Blue Cave or In Blue Cave[2] is the seventh studio album by Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus.[3] The album was released in May 1996 and peaked at number 18 on the ARIA charts.
| In Blue Cave | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 1996 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 44:56 | |||
| Label | Mushroom | |||
| Producer | Charles Fisher, Hoodoo Gurus | |||
| Hoodoo Gurus chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Singles from Blue Cave | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
2005 re-release
At the ARIA Music Awards of 1996, the album was nominated for ARIA Award for Best Pop Release.[4]
EMI re-released the album on 6 February 2005[5] with six additional tracks, a fold out poster and liner notes by Charles Fisher, the record producer.
The album title Blue Cave originates from a brothel named "Gruta Azul" that they visited when touring in Porto Alegre, Brazil.[6] The brothel which inspired the title is still open until the present date.[7]
Track listing edit
All tracks are written by Dave Faulkner, except where noted[8]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Big Deal" | Faulkner, Brad Shepherd | 3:39 |
| 2. | "Down on Me" | 3:25 | |
| 3. | "Mine" | 3:30 | |
| 4. | "Waking Up Tired" | Faulkner, Shepherd | 2:54 |
| 5. | "Please Yourself" | 3:40 | |
| 6. | "If Only..." | 3:44 | |
| 7. | "Mind the Spider" | 2:29 | |
| 8. | "Why?" | 1:47 | |
| 9. | "All I Know" | Shepherd | 4:05 |
| 10. | "Get High!" | 3:54 | |
| 11. | "Always Something" | 3:01 | |
| 12. | "Son-Of-A-Gun" | 4:07 | |
| 13. | "Night Must Fall" | 4:41 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Monterey Sunset" | Shepherd | 4:28 |
| 15. | "Concerto for Choppers Parts 1, 2 & 3" (Shepherd)
| 6:30 | |
| 16. | "Quicksand" | 3:33 | |
| 17. | "Breakfast at Stephanie's" | 3:24 | |
| 18. | "It's Too Slow" | 4:35 | |
| 19. | "Exorcist" | 4:16 | |
| 20. | "The Ramones Medley (live)" | 5:36 |
Personnel edit
Credits:
- Dave Faulkner – lead vocals (except track 9), guitar, keyboards
- Richard Grossman – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Mark Kingsmill – drums
- Brad Shepherd – guitar, harmonica, backing vocals, lead vocals (track 9)
- Engineer – Paul McKercher
- Assistant engineer – Robin Gist
- Mastering – Bob Ludwig
- Mixer – Kevin Shirley
- Assistant mixer – Louis Mitchell
- Producers – Charles Fisher, Hoodoo Gurus
Charts edit
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] | 18 |
Certifications edit
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[10] | Gold | 35,000^ |
|
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
More Electric Soup video edit
"More Electric Soup" was a VHS video that accompanied a limited release of "Blue Cave" in a unique gatefold picture box. It included the eight music videos that had been made by the band since the 1992 video compilation, Electric Soup, excluding "Turn Up Your Radio" with Masters Apprentices. "Spahn Ranch" was the only inclusion not to be released as a single. "Down on Me" was the only Blue Cave single not to appear on the compilation, as it was released the following year.
- "Waking Up Tired" (music video directed by John Whitteron)
- "If Only" (music video directed by John Whitteron)
- "Big Deal" (music video directed by John Whitteron)
- "The Right Time" (music video directed by Jonathan Ogilvie)
- "You Open My Eyes" (music video directed by Kimble Rendall)
- "Less Than A Feeling" (music video directed by John Whitteron)
- "Nobody" (music video directed by Jonathan Ogilvie)
- "Spahn Ranch" (music video directed by John Whitteron)
References edit
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Faulkner, Dave (June 2000). "Pop and punishment". juliat. Archived from the original on 8 August 2007. Retrieved 5 December 2007.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "ARIA Awards". ARIA. Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 5 December 2007.
- ^ EMI Records Archived 5 April 2005 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The Making of 'In Blue Cave'". Facebook. Hoodoo Gurus. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "Gruta Azul". Google Maps. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "Australasian Performing Right Association". APRA. Archived from the original on 5 December 2007. Retrieved 2 December 2007.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Hoodoo Gurus – Blue Cave". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ "Charles Fisher – Music Producer : Discography". Charles Fisher. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.