Fabulous Beast

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Fabulous Beast
Fabulous Beast by Boom Crash Opera.jpg
Studio album by
Released23 March 1993
Genre Pop rock, rock
Label EastWest
Producer Boom Crash Opera, Don Gehman, Keith Forsey
Boom Crash Opera chronology
Dreams on Fire
(1991)
Fabulous Beast
(1993)
Born
(1995)
Singles from Fabulous Beast
  1. "Bettadaze"
    Released: November 1992
  2. "In the Morning"
    Released: March 1993
  3. "This Isn't Love"
    Released: August 1993

Fabulous Beast is the third studio album released by Australian rock group Boom Crash Opera. The album was released in March 1993 and peaked at number 15 on the ARIA Charts.

Contents

It is the first Boom Crash Opera album not to feature Richard Pleasance who left the band in 1992 after he was diagnosed with Tinnitus. [1]

Track listing

  1. "My Revelation" - 5:46
  2. "This Isn't Love" - 3:30
  3. "In the Morning" - 3:57
  4. "Bettadaze" - 4:01
  5. "The Colour of Love" - 4:35
  6. "Strike a Match" - 3:47
  7. "Look Up What's Coming Down" - 4:13
  8. "What a Goodnight" - 4:37
  9. "You Wouldn't Want to Know" - 4:08
  10. "I Am Nature" - 4:27
  11. "Don't Let On" - 4:07
  12. "The Last Place on Earth" - 4:53

Charts

Chart (1993)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [2] 15

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References

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  2. "Australiancharts.com – Boom Crash Opera – Fabulous Beast". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 February 2017.