Blow Your Cool!
| Blow Your Cool! | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 24 April 1987 | |||
| Recorded | July 1986 − January 1987 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 42:48 | |||
| Label | Big Time, Elektra, Chrysalis | |||
| Producer | Mark Opitz; Hoodoo Gurus | |||
| Hoodoo Gurus chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Blow Your Cool! | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone |  [2] |
Blow Your Cool! is the third studio album by Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus.[3] It was released on 24 April 1987 and peaked at number 2 on the Australian chart.
In 2009, Dave Faulkner said "When the Blow Your Cool! touring was over Clyde retired from the road and the band. At this point we persuaded Rick Grossman to join, contributing his tremendous bass skills to the band, and so we had reached what was to be our ultimate line-up. After that we only changed our haircuts (and underwear)." .[4]
EMI re-released the album on February 6, 2005[5] with four additional tracks, a fold out poster and liner notes by Vicki Peterson of the Bangles. One of the additional tracks, "The Generation Gap" was their first recording with Grossman, and had been released as a single-only in 1988; it was their cover of Jeannie C. Riley's 1970 country song.[4]
Reception
[edit]Cash Box magazine said "Australia's good rocking band is back with their most cohesive set to date. With help from LA’s Bangles and Dream Syndicate, the LP has an American flavor likely to touch off a tidal wave of interest at progressive retail outlets and alternative and/or adventurous radio."[6]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Dave Faulkner, except where noted[7]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Out That Door" | 4:14 |
| 2. | "What's My Scene" | 3:50 |
| 3. | "Good Times" | 3:02 |
| 4. | "I Was the One" | 4:10 |
| 5. | "Hell for Leather" | 3:28 |
| 6. | "Where Nowhere Is" | 4:00 |
| 7. | "In the Middle of the Land" | 4:34 |
| 8. | "Come On" | 2:43 |
| 9. | "Heart of Darkness" (Song is not included on the original LP release.) | 3:04 |
| 10. | "My Caravan" | 4:15 |
| 11. | "On My Street" | 3:16 |
| 12. | "Party Machine" | 5:10 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Hell for Leather" (live) | 3:12 | |
| 14. | "Hayride to Hell, Pt 2 (The Showdown)" | 3:39 | |
| 15. | "The Generation Gap" | Charlie Craig, Betty Craig, Jim Hayner[8] | 3:42 |
| 16. | "Jungle Bells" | 3:37 |
Personnel
[edit]Credited to:[3]
Hoodoo Gurus
[edit]- Dave Faulkner – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Brad Shepherd – guitar, harmonica
- Mark Kingsmill – drums
- Clyde Bramley – bass
Additional musicians
[edit]- The Bangles (Susanna Hoffs, Debbi Peterson, Vicki Peterson, Michael Steele) – background vocals (tracks 3 & 12)
- The Calamity Bake Sails
- Dream Syndicate members Steve Wynn & Mark Walton – background vocals (track 7)
- Mike Kloster (engineer for the Bangles) – background vocals (track 12)
- Stevo Glendinning – background vocals (track 12)
- Mark Opitz – background vocals (track 12)
- Geoff Rhoe – background vocals (tracks 6 & 12)
- Paul Thirkell – background vocals (track 7)
- Allan Wright – background vocals (track 12)
- Malcolm Eastick (Stars, Broderick Smith's Big Combo) – guitar (track 1)
- James Valentine (Models) – saxophone (tracks 4 & 10)
Production details
[edit]- Richard Allan – Art Direction, Cover Design
- Allan Wright – Engineer
- Heidi Cannavo, Kathy Nauton, Paula Jones, Tchad Blake — Assistant Engineers
- Mark Opitz – Producer
- Barry Diament – Mastering
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian (Kent Music Report)[9] | 2 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[10] | 16 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[11] | 32 |
| United States (Billboard 200)[12] | 120 |
Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[13] | Gold | 35,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on 9 June 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Faulkner, Dave (June 2000). "Pop and punishment". juliat. Archived from the original on 8 August 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2008.
- ^ EMI Records[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Feature Picks" (PDF). Cash Box. 25 April 1987. p. 8. Retrieved 8 December 2021 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "Australasian Performing Right Association". APRA. Archived from the original on 5 December 2007. Retrieved 25 November 2007.
- ^ "Music Collections SJLibrary.org". San José Public Library and San José State University Library. Archived from the original on 19 May 2006. Retrieved 25 November 2007.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 141. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Charts.nz – BLOW YOUR COOL! – Stoneage Romeos". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – BLOW YOUR COOL! – 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.
- ^ McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Hoodoo Gurus'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 6 June 2004. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
