Absolutely (Eurogliders album)

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Absolutely
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Studio album by Eurogliders
Released October 1985
Genre Indie pop, Rock
Label CBS
Producer Bernie Lynch, Bill Scheniman, Chris Porter
Eurogliders chronology
This Island
(1984)This Island1984		 Absolutely
(1985)		 Groove
(1988)Groove1988
Singles from Absolutely
  1. "We Will Together"
    Released: April 1985
  2. "The City of Soul"
    Released: September 1985
  3. "Can't Wait to See You"
    Released: November 1985
  4. "Absolutely"
    Released: March 1986
  5. "So Tough"
    Released: August 1986
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[1]

Absolutely is the third studio album by Australian Indie pop, rock band Eurogliders, released in October 1985.[2][3] It peaked at #7 on the Australian Kent Music Report albums chart and remained in the charts for 47 weeks;[4] it spawned three top ten hit singles, "We Will Together" in April, "The City of Soul" in September and "Can't Wait to See You" in November.[4] Two further singles appeared in 1986.[4]

Background

Guitarist and singer, Bernie Lynch and his domestic partner, UK-born vocalist, Grace Knight, formed Eurogliders during 1980 in Perth, Western Australia including Crispin Akerman on guitar and Amanda Vincent on keyboards.[3][5] They were signed by manager, Brian Peacock, to their first recording and publishing contracts with Polygram.[2] They recruited Melbourne bass player Geoff Rosenberg to replace Meharry.

In late 1981, Eurogliders travelled to the Philippines capital of Manila, to record their first album, Pink Suit Blue Day, produced by Englishman Lem Lubin.[2][4][5] They relocated to Sydney where they released their first single in June, "Without You", which peaked into the top 40 on the Kent Music Report singles chart.[4] Domestically Lynch and Knight had separated.

Eurogliders changed record labels from Polygram to CBS in 1983, and travelled to the UK in July.[2] While there, Ron Francois, formerly of The Teardrop Explodes and Lene Lovich joined on bass guitar.[2][3] With this line-up they recorded This Island, produced by Nigel Gray (also worked with the Police) which was released in May 1984 and peaked at #4 on the Australian albums chart.[4] The single, "Heaven (Must Be There)", also released in May, reached #2 on the Australian singles charts,[4] and #65 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and #21 on its Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.[6][7][8][9] The album peaked at #140 on the Billboard 200 chart.[6][7]

Absolutely, their third album was released in October 1985.[2][3] It peaked at #7 on the Australian Kent Music Report albums chart and remained in the charts for 47 weeks;[4] it spawned three top ten hit singles, "We Will Together" in April, "The City of Soul" in September and "Can't Wait to See You" in November.[4] Two further singles, "Absolutely" and "So Tough" appeared in 1986.[4] At the height of the band's success, Knight and Lynch reconciled their relationship and were married in 1985 but the union was short-lived. Despite their marital separation, they stayed together in the band for another four years. The band dismissed Brian Peacock, and took over their own management.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Bernie Lynch unless otherwise shown[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]. 

Absolutely
No. Title Length
1. "Can't Wait to See You"   4:15
2. "The City of Soul"   4:50
3. "What Kind of Fool"   3:51
4. "So Tough"   3:43
5. "We Will Together"   4:33
6. "Absolutely"   4:37
7. "Jesse"   4:30
8. "Moving Away" (Lynch, Grace Knight) 4:08
9. "Enough Love"   3:56

Personnel

Eurogliders members

Additional musicians

  • Jason Brewer — saxophone (tenor) (except "We Will Together")
  • Mark Dennison — flute, saxophone (tenor, baritone)
  • Kevin Dubber — trumpet on "We Will Together"
  • James Greening — trombone (except "We Will Together")
  • Martin Hill — saxophone (tenor, alto) (except "We Will Together")
  • Shauna Jensen — backing vocals
  • Gary Kettel — percussion
  • Maggie McKinley — backing vocals
  • Greg Thorne — trumpet, flugelhorn, arranged horns
  • Mark Williams — backing vocals on "We Will Together"

Recording details

  • Engineer — Chris Porter (on tracks "So Tough", "We Will Together", "Absolutely")
    • Additional Engineer — David Quinn, Peter Cobbin, Tim Kramer
  • Mix Engineer & Post Production — Bill Scheniman
  • Producer — Bernie Lynch, Bill Scheniman
    • except for "We Will Together" — Chris Porter

References

  1. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r36834
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