Big Bad Noise
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1988 studio album by The Choirboys
| Big Bad Noise | |
|---|---|
| Studio album by | |
| Released | February 5, 1988 |
| Recorded | 1986–1987 |
| Studio | EMI Studios 301, Rhinoceros Studios, Festival Studios, Glebe Studios, Albert Studios |
| Genre | Hard rock, pub rock |
| Length | 50:26 |
| Label | Mushroom |
| Producer | Peter Blyton, Brian McGee, The Choirboys |
| The Choirboys chronology | |
| Singles from Big Bad Noise | |
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Big Bad Noise is the second studio album by Australian rock band The Choirboys, released in February 1988.[1] This album was produced by Peter Blyton (The Radiators, Machinations), Brian McGee (The Rolling Stones, Cyndi Lauper) and The Choirboys.[2] The album peaked at No. 5 on the Kent Music Report Albums Chart, it was certified double platinum and ranked No. 21 for 1988 in Australia.[1] [3]
It featured their number 3 Australian hit and most popular song "Run to Paradise".[3] Other singles from the album included "Boys Will Be Boys" and "Struggle Town" reaching No. 14 and No. 34 respectively.[3]
Track listing
[edit ]- "Run to Paradise"
- "Struggle Town"
- "Boys Will Be Boys"
- "Brave New World"
- "Guilty"
- "Like Fire"
- "Big Bad Noise"
- "Fireworks"
- "Gasoline"
- "One Hot Day"
- "Last Night of My Life"
- "Struck by Lightning"
- "James Dale"
Charts
[edit ]Weekly charts
[edit ]| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (Australian Music Report)[4] | 5 |
Year-end charts
[edit ]| Chart (1988) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[5] | 21 |
References
[edit ]- General
- McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Whammo Homepage". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop . St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 5 April 2004. Retrieved 15 July 2010. Note: Archived [on-line] copy has limited functionality.
- Spencer, Chris; Zbig Nowara; Paul McHenry (2002) [1987]. The Who's Who of Australian Rock. Noble Park, Vic.: Five Mile Press. ISBN 1-86503-891-1.[6] Note: [on-line] version established at White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd in 2007 and was expanded from the 2002 edition.
- Specific
- ^ a b McFarlane, 'Choirboys' entry. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
- ^ Holmgren, Magnus; Hopp, Michael; Coleman, Richard. "The Choirboys". Australian Rock Database . Magnus Holmgren. Archived from the original on 23 June 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
- ^ a b c Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 . St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book Ltd. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992: 23 years of hit singles & albums from the top 100 charts. St Ives, N.S.W, Australia: Australian Chart Book. p. 63. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "ARIA Top 50 Albums for 1988". ARIA Charts . 1988. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "Who's who of Australian rock / compiled by Chris Spencer, Zbig Nowara & Paul McHenry". catalogue. National Library of Australia . Retrieved 15 July 2010.
