Was

Band, 1979-1992 US
Electronic and R&B/Soul

Was (Not Was) is American dance pop/post disco band founded by David Weiss (a.k.a. David Was) and Don Fagenson (a.k.a. Don Was) in 1979 in Detroit, Michigan and disbanded in 1992. They reformed in 2004. Was (Not Was) also participated in the Spirit Of The Forest project which released a charity single in support of the Earth Love Fund's campaign to help save rainforests.

Members

	David McMurray sax
	Carol Hall bvoc
	Sweet Pea Atkinson voc, bvoc US
	Harry Bowens bvoc, voc
	Don Fagenson acg, eb, eg
	David Weiss

Band Membership

Discography

Title	Artist	Year	Type
Wheel Me Out Edits EP	Was	2012	Album
Pick Of The Litter 1980-2010	Was	2009	Compil.
Boo!	Was	2008	Album
Crazy Water	Was	2008	Album
The Collection	Was	2004	Compil.
Shake Your Head	Was	1992	Single
Hello, Dad...I'm In Jail	Was	1992	Compil.
Shake Your Head / A Small Victory	Was / Faith No More	1992	Single
En Concert	Was	1992	Single
Somewhere In America (There's A Street Named After My Dad)	Was	1992	Single
Listen Like Thieves	Was	1992	Single
Break The Wall !	Was	1992	Album
Shake Your Head (Let's Go To Bed) / Not Gonna Change	Was with Kim Basinger / Swing Out Sister	1992	Single
New Steak Trend	Was	1991	Compil.
Papa Was A Rolling Stone / Sacrifice	Was / Elton John	1990	Single
I Feel Better Than James Brown	Was	1990	Single
Are You Okay?	Was	1990	Single
Are You Okay?	Was	1990	Album
How The Heart Behaves	Was	1990	Single
Are You Okay ?	Was	1990	Single
Papa Was A Rolling Stone	Was	1990	Single
Anything Can Happen	Was	1989	Single
White People Can't Dance	Was	1989	Album
Out Come The Freaks	Was	1988	Single
In Concert-438	Was / Aswad	1988	Album
Anything Can Happen... Plus Interview	Was	1988	Album
Out Come The Freaks / Love Struck	Was / Jesse Johnson	1988	Single
Baby Mine (From Dumbo - 1941) / Mickey Mouse March (From The Mickey Mouse Club -1955)	Bonnie Raitt & Was / Aaron Neville	1988	Single
What Up, Dog?	Was	1988	Album
Spy In The House Of Love	Was	1987	Single
Walk The Dinosaur	Was	1987	Single
The Boys Gone Crazy	Was	1987	Single
Robot Girl	Was	1986	Single
(Return To The Valley Of) Out Come The Freaks	Was	1984	Single
Knocked Down, Made Small (Treated Like A Rubber Ball)	Was	1984	Single
(The Woodwork) Squeaks	Was	1984	Compil.
Smile / The Party Broke Up	Was	1983	Single
Professor Night /Bow Wow Wow Wow	Was	1983	Single
Born To Laugh At Tornadoes	Was	1983	Album
Tell Me That I'm Dreaming / Out Come The Freaks (Dub)	Was	1982	Album
Was (Not Was) / Kid Creole And The Coconuts	Was, Kid Creole And The Coconuts	1981	Compil.
Where Did Your Heart Go / Wheel Me Out	Was	1981	Single
Out Come The Freaks	Was	1981	Single
Was (Not Was)	Was	1981	Album
Wheel Me Out	Was	1980	Album

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