"Opera Star
C2 Whipping Post
and how it still speaks to her now
‘Cymande’ has been heralded as the best Brit funk album of all time
This self-titled release is one of -- if not arguably the -- most impressive side project to arise from CSN
COSMIC THING 09/26/1995 "Opera StarThe B 52s: Keith Strickland, Kate Pierson (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Fred Schneider (vocals, percussion); Cindy Wilson (vocals). Additional personnel: Nile Rodgers (guitar); Tommy Mandell, Philippe Saisse, Richard Hilton (keyboards); Sara Lee (bass, background vocals); Steve Ferrone, Sonny Emory, Charlie Drayton, Leroy Clouden (drums). The Uptown Horns: Chris Cioe, Paul Literal, Arno Hecht, Bob Funk, Carl Beatty. 1986's BOUNCING OFF THE SATELLITES