Nude on the Moon: The B-52's Anthology

Nude on the Moon: The B-52's Anthology is a two-CD compilation album containing 35 songs recorded by the B-52's between the years 1979 and 1998. This compilation includes live recordings of "Quiche Lorraine" and "Whammy Kiss", and a previously unreleased outtake version of "Queen of Las Vegas".

Nude on the Moon: The B-52's Anthology
Cover art by Lynn Goldsmith
Compilation album by the B-52's
Released	January 15, 2002
Recorded	1979-1980, 1982-1983, 1986, 1989-1992, 1998 & 2002
Genre	New wave dance-rock[1]
Length	2:36:49
Label	Warner Brothers, Rhino
Producer	Chris Blackwell, Rhett Davies, the B-52's, David Byrne, Steven Stanley, Tony Mansfield, Shep Pettibone, Nile Rodgers, Don Was, Moby & Tom Durack
The B-52's chronology
Time Capsule: Songs For a Future Generation (1998) Nude on the Moon: The B-52's Anthology (2002) Funplex (2008)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

Disc one

1. "52 Girls" (Ayers, Wilson) – 3:34
2. "Dance This Mess Around" (Pierson, Schneider, Strickland, C. Wilson, R. Wilson) – 4:36
3. "Rock Lobster" (Schneider, R. Wilson) – 6:49
4. "Lava" (The B-52's) – 4:54
5. "Hero Worship" (Waldrop, Wilson) – 4:07
6. "Planet Claire" (Schneider, Strickland) – 4:35
7. "Give Me Back My Man" (Schneider, Strickland, C. Wilson, R. Wilson) – 4:00
8. "Private Idaho" (Pierson, Schneider, Strickland, C. Wilson, R. Wilson) – 3:35
9. "Devil in My Car" (Pierson, Schneider, C. Wilson, R. Wilson) – 4:28
10. "Party Out of Bounds" (Pierson, Schneider, Strickland, C. Wilson, R. Wilson) – 3:21
11. "Strobe Light" (The B-52's) – 3:59
12. "Quiche Lorraine" (Live, 1990) (Schneider, Strickland, R. Wilson) – 3:58
13. "Mesopotamia" (1990 Remix) (K. Strickland, R. Wilson, K. Pierson, F. Schneider) – 3:51
14. "Queen of Las Vegas" (Mesopotamia Outtake Version) – 5:40
15. "Legal Tender" (Keith Strickland, Waldrop) – 3:40
16. "Song for a Future Generation" (The B-52's) – 4:00
17. "Trism" (The B-52's) – 3:23
18. "Whammy Kiss" (Live, 1989) (The B-52's) – 3:59

Disc two

19. "Summer of Love" (Pierson, Strickland, C. Wilson, R. Wilson) – 4:02
20. "Ain't It a Shame" (New Edit) (Strickland, C. Wilson, R. Wilson) – 4:33
21. "Theme for a Nude Beach" (New Edit) (The B-52's) – 4:24
22. "Girl from Ipanema Goes to Greenland" (Strickland, Wilson, Wilson) – 4:22
23. "Wig" (The B-52's) – 4:22
24. "She Brakes for Rainbows" (Strickland, Wilson) – 4:41
25. "Cosmic Thing" (The B-52's) – 3:50
26. "Deadbeat Club" (The B-52's) – 4:45
27. "Love Shack" (Pierson, Schneider, Strickland, Wilson) – 5:21
28. "Roam" (Pierson, Schneider, Strickland, Waldrop, Wilson) – 4:54
29. "Channel Z" (The B-52's) – 4:49
30. "Junebug" (The B-52's) – 5:04
31. "Follow Your Bliss" (The B-52's) – 4:08
32. "Good Stuff" (Pierson, Schneider, Strickland) – 5:58
33. "Revolution Earth" (Pierson, Strickland, Waldrop) – 5:50
34. "Is That You Mo-Dean?" (Interdimension Mix, New Edit) (The B-52's) – 4:38
35. "Debbie" (The B-52's) – 3:32

Personnel

• Fred Schneider - vocals, percussion, toy piano
• Kate Pierson - vocals, keyboards, guitar, bass guitar
• Cindy Wilson - vocals, percussion
• Keith Strickland - drums, guitar, keyboards, percussion, vocals
• Ricky Wilson - lead guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, vocals
• Pat Irwin - guitar, keyboards
• Sara Lee - bass guitar
• Charley Drayton - drums, percussion

Production

• Producers: Chris Blackwell, Rhett Davies, The B-52's, David Byrne, Steven Stanley, Tony Mansfield, Shep Pettibone, Nile Rodgers, Don Was, Moby & Tom Durack
• Compilation Producers: Bradford Cobb & Gary Stewart
• Sound Producer: Bill Inglot

References

1. "Nude on the Moon" by AMG. Retrieved on August 13, 2009
2. Allmusic review