Kinky (Hoodoo Gurus album)

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Kinky
Kinky cover
Studio album by Hoodoo Gurus
Released April 9, 1991
February 7, 2005
Recorded Trafalgar Studio
Genre Rock
Length 37:23
Label RCA/BMG
EMI
Producer Hoodoo Gurus
Professional reviews
Hoodoo Gurus chronology
Magnum Cum Louder
(1989)		 Kinky
(1991)		 Electric Soup / Gorilla Biscuit
(1992)
Singles from Kinky
  1. "Miss Freelove '69"
    Released: February, 1991
  2. "1000 Miles Away"
    Released: June, 1991
  3. "A Place in the Sun"
    Released: August, 1991
  4. "Castles in the Air"
    Released: December, 1991

Kinky was iconic[1][2] Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus' fifth studio album, and was released April 9, 1991 by RCA Records.

The album reached No. 172 on the American Billboard charts in 1991, with the single "Miss Freelove '69" (February 1991) reaching No. 19 on the ARIA Singles Chart,[3] No. 3 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart in 1991. Other singles were "1000 Miles Away" (June 1991, No. 37[4]), "A Place in the Sun" (August 1991) and "Castles in the Air" (December 1991).

EMI re-released the album on February 7, 2005[5] with four additional tracks, a fold out poster and liner notes by Dave Gray (Rocket Science).

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All tracks written by Dave Faulkner unless otherwise indicated.[6]

[edit] Original release

  1. "Head in the Sand" (Faulkner, Richard Grossman)[6] — 2:49
  2. "Place in the Sun" — 3:47
  3. "Castles in the Air" — 4:08
  4. "Something's Coming" (Faulkner, Brad Shepherd)[6] — 3:12
  5. "Miss Freelove '69" — 4:15
  6. "1000 Miles Away" — 4:33
  7. "Desiree" (Shepherd)[6] — 2:34
  8. "I Don't Mind" — 3:40
  9. "Brainscan" (Faulkner, Shepherd)[6] — 3:18
  10. "Too Much Fun" (Faulkner, Shepherd)[6] — :14
  11. "Dressed in Black" (Shepherd)[6] — 2:44

[edit] 2005 re-release

Cover of Kinky2005 re-release
Cover of Kinky
2005 re-release

Songwriters same as above, additional tracks by Faulkner unless otherwise indicated.[6]

  1. "Head in the Sand" — 2:49
  2. "A Place in the Sun" — 3:47
  3. "Castles in the Air" — 4:08
  4. "Something's Coming" — 3:12
  5. "Miss Freelove '69" — 4:15
  6. "1000 Miles Away" — 4:33
  7. "Desiree" - 2:34
  8. "I Don't Mind" — 3:40
  9. "Brainscan" — 3:18
  10. "Too Much Fun" — 3:14
  11. "Dressed in Black" — 2:44
  12. "Stomp The Tumbarumba" (Johnny Devlin, Joy Inman)[6]
  13. "I think you Know"
  14. "Doctor is In"
  15. "Little Drummer Boy (Up the Kyber)" (Harry Simeone, Henry Onorati, Katherine Davis)[6]

[edit] Personnel

Album is credited[7] to:

[edit] Hoodoo Gurus

[edit] Additional musicians

  • Vicki Peterson - Backing vocals (track 6)
  • Rob Younger - Vocals (track 9)
  • Stephanie Faulkner - Backing vocals (track 2)
  • Sunil DeSilva - Additional Percussion (track 3)

[edit] Additional credits

  • Engineer — Alan Thorne
  • Assistant Engineers — David, Mackie, Robert Hodgson
  • Mastering — Greg Calbi
  • Mixers — Ed Stasium, Paul Hamingson
  • Assistant Mixer — Kyle Bess
  • Producer — Hoodoo Gurus

[edit] References

  1. ^ ARIA Awards 2007: About Hall of Fame. ARIA Awards. Retrieved on 2007-11-20.
  2. ^ Pope, Mark (2007-05-07). (PDF) "ARIA presents the 2007 ARIA Hall of Fame". Retrieved on 2008-01-22.
  3. ^ Australian Singles Chart "Miss Freelove '69". australian-charts.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-02.
  4. ^ Australian Singles Chart "1000 Miles Away". australian-charts.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-02.
  5. ^ EMI Records
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Australasian Performing Right Association. APRA. Retrieved on 2007-12-02.
  7. ^ Discogs entry on Kinky. discogs.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-02.
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