The Boys Light Up
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| Studio album by Australian Crawl | ||||
| Released | April, 1980 | |||
| Recorded | August, 1979 - February, 1980 | |||
| Genre | Pop/Rock | |||
| Length | 38:25 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Producer | David Briggs | |||
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| The Boys Light Up 1992 Re-release |
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The Boys Light Up 1992 CD cover
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The Boys Light Up is the debut album from Australian surf rock band Australian Crawl[2] which was released in 1980 and contains the title track, "The Boys Light Up", "Indisposed", "Downhearted" and their previously released debut single "Beautiful People". The album reached #4 on the Australian album charts and remained in the charts for an unbroken 101 weeks,[3] eventually selling over 280 000 copies (five times platinum).
The title track was written by James Reyne. It contains the invented word "dorseted":
"People aren't used to hearing 'Dorseted', and it's not actually a word - it's from the Dorset Gardens - I'm trying to be as suburban as possible, and it rhymed with 'corseted'." - James Reyne, 2003[4]
Various band members were involved in songwriting, often with relatives or former bandmates. Rhythm guitarist Brad Robinson's father James Robinson was a Federal Arbitration Court Justice and co-wrote two songs for this album.[5] Reyne's bandmate from Spiff Rouch, Mark Hudson co-wrote their first single, "Beautiful People" (1979).[6] "Downhearted" was written by Bill McDonough and his bandmates from The Flatheads, Guy McDonough (his brother, who later joined the Crawl) and Sean Higgins.[6] Producer, David Briggs (Little River Band guitarist), co-wrote "Hoochie Gucci Fiorucci Mama" with Reyne.[6]
The album was re-released in 1992 in CD format (see cover right below), and as a 2-CD set with follow-up album Sirocco in 1996. In October 2010, Boys Light Up was listed in the top 50 in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums.[7]
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[edit] Track listing
- "My Coffee's Gone Cold" (Simon Binks) - 3:29
- "Man Crazy" (James Reyne) - 3:39
- "Way I've Been" (Brad Robinson, James Robinson) - 2:17
- "Chinese Eyes" (James Reyne, Simon Binks) - 3:01
- "Downhearted" (Sean Higgins, Guy McDonough, William 'Bill' McDonough) - 3:09
- "Beautiful People" (James Reyne, Mark Hudson) - 2:56
- "Indisposed" (Brad Robinson, James Robinson, James Reyne, William 'Bill' McDonough) - 4:04
- "Walk My Way" (James Reyne, Brad Robinson)- 2:44
- "The Boys Light Up" (James Reyne) - 4:41
- "Boot Hill" (James Reyne, Simon Binks) - 2:36
- "Red Guitar" (Simon Binks) - 3:19
- "Hoochie Gucci Fiorucci Mama" (James Reyne, David Briggs) - 2:30
Songwriting credits from Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA).[6]
[edit] Personnel
Credited to:[8]
[edit] Australian Crawl
- James Reyne – lead vocals, harmonica
- Simon Binks – lead and slide guitar, vocals
- Bill McDonough – drums, percussion, vocals
- Paul Williams – bass, vocals
- Brad Robinson – rhythm guitar, vocals
[edit] Additional musicians
- Mal Logan, Eddie Rayner, Peter Jones, Keith McKay - keyboards
- Bill Harrower - saxophone
- Derek Pellicci - percussion
- Mal Stainton - backing vocals
[edit] Additional credits
- Engineer — Ross Cockle
- Producer — David Briggs
[edit] References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "1996: 10th Annual ARIA Awards". ARIA. http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1996. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: 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.
- ^ "Love is in the air Episode 5: "National Anthems"; transcript of interview with James Reyne". ABC-TV. 2003-11-09. http://www.abc.net.au/tv/love/episodes/transcript5.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-02.
- ^ "Memorable TV Oz Rock: Australian Crawl entry". Memorable TV / Little Acorns Publishing. http://www.memorabletv.com/musicworld/ozrock/atob.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-02.
- ^ a b c d "APRA". http://www.apra.com.au/site/public/searchworksresult.stm. Retrieved 2008-03-05.[dead link]
- ^ O'Donnell, John; Creswell, Toby; Mathieson, Craig (October 2010). 100 Best Australian Albums. Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books. ISBN 978-1-74066-955-9.
- ^ "MSN entry on The Boys Light Up". http://music.msn.com/album/?album=10197163. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
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