Was (Not Was)

Nietypowy duet nagraniowy i producencki złożony z przyjaciół z dzieciństwa Davida Weissa
(saksofon, flet, instrumenty klawiszowe, śpiew) i Dona Fagensona (bas, instrumenty klawiszowe, gitara), którzy do własnych studyjnych pomysłów pozyskali liczne grono solistów (Sweat Pea Atkinson, Leonard Cohen, Harry Bowens i Donny Ray Mitchell).
 

Ich albumowy debiut łączył muzykę taneczną z intelektualną wiarygodnością, której brak było poprzednim przedsięwzięciom. Muzyków pozyskano z bardzo odmiennych formacji (od P-Funk po MC5), a w warstwie brzemieniowej wykorzystano m.in. poddane obróbce przemówienie Ronalda Reagana. Na logplayu Born to Laugh at Tornadoes rapowaniu Ozzy'ego Osbourne'a towarzyszyły motywy Franka Sinatry.
 

Wytwórnia Geffen zareagowała na eksperymenty zerwaniem kontraktu i duet przeniósł się do Phonogramu, gdzie skupił się na zawsze fascynującej go muzyce tanecznej. Największymi przebojami singlowymi były "Walk The Dinosaur" (6 tygodni na szczycie listy amerykańskiej) i Spy In The House Of Love, ale renomę zdobyło jako producenci nagrań innych artystów (B-52, Iggy Pop, Bonnie Raitt, Bob Dylan). Dylan był zawsze idolem Weissa, a realizacja jego płyt była dla producenta realizacją jego własnych ambicji. W 1990 longplay Are You Okay? zyskał przychylne recenzje, a duet umocnił swoją enigmatyczną pozycję na obrzeżach muzyki tanecznej. 

Single

Tytu³	Wykonawca	Data wydania	UK	US	Wytwórnia [UK]	Komentarz
Wheel Me Out	Was (Not Was)	12.1980	-	-	Antilles 4505 [US]	[written by David Was, Don Was][Producer - David Was , Don Was , Jack Tann][34[13].Hot Disco/Dance;Antillies 805 12"]
Out Come The Freaks	Was (Not Was)	07.1981	-	-	Island 49756 [US]	[written by David Was, Don Was][Producer - David Was , Don Was , Jack Tann, Michael Zilkha][16[14].Hot Disco/Dance;Island 961 12"]
Tell Me That I'm Dreaming	Was (Not Was)	03.1982	-	-	Island WIP 6776	[written by David Was, Don Was][Producer - David Was , Don Was , Jack Tann][3[19].Hot Disco/Dance;Island 50011 12"][68[7].R&B Chart]
Smile/The party broke up	Was (Not Was)	11.1983	-	106[1]]	Geffen 29 477 [US]	[written by David Was, Don Was][Producer - David Was , Don Was , Jack Tann]
Knocked Down, Made Small (Treated Like A Rubber Ball)/Man Vs. The Empire Brain Building	Was (Not Was)	01.1984	-	109[1]]	Geffen 29 407 [US]	[written by David Was, Don Was][Producer - David Was , Don Was , Jack Tann]
(Return To The Valley Of) Out Come The Freaks/(Predominantly Funk Version) Out Come The Freaks	Was (Not Was)	02.1984	41[6]	-	Geffen A 4178	[written by David Was, Don Was][Producer - David Was , Don Was , Jack Tann]
Robot Girl	Was (Not Was)	09.1986	95[1]	-	Mercury WAS 1	[Written by Don Was / David Was][Producer - Was (not Was)]
Spy In The House Of Love/Dad I'm In Jail	Was (Not Was)	07.1987	21[15]	16[17][10.88]	Fontana WAS 2	[Written by: David Was/Don Was][Producer - Was (Not Was)][77[10].R&B Chart][1[2][10].Hot Disco/Dance;Chrysalis 43 262 12"]
Walk the Dinosaur/Wedding vows in Las Vegas	Was (Not Was)	10.1987	10[10]	7[16][01.89]	Fontana WAS 3	[Producer - David Was , Don Was ][written by Randy Jacobs/David Was/Don Was ][11[11].Hot Disco/Dance;Chrysalis 43 332 12"]
The Boy's Gone Crazy/What Up, Dog?	Was (Not Was)	12.1987	84[1]	-	Fontana SFSP 9	[Written by: David Was/Don Was][Producer - The Was Bros.]
Out Come The Freaks (Again)	Was (Not Was)	05.1988	44[3]	-	Fontana WAS 4	[Written-By - David Was , Don Was][Producer - Steve Salas ]
Anything Can Happen/The Death Of Mr. Ping Pong	Was (Not Was)	07.1988	67[3]	75[6]]	Fontana WAS 5	[Producer - Paul Staveley O'Duffy ][Written by: David Was/Don Was/Aaron Zigman ][19[7].Hot Disco/Dance;Chrysalis 43 378 12"]
Papa Was A Rollin' Stone/Ballad Of You	Was (Not Was)	05.1990	12[7]	-	Fontana WAS 7	[Written by: N. Whitfield, B. Strong][Producer - David Was , Don Was ][10[9].Hot Disco/Dance;Chrysalis 23 540 12"][60[8].R&B Chart]
How The Heart Behaves/The Weird And Wonderful World Of	Was (Not Was)	08.1990	53[4]	-	Fontana WAS 8	[Written by: David Was, Don Was][Producer - David Was , Don Was ][35[6].Hot Disco/Dance;Chrysalis 23 841 12"]
I Feel Better Than James Brown	Was (Not Was)	11.1990	91[2]	-	Fontana WAS 9	[Written by: David Was, Don Was][Producer - David Was , Don Was ]
Listen Like Thieves/Hello Operator	Was (Not Was)	05.1992	58[2]	-	Fontana WAS 10	[Written by:Hutchence, Farriss, Beers, Pengilly][Producer -Don Was, David Was, Louis Biancaniello ]
Shake Your Head/I Blew Up The United States	Was (Not Was) featuring Kim Basinger , Ozzy Osbourne	07.1992	4[9]	-	Fontana WAS 11	[Written by: David Was, Don Was][Producer - David Was , Don Was]
Somewhere In America (There's A Street Named After My Dad)/Shake Your Head	Was (Not Was)	09.1992	57[2]	-	Fontana WAS 12	[Written by: David Was, Don Was][Producer - David Was , Don Was]

Albumy

Tytu³	Wykonawca	Data wydania	UK	US	Wytwórnia [US]	Komentarz
Born to Laugh at Tornadoes	Was (Not Was)	10.1983	-	134[9]	Geffen 4016	[Producer - David Was , Don Was , Jack Tann]
What Up, Dog?	Was (Not Was)	10.1988	47[6]	43[37]	Chrysalis 41 664	[Producer - David Was , Don Was ,Paul Staveley O'Duffy ,Stevie Salas]
Are You Okay?	Was (Not Was)	08.1990	35[6]	99[11]	Chrysalis 21 778	[Producer - David Was , Don Was ]
Hello Dad... I'm in Jail	Was (Not Was)	06.1992	61[3]]	-	Fontana 512 4642 [UK]	[Producer - David Was,Don Was,Louis Biancaniello,Steve "Silk" Hurley,E-Smoove,Frankie Knuckles,Paul Staveley O'Duffy,Stevie Salas,Jack Tann,Jeffrey B. Young]