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| Single by Pixies from the album Bossanova |
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| Format | vinyl record (7"), CD | ||||
| Recorded | 1990 | ||||
| Genre | Alternative | ||||
| Length | 1:17 | ||||
| Label | 4AD/Elektra | ||||
| Producer | Gil Norton | ||||
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"Allison" is an alternative rock single released by the American band Pixies, written and sung by the band's frontman Black Francis for the band's 1990 album Bossanova. The song is a tribute to Mose Allison, an American jazz and blues artist. The track references space and the universe; ideas commonly explored in Mose's work.
Video
The little-seen video for "Allison" was apparently filmed at the Olympisch Stadion in Amsterdam. It features the band spread out on the empty stadium's field. A single hand-held camera pans between each of the members. The video is only 1:20 long.
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| Black Francis · Kim Deal · Joey Santiago · David Lovering | |
| Studio albums | Come on Pilgrim (EP) · Surfer Rosa · Doolittle · Bossanova · Trompe le Monde |
| Compilations and live albums | Complete 'B' Sides · Death to the Pixies · Pixies at the BBC · Pixies (The Purple Tape) · Wave of Mutilation: Best of Pixies |
| Singles | "Gigantic" · "Monkey Gone to Heaven" · "Here Comes Your Man" · "Velouria" · "Dig for Fire" · "Planet of Sound" · "Alec Eiffel" · "Head On" · "Debaser" · "Bam Thwok" |
| Related articles | Full discography · Songs · The Breeders · Frank Black and the Catholics · The Amps · The Martinis · Tributes to the Pixies |
