Hepfidelity is the second studio album by Australian singer/songwriter Diesel. The album was released in March 1992 through Chrysalis Records and EMI Records, and held the number-one spot on the ARIA Albums Chart for four weeks.[1] It included the singles "Love Junk", "Come to Me", "Tip of My Tongue", "Man Alive" and "One More Time".[2]

Hepfidelity
Studio album by
Released2 March 1992
Recorded1991
Genre
Length47:53
LabelChrysalis
Producer
Diesel chronology
Live in London
(1989)
Hepfidelity
(1992)
The Lobbyist
(1993)
Singles from Hepfidelity
  1. "Love Junk"
    Released: June 1991
  2. "Come to Me"
    Released: October 1991
  3. "Tip of My Tongue"
    Released: January 1992
  4. "Man Alive"
    Released: May 1992
  5. "One More Time"
    Released: October 1992

The album was certified 3× platinum in Australia.[3]

Hepfidelity was rereleased in Europe in 1993 with 3 bonus studio tracks. These tracks were also released on the 1993 album The Lobbyist.

The album was remastered in 2022 for its 30th anniversary as Hepfidelity 30 with a second disc of previously unreleased tracks.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Man Alive"Diesel, Tom DeLuca4:48
2."Tip of My Tongue"Diesel, John Daniel Tate4:12
3."Too Much of a Good Thing"Diesel, J. L. Williams4:18
4."One More Time"Diesel, J. L. Williams4:03
5."Get Lucky"Diesel, D. Walker4:33
6."There's a Love"A. Gorrie, M. Lunn4:27
7."Love Junk"Diesel3:46
8."Come to Me"Diesel5:43
9."Save a Little Lovin'"Diesel, J. L. Williams5:17
10."Picture of You"Diesel, T. Brock, J. L. Williams5:10
11."One Thing After Another"Diesel, A. Gorrie, M. Lunn5:03
Hepfidelity 30 Disc 2
No.TitleLength
1."Ride" 
2."By the Gun" 
3."Change" 
4."Mercurial Girl" 
5."Turned It All Around" 
6."Can We Get Closer" 
7."Heart of Stone" 
8."Whats She Got" 
9."Power" 
10."Piece of You" 

Personnel

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  • Engineered by Rick Will and Mark Desisto
  • Assisted by Stoli Jaeger
  • Produced by Terry Manning,
  • Mixed by Paul Lani and Rick Will
  • String arrangements written and conducted by Carl Marsh
  • Recorded at Hot Tin Roof Studios, Los Angeles and Studio Six, Memphis (TN)

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1992) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 1
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[5] 1

Year-end charts

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Chart (1992) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 4
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7] 4

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[8] 3× Platinum 210,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[9] Platinum 15,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Entertainment, Authentic. "This Week In...1992 - ARIA Music News". ariacharts.com.au. Archived from the original on 15 April 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Diesel - Review". coffs.tv. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  3. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  4. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Diesel – Hepfidelity". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Charts.nz – Diesel – Hepfidelity". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  6. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums 1992". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  7. ^ "Official Top 40 Albums of 1992". Recorded Music NZ. 1992. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  8. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 81.
  9. ^ "Official Top 40 Albums". Recorded Music NZ. 13 December 1992. Retrieved 6 December 2022.