Main Street Jive

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Main Street Jive
Main Street Jive by Richard Clapton.png
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 1976
Genre Rock
Length35.42
Label Infinity Records, Festival Records
Producer Richard Batchens
Richard Clapton chronology
Girls on the Avenue
(1975)
Main Street Jive
(1976)
Goodbye Tiger
(1977)
Singles from Main Street Jive
  1. "Suit Yourself"
    Released: 1976

Main Street Jive is the third studio album by Australian musician Richard Clapton, released in August 1976. It reached number 64 on the Kent Music Report. [1] The album was produced by Richard Batchens. "Suit Yourself" was released as a single.

Contents

Track listing

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Soldier of Fortune" Richard Clapton 5:28
2."Suit Yourself"Richard Clapton3:38
3."Kickin' The Moon Around"Richard Clapton4:02
4."Lonesome Heart"Richard Clapton4:16
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Need a Visionary"Richard Clapton3:40
2."Factory Life"Richard Clapton4:05
3."Casanova's Got The Blues"Richard Clapton5:55
4."Islands of the Heart"Richard Clapton5:58
Total length:35.42

Charts

Chart (1976)Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [2] 64

Release history

CountryDateLabelFormatCatalog
AustraliaAugust 1976 Infinity Records LPL 35963
Australia1992Infinity RecordsCD / CassetteC19583, D19583

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References

  1. Richard Clapton – Mainstreet Jive at Australian Music Database
  2. Kent, David (1975). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 94. ISBN   0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988.