Kinky (Hoodoo Gurus album)
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| Released | 9 April 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1990 | |||
| Studio | Trafalgar Studio | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 37:23 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Hoodoo Gurus | |||
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| Singles from Kinky | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Kinky is the fifth studio album by Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus.[2] It was released on 9 April 1991 by RCA Records and peaked at number 4 on the Australian charts and number 172 on the American Billboard charts.[3]
EMI re-released the album on 7 February 2005[4] with four additional tracks, a fold out poster and liner notes by Dave Gray (Rocket Science).
Track listing[edit]
All tracks are written by Dave Faulkner, except where noted[5]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Head In the Sand" | Faulkner, Richard Grossman | 2:49 |
| 2. | "A Place In the Sun" | 3:47 | |
| 3. | "Castles In the Air" | 4:08 | |
| 4. | "Something's Coming" | Faulkner, Brad Shepherd | 3:12 |
| 5. | "Miss Freelove '69" | 4:15 | |
| 6. | "1000 Miles Away" | 4:33 | |
| 7. | "Desiree" | Shepherd | 2:34 |
| 8. | "I Don't Mind" | 3:40 | |
| 9. | "Brainscan" | Faulkner, Shepherd | 3:18 |
| 10. | "Too Much Fun" | Faulkner, Shepherd | 3:14 |
| 11. | "Dressed in Black" | Shepherd | 2:44 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Stomp The Tumbarumba" | Johnny Devlin, Joy Inman | 3:02 |
| 13. | "I Think You Know" | 3:32 | |
| 14. | "The Doctor Is In" | 6:05 | |
| 15. | "Little Drummer Boy (Up the Kyber)" | Harry Simeone, Henry Onorati, Katherine Davis | 2:21 |
Personnel[edit]
Album is credited to:[2] Hoodoo Gurus members
- Dave Faulkner- Guitar, vocals, keyboards
- Mark Kingsmill - Drums, metal percussion, metal objects
- Brad Shepherd - Guitar, vocals
- Richard Grossman - Bass, vocals (background)
Additional musicians
- Vicki Peterson - Backing vocals (track 6)
- Rob Younger - Vocals (track 9)
- Stephanie Faulkner - Backing vocals (track 2)
- Sunil DeSilva - Additional Percussion (track 3)
Additional credits
- Engineer — Alan Thorne
- Assistant Engineers — David, Mackie, Robert Hodgson
- Mastering — Greg Calbi
- Mixers — Ed Stasium, Paul Hamingson
- Assistant Mixer — Kyle Bess
- Producer — Hoodoo Gurus
Charts[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] | 13 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7] | 28 |
| United States (Billboard 200)[8] | 172 |
Year end charts[edit]
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian (ARIA Charts)[9] | 64 |
Certifications[edit]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[10] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References[edit]
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ a b Holmgren, Magnus; Georgieff, Didier; Hartung, Stephan. "Hoodoo Gurus". Passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ "Billboard Artist Chart History - Hoodoo Gurus". Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 11 February 2008.
- ^ EMI Records
- ^ "Australasian Performing Right Association". APRA. Archived from the original on 5 December 2007. Retrieved 2 December 2007.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Kinky – Stoneage Romeos". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Kinky – Stoneage Romeos". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ "Billboard Artist Chart History – Hoodoo Gurus". Billboard Magazine. Archived from the original on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 131.
- ^ McMartin, Michael. "Hoodoo Gurus" (Press release). The Harbour Agency. Archived from the original (DOC) on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
