Warnings Moving Clockwise

"Warnings Moving Clockwise"

7" single cover
Single by Do-Ré-Mi
from the album Domestic Harmony
A-side "Warnings Moving Clockwise"
B-side "Disneyland", "Standing on Wires"
Released December 1985
Format 7" vinyl
Recorded London
January/February 1985
Genre New wave, rock
Length 3:40
Label Virgin Records
Writer(s) Deborah Conway, Dorland Bray, Helen Carter, Stephen Philip
Producer(s) Gavin MacKillop
Do-Ré-Mi singles chronology
"Idiot Grin"
(1985)		 "Warnings Moving Clockwise"
(1985)		 "Guns and Butter"
(1986)

"Warnings Moving Clockwise" is the third single by Australian rock/pop group Do-Re-Mi released by Virgin Records in December 1985 from their Domestic Harmony album.[1][2] All three tracks were written by lead vocalist Deborah Conway, drummerDorland Bray, bass guitarist Helen Carter and guitarist Stephen Philip.[3][4] First single "Man Overboard" had been a surprise top 5 hit,[5][6][7][8] but "Warnings Moving Clockwise", which was also produced and engineered by Gavin McKillop, did not have any chart success.[1] When "Man Overboard" was released as a single in UK in 1986, the B-side was "Warnings Moving Clockwise".

Background

Do-Ré-Mi had formed in Sydney in 1981 when Deborah Conway (lead vocals) and Dorland Bray (drums, percussion, backing vocals), both previously in Melbourne-based group The Benders, joined Helen Carter (bass, backing vocals) ex-Friction.[4] Stephen Philip (guitar), ex-Thought Criminals, was initially a studio musician for their debut EP, Do-Ré-Mi released in August 1982 and was asked to join formally.[2] They returned to the studio almost immediately and recorded The Waiting Room EP which was released in January 1983. "Man Overboard" was released as a single in June 1985, from Domestic Harmony on Virgin Records, and peaked at #5 on the Australian singles charts.[5] The follow-up single from the same album, "Idiot Grin", was less successful than "Man Overboard" peaking at #43, and "Warnings Moving Clockwise" had even less chart success.[1]

Tracklisting

All tracks were written by Deborah Conway, Dorland Bray, Helen Carter and Stephen Philip.[3]

  1. "Warnings Moving Clockwise" - 3:40
  2. "Disneyland" (live) - 2:45
  3. "Standing on Wires" (live) - 3:03

Personnel

Do-Ré-Mi members

Additional musicians

Recording details

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Do-Ré-Mi'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86448-768-2. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Nimmervoll, Ed. "Do-Ré-Mi". HowlSpace – The Living History of Our Music (Ed Nimmervoll). Archived from the original on 27 July 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Australasian Performing Right Association". APRA. Retrieved 2008-10-14. Note: requires user to input song title e.g. WARNINGS MOVING CLOCKWISE
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Holmgren, Magnus. "Do-Ré-Mi". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Kruger, Debbie (14–20 July 2004). "Once more with feeling". Melbourne Weekly Bayside Magazine. debbiekruger.com. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
  6. ↑ "Long Way To The Top article on Helen Carter". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
  7. ↑ "Deborah Conway Official Website". Deborah Conway. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
  8. ↑ Harris, Anna (30 January 2004). "Deborah Conway - still alive and brilliant". Archived from the original on 2006-05-14. Retrieved 2008-10-14.