Absolutely (Eurogliders album)

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Absolutely
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 11, 1985 (1985-10-11)
RecordedDecember 1984−June 1985
Studio
  • Maison Rouge (London, England)
  • Rhinoceros Studios (Sydney, Australia)
  • Studios 301 (Sydney, Australia)
Genre
Label CBS
Producer
  • Bernie Lynch
  • Bill Scheniman
  • Chris Porter
Eurogliders chronology
This Island
(1984)
Absolutely
(1985)
Groove
(1988)
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: February 1986
  5. "So Tough"
    Released: August 1986
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Absolutely is the third studio album by Australian pop band Eurogliders, released on October 11, 1985 by CBS Records. [2] [3] It peaked at No. 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]

Contents

At the height of the band's success, Eurogliders Grace Knight and Bernie Lynch reconciled their relationship and were married in 1985, although the union was short-lived. Despite their marital separation, they stayed together in the band for another four years.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bernie Lynch unless otherwise shown [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

Side one
No.TitleLength
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
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Absolutely" 4:37
7."Jesse" 4:30
8."Moving Away"4:08
9."Enough Love" 3:56

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the Absolutely liner notes. [14]

Eurogliders

Additional musicians

Charts

Chart (1985/86)Peak
position
Australia Kent Music Report Album Chart [4] 7

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [15] Platinum70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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