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| Released | May 22, 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
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| Length | 39:28 | |||
| Label | Chrysalis (U.S.) Radial Choice (UK) | |||
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| AllMusic |    [3] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B+[2] |
Word of Mouth is the debut studio album by Toni Basil. It was first released in May 1981 in the United Kingdom and April 1982 in the United States. The album features the number-one worldwide hit "Mickey", as well as three covers of songs by Devo, who also performed on those three tracks ("Be Stiff", "Space Girls", which is a re-titled "Space Girl Blues", and "You Gotta Problem", which is a re-titled "Pity You"). The U.S. version of the album added the songs "Rock On" (a David Essex cover) and "Shoppin' from A to Z", deleting "Hanging Around". Word of Mouth was certified Gold by the RIAA.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (Jun 24, 2020). "The Number Ones: Toni Basil's "Mickey". Stereogum. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
Word Of Mouth is a pretty good piece of twitchy, hook-centric new wave.
- ^ a b Christgau, Robert (1990). "B". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved August 16, 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ allmusic review