Was (Not Was)
Active: 1984–1992
14
Releases
9
Active Years
About Was (Not Was)
Even amid the many left-field acts that scored pop hits in the ‘80s, few were quite as unique as Was (Not Was).
Founded in Detroit in 1979 by David Weiss and Don Fagenson—childhood friends and multi-instrumentalist musicians who adopted the stage names of David and Don Was—the duo established themselves as one of the era’s most original acts with the wild mix of jazz, rock, and disco on their self-titled 1981 debut.
They trumped themselves with 1983’s Born To Laugh At Tornadoes, the first and no doubt only album to include guest appearances by Ozzy Osbourne, Mitch Ryder, and Mel Tormé.
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Complete Discography
OUT COME THE FREAKS
Documented across 6 weeks
ROBOT GIRL
Documented across 1 week
SPY IN THE HOUSE OF LOVE
Documented across 7 weeks
WALK THE DINOSAUR
Documented across 10 weeks
THE BOY'S GONE CRAZY
Documented across 1 week
SPY IN THE HOUSE OF LOVE {1988}
Documented across 8 weeks
OUT COME THE FREAKS (AGAIN)
Documented across 3 weeks
ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN
Documented across 3 weeks
PAPA WAS A ROLLIN' STONE
Documented across 7 weeks
HOW THE HEART BEHAVES
Documented across 4 weeks
I FEEL BETTER THAN JAMES BROWN
Documented across 2 weeks
LISTEN LIKE THIEVES
Documented across 2 weeks
SHAKE YOUR HEAD
Documented across 9 weeks
SOMEWHERE IN AMERICA
Documented across 1 week