The Boys Light Up
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| Studio album by Australian Crawl | |||||
| Released | April, 1980 | ||||
| Recorded | August, 1979 - February, 1980 | ||||
| Genre | Pop/Rock | ||||
| Length | 38:25 | ||||
| Label | EMI | ||||
| Producer | David Briggs | ||||
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| The Boys Light Up 1992 Re-release |
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The Boys Light Up 1992 CD cover
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The Boys Light Up is the debut album from iconic[1] Australian surf rock band Australian Crawl and contains such hits as the title track, "The Boys Light Up", "Indisposed", "Downhearted" and their previously released debut single "Beautiful People". The album reached #4 on the Australian album charts and remained in the charts for an unbroken 101 weeks[2], eventually selling over 280 000 copies (five times platinum).
The title track, written by lead singer James Reyne contains the invented word "dorseted":
"People aren't used to hearing 'Dorseted', and it's not actually a word - it's from the Dorset Gardens - I'm trying to be as suburban as possible, and it rhymed with 'corseted'." - James Reyne, 2003[3]
Various band members were involved in songwriting, often with relatives or former bandmates. Rhythm guitarist Brad Robinson's father James Robinson was a Federal Arbitration Court Justice and co-wrote two songs for this album.[4] Reyne's bandmate from Spiff Rouch, Mark Hudson co-wrote their first single, "Beautiful People" (1979).[5] "Downhearted" was written by Bill McDonough and his bandmates from The Flatheads, Guy McDonough (his brother, who later joined the Crawl) and Sean Higgins.[5] Producer, David Briggs (Little River Band guitarist), co-wrote "Hoochie Gucci Fiorucci Mama" with Reyne.[5]
The album was re-released in 1992 in CD format (see cover right below), and as a 2-CD set with follow-up album Sirocco in 1996.
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[edit] Track listing
- "My Coffee's Gone Cold" (Simon Binks) - 3:29
- "Man Crazy" (James Reyne) - 3:39
- "Way I've Been" (Brad Robinson, James Robinson) - 2:17
- "Chinese Eyes" (James Reyne, Simon Binks) - 3:01
- "Downhearted" (Sean Higgins, Guy McDonough, William 'Bill' McDonough) - 3:09
- "Beautiful People" (James Reyne, Mark Hudson) - 2:56
- "Indisposed" (Brad Robinson, James Robinson, James Reyne, William 'Bill' McDonough) - 4:04
- "Walk My Way" (James Reyne, Brad Robinson)- 2:44
- "The Boys Light Up" (James Reyne) - 4:41
- "Boot Hill" (James Reyne, Simon Binks) - 2:36
- "Red Guitar" (Simon Binks) - 3:19
- "Hoochie Gucci Fiorucci Mama" (James Reyne, David Briggs) - 2:30
Songwriting credits from Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA).[5]
[edit] Personnel
Credited to:[6]
[edit] Australian Crawl
- James Reyne – lead vocals, harmonica
- Simon Binks – lead and slide guitar, vocals
- Bill McDonough – drums, percussion, vocals
- Paul Williams – bass, vocals
- Brad Robinson – rhythm guitar, vocals
[edit] Additional musicians
- Mal Logan, Eddie Rayner, Peter Jones, Keith McKay - keyboards
- Bill Harrower - saxophone
- Derek Pellici - percussion
- Mal Stainton - backing vocals
[edit] Additional credits
- Engineer — Ross Cockle
- Producer — David Briggs
[edit] References
- ^ "1996: 10th Annual ARIA Awards". ARIA. Retrieved on 2008-03-10.
- ^ Australian Chart Book 1970-1992 David Kent (ISBN 0-646-11917-6)
- ^ Love is in the air Episode 5: "National Anthems"; transcript of interview with James Reyne. ABC-TV (2003-11-09). Retrieved on 2008-03-02.
- ^ Memorable TV Oz Rock: Australian Crawl entry. Memorable TV / Little Acorns Publishing. Retrieved on 2008-03-02.
- ^ a b c d APRA. Retrieved on 2008-03-05.
- ^ MSN entry on The Boys Light Up. Retrieved on 2008-03-04.
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