Back to the Drawing Board! is the Rubinoos' second album, released on Beserkley Records. Back to the Drawing Board! is a power pop album and fit well with the other power pop bands on Beserkley. It is known for the single "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend", which gained notoriety when Rubinoos members Tommy Dunbar and James Gangwer sued Avril Lavigne, alleging that her hit "Girlfriend" had too much in common with it.
The Rubinoos re-released the album with bonus tracks on their own label in 2011.
Critical reception
Trouser Press wrote: "Except for one superb Raspberries soundalike ('I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend'), the record seems too anxious to please, and suffers from noticeable timidity and fewer memorable songs."
Track listing All tracks composed by James Gangwer and Tommy Dunbar; except where noted. "Fallin' in Love" (2:48) "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" (3:16) "Promise Me" (3:22) "Hold Me" (Dave Oppenheim, Ira Schuster, Jack Little) - (3:01) "Ronnie" (2:38) "Drivin' Music" (James Gangwer, Jon Rubin, Tommy Dunbar) - (3:13) "Operator" (2:57) "Jennifer" (Gary Phillips, James Gangwer, Tommy Dunbar) - (2:33) "Arcade Queen" (2:27) "Lightning Love Affair" (Jon Rubin, Rose Bimlet, Tommy Dunbar) - (2:46) "1, 2, 3 Forever" (Tommy Dunbar) - (2:43) "Rendezvous" (Bonus Cut) "Warm Summer Night" (Bonus Cut) "Red Light Green Light" (Bonus Cut) "Rumble" (Bonus Cut)
Personnel The Rubinoos Royse Ader – bass, vocals Tommy Dunbar – guitar, keyboards, vocals Jon Rubin – guitar, vocals Donn Spindt – percussion, drums, vocals Technical Mark Dodson – engineer Matthew King Kaufman – producer Gary Phillips – producer Michael Zagaris - photography
Releases LP Beserkley 1979 CD Air Mail Recordings 2007
References
External links The Rubinoos Discography