# Boi-ngo > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Boi-ngo > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Boi-ngo.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boi-ngo > Source revision: 1350295272 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Not to be confused with the 1994 album*[Boingo](/source/Boingo_(album))*. 1987 studio album by Oingo Boingo Boi-ngo Studio album by Oingo Boingo Released March 2, 1987 Recorded August–December 1986 Studio Sound Factory (Hollywood) Sunset Sound (Hollywood) Genre New wave pop rock Length 41:00 Label MCA Producer Danny Elfman, Steve Bartek Oingo Boingo chronology Dead Man's Party (1985) Boi-ngo (1987) Boingo Alive (1988) Singles from Boi-ngo "Pain" Released: October 1986 "We Close Our Eyes / Where Do All My Friends Go" Released: February 1987 "Not My Slave" Released: 1987 ***Boi-ngo*** (stylized as ***BOI-NGO***) is the sixth studio album by American [new wave](/source/New_wave_music) band [Oingo Boingo](/source/Oingo_Boingo), released in 1987 by [MCA Records](/source/MCA_Records). The tracks "Pain", "We Close Our Eyes" and "Not My Slave" were released as singles. ## Production *Boi-ngo* was the third Oingo Boingo album to be self-produced by [Danny Elfman](/source/Danny_Elfman) and [Steve Bartek](/source/Steve_Bartek) (including *[So-Lo](/source/So-Lo)*). "Not My Slave" and "New Generation" were outtakes from the 1985 sessions for *[Dead Man's Party](/source/Dead_Man's_Party_(album))*.[1] Similarly, the sessions for *Boi-ngo* yielded a number of songs that did not appear on the album, including "Mama", "Inside", "Remember My Name", "Cinderella Undercover", "Tears Will Flow" and "Find You".[1] The song "Happy" was also recorded during the album sessions for release on the *[Summer School](/source/Summer_School_(1987_film))* (1987) soundtrack, under Elfman's name. In addition to the three singles, "Mama" saw a limited release on a 7-inch vinyl box set edition of *Boi-ngo*. New recordings of both "Cinderella Undercover" and "Mama" appeared on the "live in the studio" album *[Boingo Alive](/source/Boingo_Alive)* in 1988. A 12-inch single release of "Elevator Man", featuring several remixes of the song, was assembled but ultimately never issued.[2] ## Reissue In 2022, Rubellan Remasters issued a remastered version of *Boi-ngo* on both colored vinyl and CD, the latter as an expanded edition with six bonus tracks.[3] ## Track listing All tracks are written by Danny Elfman. Side one No. Title Length 1. "Home Again" 5:12 2. "Where Do All My Friends Go" 4:28 3. "Elevator Man" 4:30 4. "New Generation" 5:14 Side two No. Title Length 1. "We Close Our Eyes" 3:37 2. "Not My Slave" 4:41 3. "My Life" 4:34 4. "Outrageous" 3:44 5. "Pain" 4:26 Total length: 41:00 7-inch box set bonus track No. Title Length 10. "Mama" 4:22 Total length: 45:22 2022 CD bonus tracks No. Title Length 10. "Mama" 4:24 11. "Pain (Extended Dance Mix)" 7:05 12. "Not My Slave (Extended Remix)" 5:52 13. "Weird Science (Boingo Dance Version)" 5:39 14. "Pain (A Cappella Version)" 4:31 15. "Not My Slave (Club Dub Mix)" 7:42 Total length: 76:13 ## Personnel **Oingo Boingo** - [John Avila](/source/John_Avila) – bass guitar, vocals - [Steve Bartek](/source/Steve_Bartek) – guitars - Mike Bacich – keyboards - [Danny Elfman](/source/Danny_Elfman) – vocals, rhythm guitar - Johnny (Vatos) Hernandez – drums, percussion - [Sam Phipps](/source/Sam_Phipps) – tenor saxophone - Leon Schneiderman – baritone saxophone - [Dale Turner](/source/Dale_Turner_(trumpeter)) – trumpet **Additional musicians** - [Bruce Fowler](/source/Bruce_Fowler) – trombone - [Carmen Twillie](/source/Carmen_Twillie_(actress)) – background vocals ("Pain") - [Maxine Waters](/source/Maxine_Waters_Willard) – background vocals ("Pain") - Michael Vlatkovich – trombone **Technical** - Danny Elfman – co-producer - Steve Bartek – co-producer - Bill Jackson – engineer; mixing ("Where Do All My Friends Go", "Elevator Man", "Not My Slave", "Outrageous") - Michael Frondelli – mixing ("Home Again", "New Generation", "Pain") - [Humberto Gatica](/source/Humberto_Gatica) – mixing ("We Close Our Eyes", "My Life") - John Avila – deputy vocal producer - Laura Engel – studio production assistant - David Knight – second recording engineer - Jimmy Preziosi H.R.E. – second recording engineer, second mixing engineer (Sunset Sound) - Judy Clapp – second mixing engineer ([Capitol](/source/Capitol_Studios)) - Karen Siegal – second mixing engineer ([Lion Share](/source/Lion_Share_Studios)) - Wally Traugott – mastering - [Vartan](/source/Vartan_(art_director)) – art direction - Mike Fink – design - [Aaron Rapoport](/source/Aaron_Rapoport) – photography ## Charts Chart (1986/87) Position United States (Billboard 200) 77 Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 98 ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Rubellan_8_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Rubellan_8_1-1) Rubellan Remasters (June 11, 2025). [*Rubellan Remasters - The Life & Death of a Reissue Label, Episode 8*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MudXgsaEe4) ([YouTube](/source/YouTube) video). Self-published. Event occurs at 9:01. Retrieved June 14, 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Rubellan Remasters (June 11, 2025). [*Rubellan Remasters - The Life & Death of a Reissue Label, Episode 8*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MudXgsaEe4) ([YouTube](/source/YouTube) video). Self-published. Event occurs at 10:00. Retrieved June 14, 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Duquette, Mike (November 4, 2022). ["Rubellan Puts Flesh N' Blood Into Next Wave of Oingo Boingo Reissues on CD, Vinyl (UPDATED PRE-ORDER LINKS)"](https://theseconddisc.com/2022/11/04/rubellan-puts-flesh-n-blood-into-next-wave-of-oingo-boingo-reissues-on-cd-vinyl-updated-pre-order-links). *The Second Disc*. Retrieved November 5, 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-aus_4-0)** [Kent, David](/source/David_Kent_(historian)) (1993). *Australian Chart Book 1970–1992* (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 222. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-646-11917-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-646-11917-6). v t e Oingo Boingo Leon Schneiderman Dale Turner Sam Phipps Danny Elfman Steve Bartek Johnny "Vatos" Hernandez John Avila Kerry Hatch Richard Gibbs Michael Bacich Carl Graves Warren Fitzgerald Doug Lacy Marc Mann Dan Schmidt Studio albums Only a Lad Nothing to Fear Good for Your Soul So-Lo (as Danny Elfman) Dead Man's Party Boi-ngo Dark at the End of the Tunnel Boingo Live albums Boingo Alive Farewell: Live from the Universal Amphitheatre, Halloween 1995 Extended plays Oingo Boingo Compilations The Best of Oingo Boingo: Skeletons in the Closet Best O' Boingo Anthology Songs "Little Girls" "Weird Science" "Dead Man's Party" Related articles Discography List of members Richard Elfman The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo Hot Tomorrows Forbidden Zone (soundtrack) Dead Bands Party: A Tribute to Oingo Boingo Authority control databases MusicBrainz release group --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Boi-ngo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boi-ngo) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boi-ngo?action=history)). 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