Mental Floss for the Globe is the debut album by Dutch rap rock band Urban Dance Squad. Released in 1989 (in the US, 1990 ) and produced by Belgian guitarist Jean-Marie Aerts, the album features a crossover of several music genres, such as rock, hip hop, and funk. It spawned the hit single "Deeper Shade of Soul," which gained the band international recognition, including in the United States, where they toured with Living Colour. The album got to #54 on the Billboard 200 album chart. "Deeper Shade of Soul" reached #21 on the Billboard Hot 100, and two other singles were taken from the album, "No Kid" and "Fast Lane". The album won an Edison Award in the Netherlands, and in 2008 was named the best Dutch pop album of all time by Dutch music magazine OOR.

Critical reception

The album was released in the United States to positive reviews; the Toledo Blade commented on the unusual combination of rock instrumentation with a rapper and a DJ, and of hip hop rhythms with heavy metal music, and called it "refreshing".

Track listing

CD release

Vinyl release

Cassette release

Europe

United States

The international releases of the album have track length variances due to removal of uncleared samples. For example, "The Devil" originally contained samples from "Orange Claw Hammer", performed by Captain Beefheart, from his 1969 album Trout Mask Replica.

Personnel

Adapted credits from the liner notes of Mental Floss for the Globe.