Two Hearts (album)

Two Hearts is the third and the last studio album by Australian group Men at Work, released on June 3, 1985.^[1] It is currently out of print. Drummer Jerry Speiser and bassist John Rees had left the band prior to the album's production, while guitarist Ron Strykert quit the band during recording sessions. Touring behind the album saw sole remaining members Colin Hay and Greg Ham joined by guest musicians. Five singles were released to promote the album: "Everything I Need", "Man with Two Hearts", "Maria", "Hard Luck Story" and "Sail to You".

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

In a brief retrospective review, Allmusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine called it "a bland, synthesized variation on mainstream pop, featuring none of the melodic sensibilities or subtle humor of their first two albums."^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Man with Two Hearts"	Colin Hay	3:56
2.	"Giving Up"	Greg Ham	3:27
3.	"Everything I Need"	Hay	3:35
4.	"Sail to You"	Hay, Ron Strykert, Ham	3:25
5.	"Children on Parade"	Hay	3:37
6.	"Maria"	Hay	4:34
7.	"Stay at Home"	Ham	3:07
8.	"Hard Luck Story"	Hay	3:43
9.	"Snakes and Ladders"	Ham	3:17
10.	"Still Life"	Ham	3:53

Personnel

Men at Work

Greg Ham - keyboards; saxophone; drum programming on "Giving Up", "Snakes and Ladders", and "Still Life"; lead vocals on "Giving Up", "Stay at Home", and "Still Life"; backing vocals on "Everything I Need"
Colin Hay - acoustic guitar; electric guitar (except on "Sail to You", "Hard Luck Story", and "Still Life"); drum programming (except on "Snakes and Ladders" and "Still Life"); lead vocals (except on "Giving Up", "Stay at Home", and "Still Life"); backing vocals; additional keyboards and marimba on "Man With Two Hearts"; electric sitar on "Maria"; bass and piano on "Hard Luck Story"; drums on "Everything I Need" and "Hard Luck Story"
Ron Strykert - electric and steel guitars (except on "Everything I Need" and "Snakes and Ladders"); acoustic guitar on "Maria"; bass on "Man With Two Hearts"

Sessionists

Jeremy Alsop - bass (except on "Man With Two Hearts", "Everything I Need", and "Hard Luck Story")
James Black - guitar on "Snakes and Ladders"
George Butrumlis - piano accordion on "Maria"
Kate Ceberano - backing vocals on "Giving Up" and "Stay at Home"
Phil Colson - slide guitar on "Everything I Need"
Paul Gadsby - bass on "Everything I Need"
Renée Geyer - lead vocal on "Maria"
J.J. Hacket - drums and percussion on "Maria"
Mark Kennedy - percussion; drums on "Man With Two Hearts", "Giving Up", "Sail to You", and "Stay at Home"

Production

Colin Hay, Greg Ham - Producers
Russell Depeller - Management
Colin Hay, Greg Ham, Bob Clearmountain - Mixing, except "Children on Parade"
Tim Kramer, Colin Hay, Greg Ham - Mixing, "Children on Parade"

Charts

Album - Billboard (United States)

Year	Chart	Position
1985	Top Pop Albums	50

Singles - Billboard (United States)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	"Everything I Need"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	28
1985	"Everything I Need"	The Billboard Hot 100	47

References

1 2 Feely, Marty. "June Hot Album Releases." Billboard 01 June 1985: 74. Print.
1 2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Two Hearts – Men at Work". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 August 2014.

Men at Work

Colin Hay Ron Strykert Jerry Speiser Greg Ham John Rees

Studio albums	Business as Usual Cargo Two Hearts

Live albums	Brazil

Singles	"Who Can It Be Now?" "Down Under" "Be Good Johnny" "High Wire" "Overkill" "It's a Mistake" "Dr. Heckyll and Mr. Jive" "Everything I Need"

Related articles	Discography Members

Book:Men at Work

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