Five Star Laundry
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| Five Star Laundry | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 5 March 2001 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, post-grunge | |||
| Length | 53:08 | |||
| Label | Sputnik | |||
| Producer | Craig Harnath | |||
| Motor Ace chronology | ||||
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Five Star Laundry is the debut studio album by Australian post-grunge band, Motor Ace, which was released on 5 March 2001. It peaked at No. 4 on the ARIA Albums Chart.[1] It exposed Motor Ace to the Australian public, especially by listeners of national youth radio station, Triple J.
Singles
[edit]The album provided three singles, "American Shoes" (June 2000), "Death Defy" (November 2000) and "Hey Driver" (February 2001).
On the Triple J Hottest 100, 2000 both "American Shoes" (No. 65) and "Death Defy" (No. 98) were listed.[2] "Hey Driver" appeared in the 2001 listing at No. 53.[3]
Track listing
[edit]- "Hey Driver" – 4:56
- "Death Defy" – 4:19
- "Five Star Laundry" – 4:04
- "Lorenzo" – 3:51
- "Budge" – 4:47
- "American Shoes" – 4:10
- "Siamese" – 4:56
- "Chairman of the Board" – 4:02
- "Freefall" – 4:49
- "Enemies" – 3:22
- "Criminal Past" – 3:19
- "Money and Sympathy" – 6:33
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] | 4 |
Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[5] | Gold | 35,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Personnel
[edit]- Matt Balfe - bass, backing vocals
- Damian Costin - drums, percussion
- Dave Ong - guitars, piano
- Patrick (‘Patch’) Robertson - guitar, lead vocal
References
[edit]- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Motor Ace". Australia Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ "2000 | history | triple j hottest 100". Triple J (Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)). 2008. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ "2001 | history | triple j hottest 100". Triple J (Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)). 2008. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Motor Ace – Five Star Laundry". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2002 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
