A Boy Named Goo (deluxe edition, 30th anniversary)

~ Release by Goo Goo Dolls (see all versions of this release, 18 available)

Annotation

List of subparts
CD2 tracks 1 to 4: Bonus & Live Tracks
CD2 tracks 5 to 7: Modern Rock Live, New York, NY, 4/2/1996
CD2 tracks 8 to 10: Modern Rock Live, Los Angeles, CA, 4/17/1996
CD2 tracks 11 to 21: Live At The Aladdin Theatre, Las Vegas, NV, 3/10/1996

© 2025 Warner Records Inc. This compilation ℗ 2025 Warner Records Inc.

Issued in a double-pocketed digisleeve with 8-page booklet.

The song "Girl" (track 2-8) is the same as "Girl Right Next To Me" from Superstar Car Wash.

Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (CD1): [Warner Music logo] 58547066/0093624838562-1 21
Mastering SID Code (CD1): IFPI LP 73
Mould SID Code (CD1): IFPI 076Y
Matrix / Runout (CD2): [Warner Music logo] 58547079/0093624838562-2 21
Mastering SID Code (CD2): IFPI LP 73
Mould SID Code (CD2): IFPI 0713

Annotation last modified on 2026-01-01 13:17 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD: A Boy Named Goo
#TitleRatingLength
1Long Way Down
assistant engineer:
Steve Regina
engineer, producer and mixer:
Lou Giordano (Boston engineer)
recording of:
Long Way Down
lyricist and composer:
John Rzeznik
3.653:29
2Burnin’ Up
assistant engineer:
Steve Regina
engineer, producer and mixer:
Lou Giordano (Boston engineer)
recording of:
Burnin' Up
writer:
John Rzeznik, Robby Takac and George Tutuska
2.652:29
3Naked
assistant engineer:
Steve Regina
engineer, producer and mixer:
Lou Giordano (Boston engineer)
recording of:
Naked
lyricist and composer:
John Rzeznik
3.353:44
4Flat Top
assistant engineer:
Steve Regina
engineer, producer and mixer:
Lou Giordano (Boston engineer)
recording of:
Flat Top
lyricist and composer:
John Rzeznik
34:30
5Impersonality
assistant engineer:
Steve Regina
engineer, producer and mixer:
Lou Giordano (Boston engineer)
recording of:
Impersonality
writer:
John Rzeznik, Robby Takac and George Tutuska
2.352:41
6Name
assistant engineer:
Steve Regina
engineer, producer and mixer:
Lou Giordano (Boston engineer)
recording of:
Name
lyricist and composer:
John Rzeznik
44:30
7Only One
assistant engineer:
Steve Regina
engineer, producer and mixer:
Lou Giordano (Boston engineer)
recording of:
Only One
lyricist and composer:
John Rzeznik
2.753:18
8Somethin’ Bad
assistant engineer:
Steve Regina
engineer, producer and mixer:
Lou Giordano (Boston engineer)
recording of:
Somethin' Bad
writer:
John Rzeznik, Robby Takac and George Tutuska
2.352:31
9Ain’t That Unusual
assistant engineer:
Steve Regina
engineer, producer and mixer:
Lou Giordano (Boston engineer)
recording of:
Ain't That Unusual
lyricist and composer:
John Rzeznik
2.753:20
10So Long
assistant engineer:
Steve Regina
engineer, producer and mixer:
Lou Giordano (Boston engineer)
recording of:
So Long
writer:
John Rzeznik, Robby Takac and George Tutuska
2.52:33
11Eyes Wide Open
assistant engineer:
Steve Regina
engineer, producer and mixer:
Lou Giordano (Boston engineer)
recording of:
Eyes Wide Open
writer:
John Rzeznik, Robby Takac and George Tutuska
2.753:56
12Disconnected
engineer:
Jerry Finn
producer:
Rob Cavallo and Goo Goo Dolls
cover recording of:
Disconnected
writer:
Joe Bompczyk, Bob Guariglia, Peter Secrist and Fred Suchman
2.353:00
13Slave Girl
engineer:
Jerry Finn
producer:
Rob Cavallo and Goo Goo Dolls
cover recording of:
Slave Girl
writer:
Mick Blood and Richard Jakimyszyn
22:22
2▶CD

Credits

Release

art direction:Kim Biggs
photography:Lisa Anne Auerbach (photographer; performs with Goo Goo Dolls) (task: all other)
Kim Biggs (task: finger and torso)
Vance Gellert (photographer; performs with Goo Goo Dolls, The Three Bedroom Ramblers) (task: cover)
Nancy J. Parrisi (task: tattooed man)
legal representation:Ron Bienstock
Jill Michael
booking:Alison Hamamura (A&R executive and booking agent; member of William Morris Agency)
William Morris Agency
miscellaneous support:Pat Magnarella (Owner of PMC/PMM Inc/GRNDVW Recordings) (task: management)
Siegel, Feldstein, Duffin and Vuylsteke, Inc. (Los Angeles, USA accounting firm specialising in entertainment) (task: management / business)
producer:Francesca del Regno (producer; performs with Goo Goo Dolls) (task: reissue)
editor:Daniel Panetta (editor; performs with Goo Goo Dolls)
bass:Robby
drums (drum set):George
guitar:John
design:Kim Biggs
Alex Tenta (task: reissue)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Warner Records Inc. (not for release label use; fka Warner Bros. Records Inc. until 2019)
recorded at:Aladdin Theater in Portland, Oregon, United States
BearTracks Recording Studio (Defunct recording studio located in Suffern, NY. The studio was build in the early 80s and closed down in 2006.)
Soundcastle (Interactive Studios) in Santa Monica, California, United States
Trackmaster Studio in Buffalo, New York, United States
mixed at:BearTracks Recording Studio (Defunct recording studio located in Suffern, NY. The studio was build in the early 80s and closed down in 2006.)
mastered at:Andora Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
Masterworks, los Angeles (Los Angeles) in Los Angeles, California, United States
Sterling Sound (original NYC studio; split/relocated to Nashville and Edgewater in 2018) in Chelsea, New York, New York, United States
The Lodge Recording Studio in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
glass mastered at:Sonopress in Gütersloh, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/33505319 [info]

Release group

artist & repertoire support:Matt Block (A&R, catalog reissue and compilation producer for Warner Music Global Catalog/Rhino Records) (task: reissue)
Robin Hurley (task: reissue)
Allen Wolfe (task: reissue admin)
creative direction:Alex Tenta
associated singles/EPs:Long Way Down
Only One
included in:Pickpockets, Petty Thieves and Tiny Victories 1987-1995
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/129398 [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/goo-goo-dolls/a-boy-named-goo/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000123411 [info]
Wikidata:Q2604711 [info]