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File Under Rock
Studio album by
Eddy Grant
Released1988
RecordedBlue Wave Studios
GenreRock, reggae
Length38:29
LabelParlophone, Blue Wave
ProducerEddy Grant
Eddy Grant chronology
Born Tuff
(1986) 		File Under Rock
(1988) 		Barefoot Soldier
(1990)

File Under Rock is a 1988 album by Guyanese-British musician Eddy Grant. The album includes the song "Gimme Hope Jo'anna" which was a hit in Switzerland[1] and New Zealand[2] as well as "Harmless Piece of Fun" which was a minor hit in the Netherlands.[3] The album was titled File Under Rock after years of Eddy Grant being incorrectly described as a reggae artist.[4] In Germany, the album charted for 10 weeks reaching number 48 in 1988.[5] The album was a larger success in New Zealand where it reached number 24 on the charts and charted for 13 weeks.[6] In the Netherlands the album reached number 36, but was only on the charts for 4 weeks.[7] Allmusic's Alex Henderson described the album as being mostly pop rock with slight reggae influences.[4]

Track listing

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  1. "Harmless Piece of Fun" 4:19
  2. "Don't Talk to Strangers" 4:05
  3. "Hostile Country" 4:23
  4. "Win or Lose" 4:20
  5. "Gimme Hope Jo'anna" 4:04
  6. "Another Riot" 4:49
  7. "Say Hello to Fidel" 4:42
  8. "Chuck (Is the King)" 4:26
  9. "Long As I'm Wanted By You" 4:35
  10. "Put a Hold On It" 4:00

Sales and certifications

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Certifications for File Under Rock
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[8] Gold 50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Eddy Grant - Gimme Hope Jo'anna". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Eddy Grant - Gimme Hope Jo'anna". charts.nz. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Eddy Grant - Harmless Piece of Fun (in Dutch)". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b "File Under Rock - Eddy Grant: Allmusic". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Eddy Grant, File Under Rock (in German)". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Eddy Grant - File Under Rock". charts.nz. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Eddy Grant - File Under Rock (in Dutch)". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  8. ^ Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 923. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
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