
  • Mark Roule – guitar, vocals
  • Bruce Martin – computer programming, percussion, keyboards, accordion, vocals

References

  1. ^ a b c Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. p. 202.
  2. ^ Buckley, Peter (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). Rough Guides. p. 1091. ISBN 1-84353-105-4.
  3. ^ "Dark Sneak Love Action – Tom Tom Club". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Tom Tom Club". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Ex-Heads Say They Got Byrned : Split Still Miffs Frantz, Weymouth, Even Though Tom Tom Club Keeps Them Busy". Los Angeles Times. September 10, 1992.
  6. ^ Thompson, Dave (July 27, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ "Picks and Pans Review: Dark Sneak Love Action".
  8. ^ "Tom Tom Club". Trouser Press. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  9. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (May 30, 1992). "Single Reviews". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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