Brazil ’96

~ Release by Men at Work (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Later renamed to simply 'Brazil' in 1998 and released stateside with 17 tracks including the track 'The Longest Night' recorded March 1998.

Recorded live during a sold-out Brazilian tour, the '96 version of Men at Work contained only two of its original members — singer/guitarist Colin Hay and saxophonist/flutist Greg Ham.

Annotation last modified on 2023-12-22 14:10 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Overkill
recorded at:
Olympia in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (from 1996-04-30 until 1996-06-01)
live recording of:
Overkill (Men at Work song) (from 1996-04-30 until 1996-06-01)
lyricist and composer:
Colin Hay
publisher:
April Music Inc., EMI April Music Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Songs Australia and EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd.
4:20
2Touching the Untouchables
recorded at:
Olympia in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (from 1996-04-30 until 1996-06-01)
live recording of:
Touching the Untouchables (from 1996-04-30 until 1996-06-01)
lyricist:
Colin Hay and Ron Strykert
composer:
Ron Strykert
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher)
3:53
3Catch a Star
recorded at:
Olympia in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (from 1996-04-30 until 1996-06-01)
live recording of:
Catch a Star (from 1996-04-30 until 1996-06-01)
lyricist and composer:
Colin Hay
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher)
3:44
4Into My Life
recorded at:
Olympia in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (from 1996-04-30 until 1996-06-01)
live recording of:
Into My Life (from 1996-04-30 until 1996-06-01)
lyricist and composer:
Colin Hay
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
5:29
5No Sign of Yesterday
recorded at:
Olympia in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (from 1996-04-30 until 1996-06-01)
live recording of:
No Sign of Yesterday (from 1996-04-30 until 1996-06-01)
lyricist and composer:
Colin Hay
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher)
7:09
6Down Under
recorded at:
Olympia in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (from 1996-04-30 until 1996-06-01)
recording of:
Down Under (Men at Work song, “Do you come from a land down under?”) (from 1996-04-30 until 1996-06-01)
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)
7:23
7Underground
producer:
Greg Ham (member of Men at Work) and Colin Hay
recorded at:
Olympia in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (from 1996-04-30 until 1996-06-01)
live recording of:
Underground (from 1996-04-30 until 1996-06-01)
lyricist and composer:
Colin Hay
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher)
3:49
8Helpless Automaton
recorded at:
Olympia in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (from 1996-04-30 until 1996-06-01)
live recording of:
Helpless Automaton (from 1996-04-30 until 1996-06-01)
lyricist and composer:
Greg Ham (member of Men at Work)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher)
3:40
9Who Can It Be Now?
producer:
Greg Ham (member of Men at Work) and Colin Hay
recorded at:
Olympia in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (from 1996-04-30 until 1996-06-01)
live recording of:
Who Can It Be Now? (from 1996-04-30 until 1996-06-01)
lyricist and composer:
Colin Hay
publisher:
April Music Pty. Ltd., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd. and EMI Songs Ltd.
3:58
10No Restrictions
recorded at:
Olympia in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (from 1996-04-30 until 1996-06-01)
live recording of:
No Restrictions (from 1996-04-30 until 1996-06-01)
lyricist and composer:
Colin Hay
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher)
4:23
11Everything I Need
recorded at:
Olympia in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (from 1996-04-30 until 1996-06-01)
live recording of:
Everything I Need (from 1996-04-30 until 1996-06-01)
lyricist and composer:
Colin Hay
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher) and EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd.
3:29
12Dr Heckyll & Mr Jive
recorded at:
Olympia in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (from 1996-04-30 until 1996-06-01)
live recording of:
Dr. Heckyll & Mr. Jive (from 1996-04-30 until 1996-06-01)
lyricist and composer:
Colin Hay
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher) and EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd.
4:14
13Down by the Sea
recorded at:
Olympia in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (from 1996-04-30 until 1996-06-01)
live recording of:
Down by the Sea (from 1996-04-30 until 1996-06-01)
lyricist:
Colin Hay
composer:
Greg Ham (member of Men at Work), Colin Hay, Jerry Speiser (drummer for Men at Work) and Ron Strykert
publisher:
April Music Ltd., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher)
6:42
14It’s a Mistake
recorded at:
Olympia in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (from 1996-04-30 until 1996-06-01)
live recording of:
It’s a Mistake (from 1996-04-30 until 1996-06-01)
lyricist and composer:
Colin Hay
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher) and EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd.
5:19
15Be Good Johnny
recorded at:
Olympia in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (from 1996-04-30 until 1996-06-01)
live recording of:
Be Good Johnny (from 1996-04-30 until 1996-06-01)
lyricist:
Colin Hay
composer:
Greg Ham (member of Men at Work) and Colin Hay
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher) and EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd.
4:31

Credits

Release

art direction and design:Steve Hunt (art director)
photography:Greg Ham (member of Men at Work) (task: live)
Ana Hernandez (photographer) (task: live)
Isamu Sawa (photographer) (task: cover)
Lupco Veljanovski (photographer) (task: additional cover/inner sleeve)
Andrew Walker (photographer) (task: live)
miscellaneous support:Greg Ham (member of Men at Work) (task: Coordinator, Concept)
Marcelo Imperatore (Brazilian manager) (task: Crew Boss)
Mark Bennet (Australian stage manager) (task: Stage Manager)
Kurt Wagner (Australian lighting operator) (task: Lighting Operator)
mixer and recording engineer:David Dale
engineer:Graham Fraser (engineer) (task: Front of House Engineer)
Mark Svendsen (task: Foldback Engineer)
producer:Simon Fuller (Brazilian manager) (task: Production Manager)
Greg Ham (member of Men at Work)
Colin Hay
Mark Svendsen (task: Production Manager)
editor:Joe Privitelli
mastering:Don Bartley (mastering engineer)
bass guitar:Stephen Hadley (Australian bassist for Professor Ratbaggy)
drums (drum set):John Watson (Australian drummer, manager & label owner)
flute, harmonica, keyboard, saxophone, vocoder, soprano vocals and tenor vocals:Greg Ham (member of Men at Work)
guitar:Colin Hay
Simon Hosford (Australian guitarist)
background vocals:Simon Hosford (Australian guitarist)
Stephen Hadley (Australian bassist for Professor Ratbaggy)
lead vocals:Colin Hay
manufactured by:Sonopress-Rimo da Amazônia Indústria e Comércio Fonográfica Ltda. (not for release label use! Brazilian manufacturing company)
mastered at:Studio 301 (Studios 301, 301 Castlereagh Street, Sydney, AU; fka EMI Studios 301; read annotations before use) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/1495429 [info]