Why Fight It?

Why Fight It?
Studio album by Mondo Rock
Released	December 1990
Genre	Rock, pop rock
Label	Wheatley Records, BMG Records
Producer	Waddy Wachtel
Mondo Rock chronology
The Best of Dragon and Mondo Rock (1990) Why Fight It? (1990) The Essential Mondo Rock (2003)
Singles from Why Fight It?
"Why Fight It?" Released: August 1990 "I Had You in Mind" Released: February 1991 "Soul Reason" Released: June 1991

Why Fight It? is the sixth and final studio album by Australian rock band Mondo Rock, released in December 1990. The album includes former Beach Boys drummer Ricky Fataar and American guitarist Waddy Wachtel. The album peaked at number 102 in April 1991.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Had You In Mind"	Eric McCusker, J. Van Tongeren, C. Leiberman	4:19
2.	"Why Fight It"	Ross Wilson, McCusker	4:58
3.	"Keep the Motor Running"	McCusker, Van Tongeren, Leiberman, Wilson	4:10
4.	"Soul Reason"	McCusker, Bogdanova	4:28
5.	"There Will Be Some Changes"	Wilson, Duncan Veall	4:09
6.	"Once You Get Me Started"	McCusker, James Gillard	4:29
7.	"Love Sucks You In"	McCusker, Gierman, McGraw, Myers	4:14
8.	"Winter Sky"	McCusker	4:06
9.	"You Got It Coming"	Wilson, McCusker	4:14
10.	"Things Are Hotting Up"	John James Hackett, McCusker, Wilson	4:52

Personnel

Mondo Rock:

• Ross Wilson – vocals, harmonica
• Eric McCusker – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals

with:

• Waddy Wachtel – guitar, percussion, backing vocals
• Bernie Worrell – organ, clavinet, synthesizer
• Colin "Polly" Newham – keyboards and programming (tracks 1, 2, 5)
• Ian Belton – bass
• Ricky Fataar – drums, backing vocals
• Kipp Lennon, Mark Lennon, Michael Lennon – backing vocals (tracks 1, 4, 5)
• Mark Williams, Mary Azzopardi – backing vocals (tracks 2, 3, 9, 10)

Production team:

• Producer – Waddy Wachtel
• Engineers – Andrew Scott, Shep Lonsdale
• Mixed by – Shep Lonsdale

Charts

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA Charts)	102