A Boy Named Goo

A Boy Named Goo is the fifth studio album by the Goo Goo Dolls, released on March 14, 1995 through Warner Bros. Records and Medal Blade Records.

History
This is the Goo Goo Dolls' last studio album with George Tutuska on drums. He was replaced by drummer Mike Malinin just before the album was released. This album is the Goo Goo Dolls first studio album not to have fourteen tracks. The song "Stand Alone" was written by George Tutuska, and because John Rzeznik didn't want to exploit George's efforts after his dismissal, the song was only included on a promo version of the album. On the wide-release version, it is replaced with "Disconnected" and "Slave Girl" which were initially B-sides to the "Only One" single. On the same promo, "Ain't That Unusual" was labeled as "Someday." The two replacement songs are covers of songs by defunct Buffalo and Sydney, Australia punk bands The Enemies and Lime Spiders.

The song "Name" is well known as the Goo Goo Dolls' first hit. This was "quite accidentally," according to lead singer John Rzeznik. It also marked the band's last album with the Metal Blade Records imprint.

Chart performance
A Boy Named Goo peaked at number 27 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Band members

 * John Rzeznik – guitars, vocals, composer (tracks 1, 3–4, 6–7, 9, 11)
 * Robby Takac – bass, vocals, composer (tracks 2, 5, 8, 10–11)
 * George Tutuska – drums, composer, (track 11)

Other personnel

 * Mick Blood – composer (track 13)
 * Joe Bompczyk – string arrangements
 * Rob Cavallo – producer
 * The Enemies – composer (track 12)
 * Jerry Finn – engineer
 * Lou Giordano – engineer, mixing, producer


 * Richard Jakimyszyn – composer (track 13)
 * Ted Jensen – mastering
 * John Matousek – mastering
 * Armand John Petri – assistant arranger, pre-production
 * Steve Regina – assistant engineer, assistant producer, mixing assistant