Back to the Drawing Board!

Back to the Drawing Board! is the Rubinoos' second album, released on Beserkley Records. Back to the Drawing Board! is a power pop album and fit well with the other power pop bands on Beserkley. This album is known for the single "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend," which gained notoriety when Rubinoos members Tommy Dunbar and James Gangwer sued Avril Lavigne, alleging that her hit "Girlfriend" had too much in common with it.

Back to the Drawing Board!
Studio album by The Rubinoos
Released	1979
Recorded	Ramport Studios and Wally Heider Studios
Genre	Power pop
Length	31:44
Label	Beserkley
Producer	Matthew King Kaufman, Gary Phillips
The Rubinoos chronology
The Rubinoos (1977) Back to the Drawing Board! (1979) Party of Two EP (1983)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	C+[2]

The Rubinoos re-released this album with bonus tracks on their own label on November 23, 2011.

Track listing

1. "Fallin' in Love" (2:48)
2. "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" (3:16)
3. "Promise Me" (3:22)
4. "Hold Me" (3:01)
5. "Ronnie" (2:38)
6. "Drivin' Music" (3:13)
7. "Operator" (2:57)
8. "Jennifer" (2:33)
9. "Arcade Queen" (2:27)
10. "Lightning Love Affair" (2:46)
11. "1, 2, 3 Forever" (2:43)
12. "Rendezvous" (Bonus Cut)
13. "Warm Summer Night" (Bonus Cut)
14. "Red Light Green Light" (Bonus Cut)
15. "Rumble" (Bonus Cut)

Personnel

The Rubinoos

• Royse Ader – bass, vocals
• Tommy Dunbar – guitar, keyboards, vocals
• John Rubin – guitar, vocals
• Donn Spindt – percussion, drums, vocals

Technical

• Mark Dodson – engineer
• Matthew King Kaufman – producer
• Gary Phillips – producer

Releases

• LP Beserkley 1979
• CD Air Mail Recordings 2007

References

1. Back to the Drawing Board! at AllMusic
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: R". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 12, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.

External links

• The Rubinoos Discography