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 - 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.