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When You're a Boy
When You're a Boy
Studio album by Susanna Hoffs
Released	January 29, 1991
Recorded	1990
Studio	A&M Studios, Capitol Studios and Sunset Sound (Hollywood, California) Larrabee Sound Studios (West Hollywood, California); The Grey Room (North Hollywood, California);
Genre	Rock
Length	45:07
Label	Columbia
Producer	David Kahne
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Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
New Musical Express	3/10^[2]
Q	^[3]
Record Mirror	^[4]
Sounds	^[5]

When You're a Boy is the debut solo album by Susanna Hoffs.^[3] It begins with the Billboard Top 40 single "My Side of the Bed", includes the track "Unconditional Love" (co-written by Cyndi Lauper), and ends with a cover of "Boys Keep Swinging", the 1979 song written by David Bowie and Brian Eno. The album's title comes from the lyrics to the latter.^[6]

The album peaked at No. 83 on the US albums chart.^[7]

Three singles were released from the album: "My Side of the Bed", "Unconditional Love", and "Only Love". The first two featured the non-LP B-side "Circus Girl".

Reception

Jimmy Nicol of Q gave the album four out of five stars and wrote, "An album which expands the Bangles' brief into undreamed of territories. She reveals herself to be a highly inventive composer, lyricist – and even humourist ... After all, how many other American pop stars embarking on a solo career would name their album after a late '70s English art-rock 45?"^[3]

AllMusic's review was negative, giving it one and a half out of five stars, remarking that "Although the album was released in 1991, it sounds like bad mid-'80s music. Hoffs and the Bangles had a few catchy pop ditties; however, there are none to be found here." ^[8]

Track listing

Track listing for *When You're a Boy*
#	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"My Side of the Bed"	Hoffs, Tom Kelly, Billy Steinberg	3:29
2.	"No Kind of Love"	Hoffs, David Kahne, Scott Cutler, Ross Rice	3:05
3.	"Wishing On Telstar"	Robin Lane, Jimmy Cipolla	4:11
4.	"That's Why Girls Cry"	David Kahne, Juliana Hatfield, Hoffs	3:59
5.	"Unconditional Love"	Cyndi Lauper, Tom Kelly, Billy Steinberg	3:51
6.	"Something New"	John Hanes, Cary Sheldon, Hoffs, David Kahne	3:52
7.	"So Much for Love"	John Hanes, Pearl E. Gates, Peter Dunne, Hilary Hanes	3:33
8.	"This Time"	Steve Summers	2:36
9.	"Only Love"	Hoffs, Diane Warren	4:25
10.	"It's Lonely Out Here"	Hoffs, Tom Kelly, Billy Steinberg	3:52
11.	"Made of Stone"	Jennfer Condos, Hoffs, David Kahne	3:13
12.	"Boys Keep Swinging"	David Bowie, Brian Eno	4:59

Personnel

Susanna Hoffs – vocals, backing vocals, additional guitars
David Kahne – keyboards, programming
Rusty Anderson – guitars
Randy Jackson – bass
John Entwistle – additional bass (12)
Zachary Alford – drums
Gary Ferguson – drums
Carlos Vega – drums
Lisa Brenneis – backing vocals
Juliana Hatfield – backing vocals
Tom Kelly – backing vocals
Robin Lane – backing vocals
Donovan Leitch – backing vocals
Eric Lowen – backing vocals
Dan Navarro – backing vocals
Michelle Rohl – backing vocals
Maria Vidal – backing vocals

Production

David Kahne – producer, arrangements, engineer, mixing (5, 6)
Steve Churchyard – engineer
Clark Germain – engineer
David Leonard – engineer, mixing (1-3, 5, 7-12)
Joel Stoner – engineer, mixing (5)
Keith Cohen – mixing (4)
Ray Blair – assistant engineer
Greg Goldman – assistant engineer
Ed Goodreau – assistant engineer
Mike Kloster – assistant engineer
Sylvia Massy – assistant engineer
Charlie Paakkari – assistant engineer
Mike Piersante – assistant engineer
Lori Fumar – assistant mix engineer
Wally Traugott – mastering at Capitol Studios
Randee St. Nicholas – photography

Charts

Chart performance for *When You're a Boy*
Chart (1991)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[9]	67
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)^[10]	8
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[11]	51
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[12]	29
UK Albums (OCC)^[13]	56
US Billboard 200^[7]	83

References

^ AllMusic review
^ Mulvey, John (30 March 1991). "Long Play". New Musical Express. p. 36.
^ ^a ^b ^c Nicol, Jimmy (5 March 1991). "When You're A Boy review". Q Magazine. 55: 71.
^ Duerden, Nick (6 April 1991). "Albums". Record Mirror. p. 17.
^ Traitor, Ralph (30 March 1991). "Review: Susanna Hoffs – When You're a Boy (Columbia)" (PDF). Sounds. Peterborough: United Newspapers. p. 41. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022 – via World Radio History.
^ Stitzel, Kelly (February 1, 2011). "Popdose Flashback '91: Susanna Hoffs, "When You're a Boy"". Popdose. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Susanna Hoffs Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
^ Griggs, Tim. "When You're a Boy AllMusic Review". AllMusic.com. Retrieved Dec 23, 2018.
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 130.
^ https://musiikkiarkisto.fi/oa/_tiedostot/julkaisut/sisaltaa-hitin.pdf
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Susanna Hoffs – When You're a Boy" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Susanna Hoffs – When You're a Boy". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 6, 2021.

[1] AllMusic review

[2] Mulvey, John (30 March 1991). "Long Play". New Musical Express. p. 36.

[:02-3] Nicol, Jimmy (5 March 1991). "When You're A Boy review". Q Magazine. 55: 71.

[4] Duerden, Nick (6 April 1991). "Albums". Record Mirror. p. 17.

[SoundsReview-5] Traitor, Ralph (30 March 1991). "Review: Susanna Hoffs – When You're a Boy (Columbia)" (PDF). Sounds. Peterborough: United Newspapers. p. 41. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022 – via World Radio History.

[Stitzel-6] Stitzel, Kelly (February 1, 2011). "Popdose Flashback '91: Susanna Hoffs, "When You're a Boy"". Popdose. Retrieved July 26, 2019.

[billboard-7] "Susanna Hoffs Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2021.

[8] Griggs, Tim. "When You're a Boy AllMusic Review". AllMusic.com. Retrieved Dec 23, 2018.

[9] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 130.

[10] ttps://musiikkiarkisto.fi/oa/_tiedostot/julkaisut/sisaltaa-hitin.pdf

[ac_Netherlands_Susanna_Hoffs-11] "Dutchcharts.nl – Susanna Hoffs – When You're a Boy" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 6, 2021.

[ac_Sweden_Susanna_Hoffs-12] "Swedishcharts.com – Susanna Hoffs – When You're a Boy". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 6, 2021.

[ac_UK2_-13] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 6, 2021.

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+Three singles were released from the album: "My Side of the Bed", "Unconditional Love", and "Only Love". The first two featured the non-LP B-side "Circus Girl".
 ==Reception==

v t e Susanna Hoffs
Studio albums	When You're a Boy (1991) Susanna Hoffs (1996) Someday (2012) Bright Lights (2021) The Deep End (2023)
Collaboration albums with Matthew Sweet	Under the Covers, Vol. 1 (2006) The Pillowcase (2006) Under the Covers, Vol. 2 (2009) Under the Covers, Vol. 3 (2013)
Singles	"My Side of the Bed"
Bands	The Bangles Ming Tea Rainy Day