Young Boys are My Weakness

"Young Boys Are My Weakness / Brave"
Single by Kate Ceberano
from the album Brave
A-side Young Boys Are My Weakness / Brave
B-side Higher Ground
Released October 1989
Format 7" Single, Cassingle, 12" Single
Genre Pop, Funk, Soul
Label Festival/ London Records
Writer(s) Ronald La Pread & William King / Kate Ceberano & Philip Ceberano
Producer(s) Phil Harding & Ian Curnow / Ashley Cadell
Kate Ceberano singles chronology
"Love Dimension"
(1989)		 "Brave/ Young Boys are my Weakness "
(1989)		 " That's What I Call Love "
(1990)
Alternative cover

"Young Boys Are My Weakness" is a 1989 song by Australian singer Kate Ceberano. It was released as the third single from her third solo album, "Brave". It was released in October 1989 on the Festival Records label in Australia and London Records internationally. The song is a slightly re-worded cover version of The Commodores' 1974 song "Young Girls Are My Weakness", taken from their album "Machine Gun".

In Australia, it was released as a Double A-sided single with Brave.

It spent thirteen weeks in the top 50 and peaked at No.15 on the Australian singles charts.[1] and No.98 in the United Kingdom. This is Ceberano’s only song to make the top 100 in the United Kingdom. [2]

Tracklisting

European 7" single / Vinyl Cass Single Track listing[3]

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Young Boys Are My Weakness" (produced by Phil Harding & Ian Curnow)Ronald La Pread and William King 3:24
2. "Higher Ground" (Produced by Ashley Cadell)Stevie Wonder 3:38

European CD Maxi Track listing[4]

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Young Boys Are My Weakness" (produced by Phil Harding & Ian Curnow)Ronald La Pread and William King 3:24
2. "Young Boys Are My Weakness (Extended version)" (Remixed by Phil Harding & Ian Curnow)Ronald La Pread and William King 7:10
3. "Higher Ground" (Produced by Ashley Cadell)Stevie Wonder 5:33

Australian 12”/ Vinyl Track listing[5]

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Young Boys Are My Weakness" (produced by Phil Harding & Ian Curnow)Ronald La Pread and William King 3:24
2. "Brave" (Produced by Nick Launay)Kate Ceberano, Philip Ceberano 5:32
3. "Young Boys Are My Weakness (Blacksmith Remix) " (produced by Phil Harding & Ian Curnow)Ronald La Pread and William King  

Charts

Weekly Charts

Chart (1989) Peak
position
ARIA Singles Chart 15[1]
UK Singles Chart 98[6]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "KATE CEBERANO - BRAVE / YOUNG BOYS ARE MY WEAKNESS (SONG)=Hung Medien". Australian Charts. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Young Boys are my Weakness". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Kate Ceberano – Kate Ceberano – Young Boys Are My Weakness". Discogs.com. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Kate Ceberano – Kate Ceberano – Young Boys Are My Weakness". Discogs.com. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Kate Ceberano – Kate Ceberano – Young Boys Are My Weakness". Discogs.com. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "Young Boys are my Weakness". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 13 March 2015.