Eat Your Peas | ||||
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Released | November 1998 | |||
Recorded | January 1997 –September 1998 | |||
Genre | Comedy | |||
Length | 162:48 | |||
Label | Mushroom | |||
Producer | ||||
Martin/Molloy chronology | ||||
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Eat Your Peas is the third and final album of material taken from the popular Australian radio show Martin/Molloy , by comedians Tony Martin and Mick Molloy. [1] The album peaked at number 27 on the ARIA Charts and was certified platinum. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1999, the album won Best Comedy Release; their third time winning that category.
Martin/Molloy was an Australian radio comedy show (1995–1998) hosted by the duo of Tony Martin and Mick Molloy. [1] Segments which were aired live between January 1997 and September 1998 were selected for the 2× CD, Eat Your Peas. [1] Studio personnel, who also contributed to the album, were Peter Grace (producer, panel operator), Sancia Robinson (assistant producer) and Pete Smith (booth announcer). [1] It peaked at number 27 on the ARIA Albums chart and was certified platinum by ARIA for shipment of over 70,000 copies. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1999, the album won Best Comedy Release; their third win in that category. [2]
Chart (1998–1999) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [3] | 27 |
Chart (1998) | Position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [4] | 84 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [5] | Gold | 35,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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