Holy Roadside

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Holy Roadside
Holy Roadside by The Badloves.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1995
StudioSing Sing Studios, Metropolis Audio
Label Mushroom Records
Producer
  • Doug Roberts
  • The Badloves
The Badloves chronology
Get on Board
(1993)
Holy Roadside
(1995)
Everybody Everywhere
(1997)
Singles from Holy Roadside
  1. "Caroline"
    Released: September 1995
  2. "Slave"
    Released: December 1995
  3. "Living Things"
    Released: February 1996
  4. "Barefoot Bride"
    Released: May 1996

Holy Roadside is the second studio album by Australian rock and pop band The Badloves. The album was released in October 1995, peaked at number 14 and was certified gold. [1]

The Badloves is an ARIA Award winning Australian band that formed in 1990. They're best known for their debut studio album, Get on Board. The Badloves dissolved in 1997, reformed in 2008, dissolved in 2010, and reformed in 2015.

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At the ARIA Music Awards of 1996, the album earned The Badloves a nomination for ARIA Award for Best Group and Doug Roberts for Producer of the Year. [2]

The 10th Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards was held on 30 September 1996 at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre. Presenters distributed 28 awards with the big winner for the year was You Am I with six awards.

The ARIA Music Award for Best Group, is an award presented at the annual ARIA Music Awards, which recognises "the many achievements of Aussie artists across all music genres", since 1987. It is handed out by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), an organisation whose aim is "to advance the interests of the Australian record industry." The award is given to an Australian group comprising two or more members for an album or single release. The accolade is voted for by a judging academy which comprises 1000 members from different areas of the music industry.

The ARIA Music Award for Producer of the Year, is an award presented within the Artisan Awards at the annual ARIA Music Awards. The ARIA Awards recognise "the many achievements of Aussie artists across all music genres", and have been given by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) since 1987.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."In My Garden"3:57
2."Slave"
  • Spiby
5:22
3."Living Things"
  • Spiby
3:50
4."Barefoot Bride"
  • Spiby
4:11
5."Caroline"
  • Spiby
  • David Byrne
3:04
6."Precious"
  • Spiby
3:24
7."I Wanna Hide"
  • John Favaro
  • John Housden
4:36
8."Skin I'm In"
  • Spiby
4:04
9."Powerful Karma"
  • Tony Featherstone
3:46
10."Holy Roadside"
  • Spiby
6:49

Charts

Chart (1995)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [3] 14

Certification

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [1] Gold35,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabelCatalogue
AustraliaOctober 1995 CD, Cassette, LP Mushroom Records MUSH32369.2

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References

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