Absolutely is the third studio album by Australian pop band Eurogliders, released on October 11, 1985 by CBS Records.[2][3] It peaked at No. 7 on the Australian Kent Music Report albums chart and remained in the charts for 47 weeks;[4] it spawned three top ten hit singles, "We Will Together" in April, "The City of Soul" in September and "Can't Wait to See You" in November.[4] Two further singles, "Absolutely" and "So Tough" appeared in 1986.[4]
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| Released | October 11, 1985 | |||
| Recorded | December 1984−June 1985 | |||
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| Label | CBS | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
At the height of the band's success, Eurogliders Grace Knight and Bernie Lynch reconciled their relationship and were married in 1985, although the union was short-lived. Despite their marital separation, they stayed together in the band for another four years.
Track listing edit
All tracks are written by Bernie Lynch unless otherwise shown[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Can't Wait to See You" | 4:15 |
| 2. | "The City of Soul" | 4:50 |
| 3. | "What Kind of Fool" | 3:51 |
| 4. | "So Tough" | 3:43 |
| 5. | "We Will Together" | 4:33 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 6. | "Absolutely" | 4:37 | |
| 7. | "Jesse" | 4:30 | |
| 8. | "Moving Away" |
| 4:08 |
| 9. | "Enough Love" | 3:56 |
Personnel edit
Credits are adapted from the Absolutely liner notes.[14]
Eurogliders
- Crispin Akerman — guitar
- John Bennetts — drums, percussion, drum programming
- Ron François — bass synthesiser, bass guitar
- Grace Knight — vocals
- Bernie Lynch — vocals, guitar, keyboards, arranged horns
- Amanda Vincent — keyboards, arranged horns
Additional musicians
- Jason Brewer — saxophone (tenor) (except "We Will Together")
- Mark Dennison — flute, saxophone (tenor, baritone)
- Kevin Dubber — trumpet on "We Will Together"
- James Greening — trombone (except "We Will Together")
- Martin Hill — saxophone (tenor, alto) (except "We Will Together")
- Shauna Jensen — backing vocals
- Gary Kettel — percussion
- Maggie McKinley — backing vocals
- Greg Thorne — trumpet, flugelhorn, arranged horns
- Mark Williams — backing vocals on "We Will Together"
Charts edit
| Chart (1985/86) | Peak position |
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| Australia Kent Music Report Album Chart[4] | 7 |
Certifications edit
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[15] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References edit
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r36834
- ^ McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Eurogliders'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 3 August 2004. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
- ^ Holmgren, Magnus; Warnqvist, Stefan; Francois, Ron; Meharry, Don. "Eurogliders". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgrem). Archived from the original on 27 November 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ^ a b c d Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
- ^ ""Can't Wait to See You" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 29 June 2009.
- ^ ""The City of Soul" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 29 June 2009.
- ^ ""What Kind of Fool" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 29 June 2009.
- ^ ""So Tough" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 29 June 2009.
- ^ ""We Will Together" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 29 June 2009.
- ^ ""Absolutely" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
- ^ ""Jesse" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
- ^ ""Moving Away" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 29 June 2009.
- ^ ""Enough Love" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 29 June 2009.
- ^ Absolutely (CD booklet). Eurogliders. CBS Records International. 1985.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Wendy Matthews & Grace Knight". Artist Network. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
External links edit
- Absolutely at Discogs (list of releases)