In April 1988, “EMI” label released “Aliens Ate My Buick”, the third Thomas Dolby studio album. It was recorded in 1988, and was produced by Thomas Dolby.

Personnel:

• Thomas Dolby – vocals, keyboards
• Larry Treadwell – guitar
• Mike Kapitan – synthesizer
• Terry Jackson – bass
• David Owens – drums
• Arno Lucas – congas, timbales
• Laura Creamer – vocals, percussion
• Bill Watrous– trombone
• Bill Bottrell – engineer
• Daryl Koutnik – engineer assistant
• Mike Tacci – engineer assistant
• Leslie Burke – front cover photography
• Dennis Keeley – back cover photography
• Kathleen Beller – front cover model

Track listing:

All tracks by Thomas Dolby except where noted

1. The Key to Her Ferrari
2. Airhead – Thomas Dolby, Grant Morris
3. Hot Sauce – George Clinton
4. Pulp Culture
5. My Brain Is Like a Sieve
6. The Ability to Swing – Thomas Dolby, Matthew Seligman
7. Budapest by Blimp