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Kinky (Hoodoo Gurus album)

Kinky is the fifth studio album by Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus.[2] It was released on 9 April 1991 by RCA Records and peaked at number 4 on the Australian charts and number 172 on the American Billboard charts.[3]

Kinky
Studio album by
Hoodoo Gurus
Released9 April 1991
Recorded1990
StudioTrafalgar Studio
GenreRock
Length37:23
LabelRCA
ProducerHoodoo Gurus
Hoodoo Gurus chronology
Magnum Cum Louder
(1989) 		Kinky
(1991) 		Electric Soup
(1992)
Singles from Kinky
  1. "Miss Freelove '69"
    Released: February 1991
  2. "1000 Miles Away"
    Released: May 1991
  3. "A Place in the Sun"
    Released: August 1991
  4. "Castles in the Air"
    Released: December 1991
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

EMI re-released the album on 7 February 2005[4] with four additional tracks, a fold out poster and liner notes by Dave Gray (Rocket Science).

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Dave Faulkner, except where noted[5]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Head In the Sand"Faulkner, Richard Grossman2:49
2."A Place In the Sun" 3:47
3."Castles In the Air" 4:08
4."Something's Coming"Faulkner, Brad Shepherd3:12
5."Miss Freelove '69" 4:15
6."1000 Miles Away" 4:33
7."Desiree"Shepherd2:34
8."I Don't Mind" 3:40
9."Brainscan"Faulkner, Shepherd3:18
10."Too Much Fun"Faulkner, Shepherd3:14
11."Dressed in Black"Shepherd2:44
2005 re-release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Stomp The Tumbarumba"Johnny Devlin, Joy Inman3:02
13."I Think You Know" 3:32
14."The Doctor Is In" 6:05
15."Little Drummer Boy (Up the Kyber)"Harry Simeone, Henry Onorati, Katherine Davis2:21

Personnel

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Album is credited to:[2] Hoodoo Gurus members

Additional musicians

  • Vicki Peterson - Backing vocals (track 6)
  • Rob Younger - Vocals (track 9)
  • Stephanie Faulkner - Backing vocals (track 2)
  • Sunil DeSilva - Additional Percussion (track 3)

Additional credits

  • Engineer — Alan Thorne
  • Assistant Engineers — David, Mackie, Robert Hodgson
  • Mastering — Greg Calbi
  • Mixers — Ed Stasium, Paul Hamingson
  • Assistant Mixer — Kyle Bess
  • Producer — Hoodoo Gurus

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1991) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 13
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7] 28
United States (Billboard 200)[8] 172

Year end charts

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Chart (1991) Peak
position
Australian (ARIA Charts)[9] 64

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[10] Platinum 70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ "Billboard Artist Chart History - Hoodoo Gurus". Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 11 February 2008.
  4. ^ EMI Records
  5. ^ "Australasian Performing Right Association". APRA. Archived from the original on 5 December 2007. Retrieved 2 December 2007.
  6. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Kinky – Stoneage Romeos". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Charts.nz – Kinky – Stoneage Romeos". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Billboard Artist Chart History – Hoodoo Gurus". Billboard Magazine. Archived from the original on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  9. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 131.
  10. ^ McMartin, Michael. "Hoodoo Gurus" (Press release). The Harbour Agency. Archived from the original (DOC) on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
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