Hooterization: A Retrospective

Hooterization: A Retrospective is a compilation album by American rock band the Hooters and was released in 1996 by Columbia Records.

Background
Hooterization: A Retrospective contains songs from the Hooters' three albums on Columbia Records: Nervous Night (1985), One Way Home (1987) and Zig Zag (1989).

It also contains two live songs recorded in 1985 that were previously unavailable on the band's albums: a cover version of the Beatles' "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" and "Time After Time," which band member Rob Hyman co-wrote with Cyndi Lauper and earned him a Grammy Award nomination for Song of the Year in 1984.

Track listing

 * Note
 * Tracks 10 and 15 were recorded live at the Tower Theater in Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania, on October 20, 1985.

Personnel
Adapted from the album liner notes.


 * The Hooters
 * Eric Bazilian – lead vocals, guitar, bass, mandolin, saxophone
 * Rob Hyman – lead vocals, keyboards, accordion
 * David Uosikkinen – drums
 * John Lilley – guitar
 * Andy King – bass, vocals, lead vocal (track 10)
 * Fran Smith Jr. – bass, vocals (tracks 7, 11, 12, 16)


 * Additional musicians
 * Patty Smyth – vocals ("Where Do The Children Go")
 * Peter, Paul and Mary – backing vocals ("500 Miles")


 * Technical
 * Rick Chertoff – producer
 * Eric Bazilian – co-producer (One Way Home, Zig Zag)
 * Rob Hyman – co-producer (One Way Home, Zig Zag)
 * William Wittman – engineer, mixing (Nervous Night)
 * John Agnello – engineer (Nervous Night, Zig Zag)
 * Phil Nicolo – engineer (One Way Home, Zig Zag)
 * Dave Thoerner – engineer, mixing (One Way Home), mixing ("And We Danced")
 * Rod O'Brien – engineer (One Way Home)
 * Steve Churchyard – mixing (Zig Zag)
 * George Marino – mastering
 * Chris Athens – digital remastering
 * Josh Cheuse – art direction