Featuring songs such as "Monkey Gone To Heaven", Doolittle was the first international release, in 1989, by which band?
Monkey Gone to Heaven "Monkey Gone to Heaven" is a song by the American alternative rock band Pixies and is the seventh track on their 1989 album "Doolittle". The song was written and sung by frontman Black Francis and was produced by Gil Norton. Referencing environmentalism and biblical numerology, the song's lyrics mirrored themes that were explored in "Doolittle". "Monkey Gone to Heaven" was the first Pixies song to feature guest musicians: two cellists, Arthur Fiacco and Ann Rorich, and two violinists, Karen Karlsrud and Corine Metter.
Blue Blood (X Japan album) Blue Blood is the second studio album by Japanese heavy metal band X Japan, then known as simply X. It was released on April 21, 1989 by CBS/Sony as the band's major label debut. "Blue Blood" sold more than 700,000 copies, reached number 6 on the Oricon chart and stayed on the chart for more than 100 weeks. The album's singles would also reach the top five on the chart. In 2007, "Rolling Stone Japan" ranked "Blue Blood" number 15 on their list of the "100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time".