Boomerang (Hanson album)

Boomerang
Demo album by
ReleasedMay 17, 1995
RecordedAutumn 1994
StudioNashville, Tennessee and Chicago, Illinois
GenrePop
Length33:00
LabelIndependently released
ProducerHanson[1]
Hanson chronology
Boomerang
(1995)
MMMBop
(1996)

Boomerang[2] is a demo album by American pop rock group Hanson, released in March 1995.[3] The album contains the original version of the song "More Than Anything", of which a live version was later included on the 1998 album Live from Albertane.[4] The song "Lonely Boy" includes a short sample of "I'll Be There" by The Jackson 5.[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Isaac Hanson, Taylor Hanson and Zac Hanson, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Boomerang" 3:06
2."Poison Ivy" (The Coasters cover)Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller3:00
3."Lonely Boy" 4:02
4."Don't Accuse" 2:48
5."Rain (Falling Down)" 2:40
6."More Than Anything" 6:07
7."The Love You Save" (The Jackson 5 cover)The Corporation2:32
8."Back to the Island" (Baha Men[6] cover)
  • Ronnie Butler
  • Eddie Rolle
4:07
9."More Than Anything" (Reprise) 4:38

References

  1. ^ "Hanson Reveals the Surprising Story Behind 'MMMBop'". May 23, 2016.
  2. ^ Hanson Boomerang, Boomerang, retrieved April 6, 2022
  3. ^ Hanson - Boomerang, May 17, 1995, retrieved February 3, 2022
  4. ^ Hanson - Live From Albertane, 1998, retrieved February 3, 2022
  5. ^ "Hanson's 'Lonely Boy' - Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled.
  6. ^ "Hanson lyrics "back to the island" (Leon russell)". danitza.org.