The Rasmus - Playboy (1997)
Tracklist front / back album covers
The Rasmus - Playboy
"Playboys" – 2:45
"Blue" – 4:23
"Ice" – 2:47
"Sophia" – 2:43
"Wicked Moments" – 2:55
"Wellwell" – 3:21
"Sold" – 3:55
"Carousel" – 1:42
"Jailer" – 2:29
"Kola" – 3:51
"Raggatip" – 3:36
"Violence" – 2:23
"Panda" – 2:50
The Rasmus Band Members / Musicians
Lauri Ylönen – vocals
Pauli Rantasalmi – guitar
Eero Heinonen – bass
Janne Heiskanen – drums
Ilkka Hämäläinen – turntables, saxophones, panda 49, backing vocals
Axel F. – trumpet
Aleksi Ahoniemi – saxophone
Matti Lappalainen – trombone
Mamba Abdissa Assefa – percussion
Timo Lavanko – alto saxophone, clarinet on "Panda"
Tuukka Helminen – cello on "Blue"
Tuomo Prättälä – Wurlitzer on "Sold"
Mara Salminen – moog synth on "Wicked Moments", "Panda" and "Well Well"
Hannu Pikkarainen – panda 49 on "Blue"
Hanna Viitanen – steel pans on "Carousel"
Essi Grönberg – backing vocals on "Raggatip" and "Wicked Moments"
Katja Aakkula – backing vocals on "Raggatip"
Playboys is the 2nd studio album by Finnish rock band The Rasmus (formerly known as "Rasmus") which was released on 29 August 1997 on Warner Music Finland.
It was certified Gold in Finland, and the single "Blue" also went Gold when it was released in May the same year. The album was not as popular outside their homeland Finland.
Besides the band members, there were many additional musicians that appeared on Playboys. This made the album sound very different from regular rock. With the singer Lauri Ylönen's rap vocals, it became more like rapcore.
