Sophisticated Boom Boom

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Sophisticated Boom Boom is the debut studio album by the English pop band Dead or Alive, released on 20 April 1984 by Epic Records. Featuring mostly synth-pop and dance elements, the album contains the band's first UK top 40 single, a cover version of KC and the Sunshine Band's "That's the Way (I Like It)".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> That song, along with "Misty Circles", were hits on the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.<ref>{{#ifeq: | yes | https://www.allmusic.com/album/r5265{{

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}}</ref> The album was a minor success in the UK where it peaked at No. 29.<ref name="chart"/>

The original cassette version of the album was released with three bonus tracks. In 2007, the album was re-released on CD by Cherry Red Records with seven bonus tracks. The cover photograph was taken by Peter Ashworth and was inspired by the cover of Kate Bush's second studio album Lionheart (1978). The original title for the album was Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know, but it was rejected by the label. It would later become the title of the band's third studio album.<ref name=linernotes2>Template:Cite AV media notes</ref> The title matches that of the song made famous by the Shangri-Las, "Sophisticated Boom Boom", first released on their second album, Shangri-Las-65! (1965).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Personnel

Dead or Alive

• Pete Burns – vocals
• Mike Percy – bass guitar
• Tim Lever – keyboards
• Steve Coy – drums
• Wayne Hussey – guitar (uncredited on album artwork)

Additional musicians

• Jackie Challenor – backing vocals
• Lorenza Johnson – backing vocals
• Mae McKenna – backing vocals
• Kick Horns – horns
• Caroline's Quartet – strings

Production and artwork

• Zeus B. Held – producer; mixer
• Dead or Alive – producer
• Tim Palmer – engineer; mixer
• Chris Sheldon – engineer
• Peter Ashworth – photography

Chart performance

Chart performance for Sophisticated Boom Boom

Chart (1984)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart<ref name="chart">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	29

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