| The Boomtown Rats | ||||
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| Released | September 1977 | |||
| Studio | Dierks (Stommeln) | |||
| Genre | Pop punk, punk rock[1] | |||
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| Producer | Robert John "Mutt" Lange | |||
| The Boomtown Rats chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B+[2] |
| The Irish Times | [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
The Boomtown Rats is the debut album by Irish rock band The Boomtown Rats, released in September 1977.[1] It included the Rats' first hit single, "Lookin' After No. 1", as well as the subsequent single, "Mary of the 4th Form".[1] The album peaked at No. 18 in the UK Albums Chart in 1977.[5]
- ^ a b c d Ruhlmann, William. "The Boomtown Rats – The Boomtown Rats". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "B". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor and Fields. ISBN 0-89919-026-X. Retrieved 22 February 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Boyd, Brian (11 February 2005). "Reissues". The Irish Times. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 75.
- ^ Roberts, David, ed. (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). Guinness World Records Limited. p. 71. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.