The Boomtown Rats (album)

The Boomtown Rats
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1977 (1977-09)
StudioDierks (Stommeln)
GenrePop punk, punk rock
Label
ProducerRobert John "Mutt" Lange
The Boomtown Rats chronology
The Boomtown Rats
(1977)
A Tonic for the Troops
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Christgau's Record GuideB+
The Irish Times
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

The Boomtown Rats is the debut album by Irish rock band the Boomtown Rats, released in September 1977. It included the Rats' first hit single, "Lookin' After No. 1", as well as the subsequent single, "Mary of the 4th Form". The album peaked at No. 18 in the UK Albums Chart in 1977.