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The Boomtown RatsA Tonic For The Troops

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Rock

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New Wave, Punk

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Tracklist

Like Clockwork3:44
Blind Date3:22
(I Never Loved) Eva Braun4:39
Living In An Island4:11
Don't Believe What You Read3:09
She's So Modern2:57
Me And Howard Hughes3:12
Can't Stop2:20
(Watch Out For) The Normal People2:53
Rat Trap5:12

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Notes

The Boomtown Rats’ ‘Tonic for the Troops’ (ENVY 3) was the band’s second album to hit the Official UK Music Charts. Following on from the mildly successful, self-named debut album ‘The Boomtown Rats’ (ENVY 1).

The album entered the UK Charts on 08/07/1978 at No.21 and spent a total of 44 weeks appearing in ‘Top 100’ chart positions between July 1978 and October 1979. The LP achieved its highest chart position on 15/07/1978 hitting the No.8 slot. It remained in the UK ‘Top 40’ for thirty weeks overall and had four additional chart runs after its initial debut. (Source: Official Charts Company (UK) (May 2020)).

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