| Everybody's Got To | ||||
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| Released | 1988 | |||
| Recorded | February 1988 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 35:54 52:46 – reissue with bonus tracks | |||
| Label | Hot | |||
| Producer | Ed Kuepper | |||
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Everybody's Got To is the third solo album by Australian guitarist and songwriter Ed Kuepper recorded in 1988 and released on the Hot label. [1] The album was re-released in 2005 with four bonus tracks from Kuepper's Happy as Hell EP.
The Allmusic review by Dan LeRoy awarded the album 4½ stars and states "this set of tight, polished alt-rock was his best outing of the '80s, and is perhaps his finest album ever... Anyone wanting to explore Kuepper's substantial and often superb back catalog will find Everybody's Got To the perfect place to start". [2]
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(All songs by Ed Kuepper)
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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| Australia (Kent Music Report) [3] | 42 |
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