The Best Ever Australian Album

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Working Class Man
producer:
Jonathan Cain
mixer:
Jonathan Cain and Jim Gaines
bass guitar:
Randy Jackson (former bassist with Journey and American Idol judge)
drums (drum set):
Tony Brock
guitar:
Dave Amato
keyboard:
Jonathan Cain
background vocals:
Dave Amato, Jimmy Barnes (Australian rock singer-songwriter, frontman of Cold Chisel) and Jonathan Cain
lead vocals:
Jimmy Barnes (Australian rock singer-songwriter, frontman of Cold Chisel)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mushroom Records Pty Ltd (in 1985)
part of:
triple j’s Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (number: 56)
recording of:
Working Class Man
lyricist and composer:
Jonathan Cain
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Frisco Kid Music (publisher), Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music) and Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
Jimmy Barnes3:30
2It’s Only Natural
recording engineer:
Tchad Blake
producer:
Neil Finn and Mitchell Froom
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
recorded at:
Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
It’s Only Natural
lyricist and composer:
Neil Finn and Tim Finn
Crowded House33:31
3To Her Door
part of:
triple j’s Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (number: 22)
recording of:
To Her Door
lyricist and composer:
Paul Kelly (Australian singer/songwriter)
publisher:
Mushroom Music Publishing and Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Paul Kelly33:16
4Live It Up
recording of:
Live It Up
lyricist and composer:
Greedy Smith (Australian musician and songwriter with Mental As Anything)
publisher:
Syray Music and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
Mental as Anything4:13
5Counting the Beat
producer:
David Tickle
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mushroom Records Pty Ltd (in 1981) and Warner Music Australia Pty Limited (not for release label use! fka WEA Records Pty. Limited) (in 2002)
recording of:
Counting the Beat
writer:
Bones Hillman, Phil Judd and Buster Stiggs
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company) and Mushroom Music Publishing
part of:
APRA Silver Scroll Awards Winners (number: 1981) and APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time (number: 4)
The Swingers3:01
6Take Me Back
bass:
Steve Balbi
drums (drum set):
Kevin Nicol
guitar:
Stuart Fraser
keyboard:
Justin Stanley
vocals:
Jon Stevens (Australian/NZ rock singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Productions Pty. Ltd. (for copyrights use only) (in 1986) and Sony Music Entertainment Australia Pty Ltd. (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SME since 2009) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Rhinoceros Studios in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (from 1987-04-13 to ????)
recording of:
Take Me Back
writer:
Jon Stevens (Australian/NZ rock singer) and Brent Thomas (New Zealand guitarist and songwriter)
publisher:
Greenstone Music, peermusic (“Peermusic—the global independent”) and Warner Chappell
Noiseworks53:28
7Tip of My Tongue
assistant recording engineer:
Marc DeSisto
recording engineer:
John Philip Shenale and Rick Will
assistant engineer:
Stoli Jaeger
engineer and mixer:
Rick Will
producer:
Don Gehman
assistant mixer:
Marc DeSisto and Ulrich Wild
bass:
Tommy Sims (r&b, ccm)
drums (drum set):
Yak Sherrit (drummer)
keyboard arranger, percussion arranger and strings arranger:
John Philip Shenale
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Australia (in 1992), EMI Music Australia (defunct holding company, not for release label use!) (in 1992), EMI Music Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1992) and EMI Recorded Music Australia Pty Ltd. (not for release label use! use it’s imprint “EMI”) (in 1992)
recorded at:
Hot Tin Roof in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1991)
recording of:
Tip of My Tongue
writer:
Diesel (Australian pop rock aka Mark Lizotte) and John Daniel Tate
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs, BMG Rights Management Canada A, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Songs Australia, EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., EMI Virgin Music Publishing, EMI Virgin Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Mushroom Records and Tate Music Group
Diesel34:11
8Who Listens to the Radio
producer:
Pete Solley (English pianist, songwriter and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mushroom Records Pty Ltd (in 1978), Mushroom Records (in 1979, in 1996) and Stiff Records (in 1979)
recording of:
Who Listens to the Radio?
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Cummings and Andrew Pendlebury
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company), Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Pty. Ltd., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher) (in 1979) and Street Music Ltd. (in 1979)
The Sports3:14
9The Unguarded Moment
producer:
Bob Clearmountain and Chris Gilbey
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
bass and keyboard:
Steve Kilbey
drums (drum set):
Richard Ploog
guitar:
Peter Koppes and Marty Willson-Piper
vocals:
Steve Kilbey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music Australia (defunct holding company, not for release label use!), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (in 1981) and Sony/ATV Northern Productions Pty Limited (in 1981)
part of:
triple j’s Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (number: 75)
recording of:
The Unguarded Moment
writer:
Steve Kilbey and Michelle Parker
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd.
The Church4:13
10Down Under
additional engineer:
Paul Ray (70s/80s US engineer)
engineer:
Jim Barbour and Peter McIan
producer:
Peter McIan
bass:
John Rees
drums (drum set):
Jerry Speiser (drummer for Men at Work)
guitar:
Ron Strykert
keyboard and woodwind:
Greg Ham (member of Men at Work)
vocals:
Colin Hay
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Australia Limited (do not use as a release label! for copyrights use only) (in 1981), Columbia Records (EMI‐owned 1931–1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973) (in 1981), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Australia) Pty Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SBME 2004–2009) (in 1981), Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) Pty. Ltd. (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SME since 2009) (in 1981), Sony Music Productions Pty. Ltd. (for copyrights use only) (in 1981, in 1982), CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1982), Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1982) and Diski CBS AEBE (Greek CBS affiliate, preceded by CBS Records of Greece S.A.) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Richmond Recorders in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
part of:
triple j’s Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (number: 21) and VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 96)
recording of:
Down Under (Men at Work song, “Do you come from a land down under?”)
lyricist:
Colin Hay
composer:
Colin Hay and Ron Strykert
publisher:
April Music Pty. Ltd., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!), EMI Songs, EMI Songs Australia, EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd., フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Men at Work3.953:37
11Eagle Rock
bass:
Wayne Duncan (Australian musician)
drums (drum set):
Gary Young (Australian drummer)
guitar:
Ross Hannaford and Ross Wilson (Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer)
vocals:
Ross Wilson (Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Australia) Pty Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SBME 2004–2009) (in 1971), Sparmac (in 1971), Wizard (Australian rock) (in 1971), Wizard Records (in 1971) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1998)
part of:
triple j’s Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (number: 45)
recording of:
Eagle Rock
writer:
Ross Wilson (Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company) and Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd.
Daddy Cool4:06
12Way Out West
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1992)
cover recording of:
Way Out West
writer:
Michael Bois, John Lee (Australian drummer, songwriter and singer), Broderick Smith, Chris Stockley (The Dingoes) and Kerryn Tolhurst (Australian musician)
publisher:
Cellar Music Co Pty Ltd, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company) and Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd.
James Blundell & James Reyne4:01
13Friday on My Mind
producer:
Shel Talmy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Albert Productions (in 1966, in 1967) and United Artists (in 1966)
produced for:
Albert Productions
recording of:
Friday on My Mind
writer:
Vanda & Young (songwriting & producing duo), Harry Vanda (Australian musician) and George Young (Australian musician and producer)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son P/L, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd. and Unart Music Corporation (in 1973)
The Easybeats3.52:51
14Chained to the Wheel
producer:
Jeff Burstin, Joe Camilleri and Tomie (producer)
bass guitar:
Mick Girasole
drums (drum set):
Peter Luscombe
percussion:
Alex Pertout
vocals:
Joe Camilleri
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Productions Pty. Limited (in 1988), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Australia) Pty Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SBME 2004–2009) (in 1988), Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc., 1995/02–2004/02) (in 1988) and Sony Music Productions Pty. Ltd. (for copyrights use only) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Sing Sing Recording Studios (fka “Sing Sing South” until 2017) in South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
mixed at:
Metropolis Audio (fka AAV Studios) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and RBX Studios in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
recording of:
Chained to the Wheel
lyricist:
Nick Smith (Australian Guitar Player and Songwriter)
writer:
Joe Camilleri
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company), Mushroom Music Publishing, Orient Pacific Music Pty. Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
The Black Sorrows3:56
15Computer Games
bass:
Don Martin (bassist and vocalist)
drums (drum set):
Richard Hodgkinson
guitar:
Kevin Stanton
keyboard:
Murray Burns
vocals:
Steve Gilpin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Australia) Pty Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SBME 2004–2009) (in 1979), Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc., 1995/02–2004/02) (in 1979), Sony Music Productions Pty. Ltd. (for copyrights use only) (in 1979) and Sony Music Entertainment Australia Pty Ltd. (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SME since 2009) (in 1980)
recording of:
Computer Games
lyricist:
Steve Gilpin and Kevin Stanton
composer:
Murray Burns and Kevin Stanton
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), BMG Music, BMG Music Ltd., BMG Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Songs, EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd. and Universal Music Publishers MGB Australia Pty Ltd
Mi‐Sex4:02
16Horror Movie
engineer:
John French (Australian producer/engineer)
producer:
Ross 'The Boss' Wilson (Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer)
bass guitar:
Greg Macainsh (in 1974)
drums (drum set):
Fred Strauks (in 1974)
guitar:
Bob “Bongo” Starkie (in 1974) and Redmond Symons (in 1974)
lead vocals:
Graeme 'Shirley' Strachan (in 1974)
vocals:
Fred Strauks (in 1974), Greg Macainsh (in 1974), Bob “Bongo” Starkie (in 1974) and Redmond Symons (in 1974)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mushroom Records Pty Limited (in 1990)
recorded at:
T.C.S. Studios in Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (in 1974)
recording of:
Horror Movie (in 1974)
lyricist and composer:
Greg Macainsh
publisher:
Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company) and Mushroom Music Publishing
Skyhooks3:46
17Reckless
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music Australia (defunct holding company, not for release label use!)
recording of:
Reckless (Don't Be So...)
lyricist and composer:
James Reyne
publisher:
Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Warner/Chappell Pty. Ltd. and Wheatley Music Pty Ltd.
Australian Crawl5:02
18Treaty
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mushroom Records Pty Ltd (in 1991)
part of:
triple j’s Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (number: 36)
recording of:
Treaty
writer:
Peter Garrett, Stuart Kellaway, Paul Kelly (Australian singer/songwriter), Banula Marika, Witiyana Marika, Milkayngu Mununggurr, Cal Williams, Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu and Mandawuy Yunupingu
publisher:
Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company), Mushroom Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing and Yothu Yindi Music
Yothu Yindi4:03
19Take a Long Line
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Albert Productions (in 1978)
recording of:
Take a Long Line
writer:
John Brewster, Rick Brewster and Doc Neeson
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (Australia) Pty Ltd (not for release label use! use “BMG” (post 2008) instead.), Mushroom Music International and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd. (in 1978)
sub-publisher:
BMG Rights Management (France) (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint BMG (2008–present)), フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division)
The Angels52:59
20I Got You
engineer and producer:
David Tickle
bass:
Nigel Griggs
drums (drum set):
Malcolm Green (UK/Australian drummer)
guitar:
Neil Finn
keyboard:
Tim Finn and Eddie Rayner (New Zealand keyboardist, singer, songwriter & producer)
percussion:
Noel Crombie
vocals:
Neil Finn and Tim Finn
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mushroom Records Pty Ltd (in 1980) and Mushroom Records (in 2006)
recording of:
I Got You
lyricist and composer:
Neil Finn
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company)
part of:
APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time (number: 11)
Split Enz3.53:32
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