Electric Chair (album)

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Electric Chair
Electric chair HG.jpg
Compilation album by
Hoodoo Gurus
ReleasedOctober 1997
Genre Rock
Length37:23
Label Mushroom Records
Shock Records
Producer Hoodoo Gurus
Hoodoo Gurus chronology
Hoodoo Voodoo
(1997)		Electric Chair
(1997)		 Armchair Gurus
(1997)
Singles from Electric Chair
  1. "The Real Deal"
    Released: November 1997
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Electric Chair is a compilation album by Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus. [2] It was originally released as a 2-CD set with Armchair Gurus in October 1997. The album features seventeen Hoodoo Gurus' rock/party tracks while Armchair Gurus contains seventeen ballads and slower songs. The album peaked at number 33 on the ARIA charts and was certified gold. [3]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "The Real Deal" - 4:44
  2. "God-Fearing Family Man" - 4:54
  3. "Quicksand" - 3:32
  4. "Down on Me" - 3:24
  5. "Be My Guru" - 2:38
  6. "Death Ship" - 2:35
  7. "Hypocrite Blues" - 3:00
  8. "Glamourpuss" - 2:35
  9. "Where's the Action" - 3:40
  10. "Brainscan" - 3:19
  11. "I Think You Know" - 3:32
  12. "I Was a Kamikaze Pilot" - 3:09
  13. "Axegrinder" - 3:24
  14. "Gene Hackman" - 2:26
  15. "A Hard Day's Night" - 2:31
  16. "The Right Time" - 3:53
  17. "Form a Circle" / "She" - 7:48

Personnel

Credited to: [2]

Charts

Chart (1997)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [4] 33

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [5] Gold35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
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  4. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Armchair Gurus / Electric Chair – Blue Cave". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
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