Choirboys (album)

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Choirboys
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 1983
RecordedAlbert Studios, Sydney 1983
Genre Hard rock, Pub rock
Length36:13
Label Albert Productions
Producer Jim Manzie
Choirboys chronology
Choirboys
(1983)
Big Bad Noise
(1987)
Singles from Choirboys
  1. "Never Gonna Die"
    Released: August 1983
  2. "Talk Big"
    Released: September 1983
  3. "Boys in the Band"
    Released: November 1983
  4. "You're with the Big Boys Now (Carrie)"
    Released: 1984

Choirboys is the self-titled debut album of the Australian rock band Choirboys. The album was recorded in early 1983 at Albert Studios One in Sydney, Australia with producer, Jim Manzie. and released in July of the same year. The first single, "Never Gonna Die," was released with great success and reached #21 on the Australian singles charts in late 1983. Australian TV personality and music guru Ian "Molly" Meldrum hailed the album as, "destined to become an Aussie classic." On the strength of their debut album, Choirboys, were invited to open for Cold Chisel on their "Last Stand" tour.

Track listing

  1. "Running from the Storm" - 2:15
  2. "Talk Big" - 3:04
  3. "Never Gonna Die" - 4:03
  4. "You're With The Big Boys Now (Carrie)" - 3:13
  5. "Boys in the Band" - 4:59
  6. "Fight by the Book" - 3:33
  7. "Bought and Paid For" - 3:43
  8. "I'm Not Your Hero" - 4:05
  9. "Blood is Thicker than Water" - 3:20
  10. "Bullshit" - 3:58

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