The Waitresses - Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful? (35th anniversary)

Today (January 11th) marks the thirty-fifth anniversary of Wasn't Womorrow Wonderful?, the debut album from the Waitresses. It spent twenty-four weeks on the US Billboard Album chart, peaking at number 41.

For my full review, click here.

The Waitresses - Bruiseology

This month marks the thirtieth anniversary of the release of Bruiseology, the second full-length studio album from the Waitresses. It charted at number 155 on the US Billboard Hot 200.

The roster of the band continued to be consistent here. Guitarist Chris Butler had his hand in writing all of the tracks. Patty Donahue continued with lead vocals, Billy Ficca was behind the drum-kit, Dan Klayman played the organ, Mars Williams provided the smooth sax, and Tracy Wormworth supported it all with her bass.

The Last American Virgin (soundtrack)

Can you believe I actually missed some albums from 1982 on the blog last year? Turns out, I did, but I am going to rectify things a bit with today’s edition of Soundtrack Sunday.

In the summer of 1982, The Last American Virgin hit screens across the globe. This remake of Eskimo Limon, a 1978 Israeli film, was set in present-day suburban Los Angeles and starred Lawrence Monoson, Joe Rubbo, Diane Franklin and Louisa Moritz. The film did not set the box office on fire at all (most likely due to having a cast of relatively unknown actors); it only made $5.8 million domestically.

the Waitresses - I Could Rule the World If I Could Only Get the Parts (30th anniversary)

Today (November 8th) marks the thirtieth anniversary of the release of I Could Rule the World I Could Only Get the Parts, a five song EP (extended play) from the Waitresses.

I have talked about this release on the blog previously (click here for my full review).

This album was definitely part of the mosaic that was my senior year of high school. It was one I listened to many times over from 1982 well through my college years. And with the holidays quickly approaching, I am sure "Christmas Wrapping" will get some extra plays as well.

The Waitresses - Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful?

Hailing from Akron, Ohio, the Waitresses was a new-wave rock band that performed from 1978 to 1984. Initially the group was Patty Donahue on lead vocals, Tracy Wormworth on bass and Ariel Warner on backing vocals. Chris Butler on guitar, Billy Ficca (formerly of Television) on drums, Dan Klayman on keyboards, and Mars Williams on saxophone and reed instruments rounded out the group.

The band put out their first single “Slide” in 1978 and then “I Know What Boys Like” in 1980. In 1981, their song “Christmas Wrapping” appeared on the album A Christmas Record, a compilation of seasonal songs by various artists on the ZE Records label.

the Waitresses - I Could Rule the World If I Could Only Get the Parts

Hailing from Akron, OH, the Waitresses were a new wave band led by guitarist/songwriter Chris Butler with lead vocals by Patty Donahue. In 1982, they put out their first album (which I'll review at a future date) and followed it late in the year (November 8th) with the five-song EP I Could Rule the World If I Could Only Get the Parts.

I got the aforementioned EP (do you really want me typing the title again? We'll just call it "the EP" from here on out.) from my local record store when it hit. My main reason for doing so had a lot to do with a little show called Square Pegs (click here for my earlier blog post about the show) which debuted in the Fall of 1982.