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| Studio album by Cold Chisel | ||||
| Released | April 24, 1978, Trafalgar Studios, Sydney | |||
| Recorded | January - April 1978 | |||
| Genre | Pub rock | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Producer | Peter Walker | |||
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Cold Chisel was the self-titled debut album of Australian pub rock band Cold Chisel. Released in April 1978, it spent 23 weeks in the Australian charts, peaking at number 38.[1]
The figure in the foreground of the cover is Mickey Braithwaite, Daryl Braithwaite's wife. [2]
"Cold Chisel" was produced by the inexperienced Peter Walker, who had previously played guitar with Bakery. The release of the album was hurried to coincide with a tour the band had opening for Foreigner.[3] Although the album was well-received, Don Walker was later to say, "I find it embarrassing, the lyrics are so flowery."[4]
Producer Peter Walker intended the album to be a showcase of the breadth of Don Walker's song-writing,[3] and the songs range between jazz-and-blues-based ballads to hard rock.
Allmusic describe the album as a, "stunning debut album. At once polished and raw, this is a classic."[5]
All songs by Don Walker, except as noted
In 1999, Atlantic released a remastered version of the album with four bonus tracks:
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