Waltz Darling

Waltz Darling is the fourth studio album by Malcolm McLaren (his only with The Bootzilla Orchestra), released in 1989. The album spawned several popular singles, including "Deep in Vogue", a collaboration with Willi Ninja, best known for his appearance in the documentary film Paris Is Burning,^[1] which introduced "voguing" to the mainstream. Another single, "House of the Blue Danube", was used in the trailer for the 1990 film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.^[2]

Waltz Darling
Studio album by Malcolm McLaren and The Bootzilla Orchestra
Released	13 July 1989
Recorded	Abbey Road Studios, London Pearl Sound, Detroit The Hit Factory, New York
Genre	Dance music
Length	36:23
Label	Epic
Producer	Malcolm McLaren "Bootsy" Collins Phil Ramone Andy Richards Maz Kessler Robby Kilgore David LeBolt David A. Stewart
Malcolm McLaren and The Bootzilla Orchestra chronology
Swamp Thing (1985) Waltz Darling (1989) Round the Outside! Round the Outside! (1990)
Singles from Waltz Darling
"Waltz Darling" Released: May 1989 "Something's Jumpin' in Your Shirt" Released: Aug 1989 "Deep in Vogue" Released: May 1989 "House of the Blue Danube" Released: Nov 1989 "Call a Wave" Released: 1990

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	link
Robert Christgau	B link

Four singles from the album reached the UK Singles Chart: "Waltz Darling" (#31), "Something's Jumpin' in Your Shirt" (#29), "House of the Blue Danube" (#73) and "Deep in Vogue" (#83).^[3]

Malcolm personally hired conceptual artist JJ Carver (AKA James Carver), formerly Creative Director of The Leisure Process, to art direct the album sleeve and singles covers.^[4][5] Malcolm and James were introduced by mutual friend Tommy Roberts at The Titanic night club in Berkeley Square.

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"House of the Blue Danube (An Instrumental)" (Featuring Bootsy Collins and Jeff Beck)	Malcolm McLaren	4:54
2.	"Something's Jumpin' in Your Shirt" (Featuring Lisa Marie)	Maz Kessler, Robby Kilgore, Malcolm McLaren	4:51
3.	"Waltz Darling" (Introducing Lourdes and Pretty Fatt)	David LeBolt, Malcolm McLaren	4:27
4.	"Shall We Dance"	Malcolm McLaren	4:40

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Deep in Vogue" (Introducing Lourdes and Willie Ninja)	David LeBolt, Malcolm McLaren	4:02
6.	"Call a Wave" (Featuring Jeff Beck and Introducing Gina Cie)	Malcolm McLaren	4:14
7.	"Algernon's Simply Awfully Good at Algebra" (Introducing Miss Ndea)	Malcolm McLaren, Dave A. Stewart	4:01
8.	"I Like You in Velvet"	Maz Kessler, Robby Kilgore, Malcolm McLaren	5:17

Personnel

• "Bootsy" Collins – production (tracks 2, 4 and 8)
• Maz Kessler – production (tracks 2 and 8)
• Robby Kilgore – production (tracks 2 and 8)
• David LeBolt – production (tracks 3 and 5)
• Malcolm McLaren – production
• Phil Ramone – production
• Andy Richards – production (track 1)
• David A. Stewart – production (track 7)
• Mark Moore and William Orbit – additional production and remix (track 5)
• Ben Grosse – recording (Detroit)
• Andy Richards – recording (London)
• Lord Frederick Leighton – front cover painting: Flaming June
• The Leisure Process – sleeve design
• Jay Healy – mixing
• Kevin Davies – photography
• Robin Derrick – photography

Charts

Chart performance for Waltz Darling

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[6]	60
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[7]	41
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[8]	39
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[9]	7
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[10]	47
UK Albums (OCC)^[3]	30

See also

• "Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay", used for lyrics to the song "Waltz Darling"

References

1. Juan Battle, Sandra L. Barnes, Black sexualities: probing powers, passions, practices, and policies, pp. 26–9.
2. Movieclips Classic Trailers (6 February 2014). "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) Official Trailer - Live Action Movie HD". Retrieved 10 March 2019 – via YouTube.
3. "MALCOLM MCLAREN - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
4. Carver, James. "MALCOM McLAREN (ALBUM COVER)". Retrieved 12 December 2023.
5. Carver, James. "MALCOM McCLAREN (ALBUM COVER)". Retrieved 12 December 2023.
6. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 183.
7. "Dutchcharts.nl – Malcolm McLaren and the Bootzilla Orchestra – Waltz Darling" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
8. "Offiziellecharts.de – Malcolm McLaren and the Bootzilla Orchestra – Waltz Darling" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
9. "Charts.nz – Malcolm McLaren and the Bootzilla Orchestra – Waltz Darling". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
10. "Swedishcharts.com – Malcolm McLaren and the Bootzilla Orchestra – Waltz Darling". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 August 2022.