Chantoozies (album)

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Chantoozies
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Studio album by
Released22 August 1988 (LP and cassette) [1]
12 September 1988 (CD)
RecordedNovember 1986–May 1988
StudioMetropolis Audio, Platinum Studios, Rhinoceros Studios
Genre Pop, electronic, synthpop
Label Mushroom
Producer Brett Goldsmith, David Courtney, Ian McKenzie, Mark S. Berry
Chantoozies chronology
Chantoozies
(1988)
Gild the Lily
(1991)
Singles from Chantoozies
  1. "Witch Queen"
    Released: January 1987
  2. "He's Gonna Step on You Again"
    Released: June 1987
  3. "Wanna Be Up"
    Released: May 1988
  4. "Kiss 'n' Tell"
    Released: September 1988

Chantoozies is the debut studio album by Australian group Chantoozies. The album was released in August 1988 by Mushroom Records and peaked at number 6 on the ARIA Charts. It is the only full-length studio album to feature founding member Tottie Goldsmith.

Contents

Track listing

LP (L 93279)
Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wanna Be Up" Eve von Bibra, Brett Goldsmith 3:39
2."Kiss 'n' Tell"von Bibra, Goldsmith4:04
3."Bang Bang" James Reyne, von Bibra4:02
4."Slightest Notion"J. Reyne, Simon Hussey 4:26
5."Weatherman"Goldsmith, J. Reyne, J. Scott4:21
6."He's Gonna Step on You Again" John Kongos, Christos Demetriou 3:40
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."Hey Lord"von Bibra, Goldsmith5:31
8."Shakin' Up the Ground"Goldsmith5:32
9."Witch Queen"Lolly Vegas, Pat Vegas4:18
10."Little Boy Blue"J. Reyne, B. Goldsmith4:45

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1988/89)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [2] 8

Year-end Charts

Chart (1988)Peak
position
Australian (ARIA) Albums Chart [3] 41
Australian Artist Albums Chart17

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [4] Platinum70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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