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What Rhymes with Cars and Girls

What Rhymes with Cars and Girls is the debut studio album by You Am I frontman Tim Rogers,[1] and also the name of the stage musical created by Rogers and playwright Aidan Fennessy in 2015.[2]

What Rhymes with Cars and Girls
Studio album by
Tim Rogers
Released3 March 1999
GenreCountry, folk
LabelRa Records/BMG
ProducerJen Anderson
Tim Rogers chronology
What Rhymes with Cars and Girls
(1999) 		Spit Polish
(2004)

The album was recorded at Jen Anderson's (of Weddings Parties Anything) home studio, and featured many varied musicians, including Sally Dastey of Tiddas (on "Up-A-Ways").[1][3]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 1999, Rogers won ARIA Award for Best Male Artist for this release.[1]

Singles edit

"You've Been So Good to Me So Far" and "I Left My Heart All Over the Place" were released as a double-sided radio single.

Track listing edit

  1. "Bushell and a Peck" – 2:08
  2. "You've Been So Good to Me So Far" – 4:40
  3. "I Left My Heart All Over the Place" – 4:11
  4. "You Just Don't Do It for Me, Friend" – 3:36
  5. "Arse Kickin' Lady from the Northwest" – 2:56
  6. "Happy Anniversary" – 3:51
  7. "Twenty Eight" – 3:28
  8. "Under the Flight Path" – 3:10
  9. "Up-A-Ways" – 3:16
  10. "Hi, We're the Support Band" – 2:47
  11. "The Songs They Played as I Drove Away" – 4:45

All songs were written by Rogers. "Arse Kickin' Lady from the Northwest" and "Under the Flight Path" both appeared previously as You Am I songs on the "Rumble" single, with the former also appearing as the first track on the live ...Saturday Night, 'Round Ten album.[4][1]

Personnel edit

  • Tim Rogers – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Jen Anderson – violin, viola, harmonium, omnichord
  • Stuart Speed – upright bass
  • Ian Kitney – drums and percussion
  • Mark Wallace – accordion
  • Ed Bates – pedal steel
  • Peter Somerville – banjo
  • Richard Gillard – electric guitar
  • Ben Hoddanger – trombone
  • Andy Reid – clarinet and washboard
  • Jeff Burston – mandolin
  • Sally Dastey – vocals (on "Up-A-Ways"), brandy
  • David Lane – guitar

Charts edit

Chart performance for What Rhymes with Cars & Girls
Chart (1999) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 14

Musical edit

In 2015, the album was adapted for the stage, with playwright Aidan Fennessy working with Rogers to create a new musical, What Rhymes with Cars and Girls, for the Melbourne Theatre Company.[2][6]

Awards edit

The musical was nominated for a Helpmann Award for Best New Australian Work in 2015.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "What Rhymes with Cars and Girls". You Am I.net. Archived from the original on 7 April 2015.
  2. ^ a b "What Rhymes With Cars And Girls". AusStage. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Albums". You Am I.net. Archived from the original on 12 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Singles". You Am I.net. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Tim Rogers & the Twin Set – What Rhymes with Cars & Girls". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  6. ^ "What Rhymes With Cars And Girls (2015 event)". AusStage. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  7. ^ "2015 Nominees and Winners". Helpmann Awards. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2021.

External links edit

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