Don't Throw Stones
Appearance
Don't Throw Stones | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | February 1979 | |||
Studio | Armstrong Studios, Melbourne | |||
Genre | New Wave, rock, pop | |||
Label | Mushroom Records | |||
Producer | Peter Solley | |||
The Sports chronology | ||||
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Singles from Don't Throw Stones | ||||
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Don't Throw Stones is the second studio album by Australian rock and pop band The Sports, released in February 1979; a limited edition with a bonus 7" promotional single of "Reckless". The album peaked at number 9 on the Australian Kent Music Report and was certified gold[1].
In 2010, the album was listed at number 51 on the 100 Best Australian Albums. [2]
Reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
Luis Feliu from The Canberra Times felt "plenty of admiration for their punchy and melodic rockabilly sound, [he] found the change to the more diverse, bigger-breath songs of new a wee strange but acceptable."[4]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Suspicious Minds" | Martin Armiger | 3:29 |
2. | "Live Work & Play" | Stephen Cummings, Andrew Pendlebury | 2:54 |
3. | "Don't Throw Stones" | Cummings, Pendlebury | 3:40 |
4. | "Thru the Window" | Cummings, Pendlebury | 2:48 |
5. | "Who Listens to the Radio" | Cummings, Pendlebury | 3:13 |
6. | "Tired of Me" | Cummings, Pendlebury | 5:53 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Step By Step" | Cummings, Bates | 3:39 |
2. | "Worst Kind" | Cummings, Pendlebury, Joe Camilleri | 2:46 |
3. | "So Obvious" | Cummings, Pendlebury | 3:02 |
4. | "Hit Single" | Armiger | 3:14 |
5. | "Terror Hits" | Armiger | 3:34 |
6. | "Big Sleep" | Cummings, Pendlebury | 2:42 |
Bonus 7" Single
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Reckless" | Cummings, Bates, Pendlebury | 4:13 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Mailed It to Your Sister" | Cummings, Bates | 2:48 |
Charts
Chart (1979) | Peak position |
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Australian Kent Music Report [5] | 9 |
United States Billboard Hot 200 [6] | 194 |
References
- ^ "The Sports". Mushroom Music. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ^ Brandle, Lars (3 November 2010). "The 100 Best Australian Albums". Music Industry. The Music Network. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
- ^ "The Sports - Don't Throw Stones". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ Feliu, Luis (23 February 1979). "Acceptable Change by The Sports". The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). National Library of Australia. p. 7. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 238. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
- ^ "The Sports Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 14 October 2017.