Absolutely (Eurogliders album)

Absolutely
Studio album by Eurogliders
Released October 1985
Genre Indie pop, Rock
Label CBS
Producer Bernie Lynch, Bill Scheniman, Chris Porter
Eurogliders chronology

This Island
(1984)		 Absolutely
(1985)		 Groove
(1988)
Singles from Absolutely
  1. "We Will Together"
    Released: April 1985
  2. "The City of Soul"
    Released: September 1985
  3. "Can't Wait to See You"
    Released: November 1985
  4. "Absolutely"
    Released: March 1986
  5. "So Tough"
    Released: August 1986
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Absolutely is the third studio album by Australian Indie pop, rock band Eurogliders, released in October 1985.[2][3] It peaked at #7 on the Australian Kent Music Report albums chart and remained in the charts for 47 weeks;[4] it spawned three top ten hit singles, "We Will Together" in April, "The City of Soul" in September and "Can't Wait to See You" in November.[4] Two further singles appeared in 1986.[4]

Background

Guitarist and singer, Bernie Lynch and his domestic partner, UK-born vocalist, Grace Knight, formed Eurogliders during 1980 in Perth, Western Australia including Crispin Akerman on guitar and Amanda Vincent on keyboards.[3][5] They were signed by manager, Brian Peacock, to their first recording and publishing contracts with Polygram.[2] They recruited Melbourne bass player Geoff Rosenberg to replace Meharry.

In late 1981, Eurogliders travelled to the Philippines capital of Manila, to record their first album, Pink Suit Blue Day, produced by Englishman Lem Lubin.[2][4][5] They relocated to Sydney where they released their first single in June, "Without You", which peaked into the top 40 on the Kent Music Report singles chart.[4] Domestically Lynch and Knight had separated.

Eurogliders changed record labels from Polygram to CBS in 1983, and travelled to the UK in July.[2] While there, Ron Francois, formerly of The Teardrop Explodes and Lene Lovich joined on bass guitar.[2][3] With this line-up they recorded This Island, produced by Nigel Gray (also worked with the Police) which was released in May 1984 and peaked at #4 on the Australian albums chart.[4] The single, "Heaven (Must Be There)", also released in May, reached #2 on the Australian singles charts,[4] and #65 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and #21 on its Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.[6][7][8][9] The album peaked at #140 on the Billboard 200 chart.[6][7]

Absolutely, their third album was released in October 1985.[2][3] It peaked at #7 on the Australian Kent Music Report albums chart and remained in the charts for 47 weeks;[4] it spawned three top ten hit singles, "We Will Together" in April, "The City of Soul" in September and "Can't Wait to See You" in November.[4] Two further singles, "Absolutely" and "So Tough" appeared in 1986.[4] At the height of the band's success, Knight and Lynch reconciled their relationship and were married in 1985 but the union was short-lived. Despite their marital separation, they stayed together in the band for another four years. The band dismissed Brian Peacock, and took over their own management.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Bernie Lynch unless otherwise shown[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]. 

Absolutely
No. Title Length
1. "Can't Wait to See You"   4:15
2. "The City of Soul"   4:50
3. "What Kind of Fool"   3:51
4. "So Tough"   3:43
5. "We Will Together"   4:33
6. "Absolutely"   4:37
7. "Jesse"   4:30
8. "Moving Away" (Lynch, Grace Knight) 4:08
9. "Enough Love"   3:56

Personnel

Eurogliders members

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r36834
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Eurogliders'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Holmgren, Magnus; Warnqvist, Stefan; Francois, Ron; Meharry, Don. "Eurogliders". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgrem). Archived from the original on 27 November 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "eurogliders". Australian Jazz Agency. Archived from the original on 24 June 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Artist Album Chart History: Eurogliders". Billboard. Neilson Business Media. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Eurogliders > Charts & Awards - Billboard Albums". allmusic. Macrovision. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
  8. ↑ "Artist Single Chart History: Eurogliders". Billboard (magazine). Neilson Business Media. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
  9. ↑ "Eurogliders > Charts & Awards - Billboard Singles". allmusic. Macrovision. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
  10. ↑ ""Can't Wait to See You" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 29 June 2009.
  11. ↑ ""The City of Soul" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 29 June 2009.
  12. ↑ ""What Kind of Fool" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 29 June 2009.
  13. ↑ ""So Tough" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 29 June 2009.
  14. ↑ ""We Will Together" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 29 June 2009.
  15. ↑ ""Absolutely" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 29 June 2009.
  16. ↑ ""Jesse" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 29 June 2009.
  17. ↑ ""Moving Away" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 29 June 2009.
  18. ↑ ""Enough Love" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 29 June 2009.