Men at Work are an Australian rock band formed in Melbourne in 1978 and best known for breakthrough hits such as "Who Can It Be Now?" and "Down Under". Its founding member and frontman is Colin Hay,who performs on lead vocals and guitar. After playing as an acoustic duo with Ron Strykert during 1978–79,Hay formed the group with Strykert playing bass guitar and Jerry Speiser on drums. They were soon joined by Greg Ham on flute,saxophone,and keyboards and John Rees on bass guitar,with Strykert switching back to lead guitar. The group was managed by Russell Depeller,a friend of Hay,whom he met at La Trobe University. This line-up achieved national and international success during the early to mid 1980s.
Business as Usual is the debut studio album by Australian new wave band Men at Work,which was released in November 1981 in Australia,and April 1982 in the United States. It spent nine weeks at the top of the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart from December 1981 through to March 1982. The Australian version had a black and white cover design;overseas releases had a similar design,but in a black and yellow colour scheme. Business as Usual was one of the most successful albums internationally by an Australian group. It spent an unprecedented 15 weeks at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 from late 1982 to early 1983;and five weeks at No. 1 in the United Kingdom Albums Chart in early 1983. Business as Usual was also one of the highest selling Australian albums in the early 1980s,with 6 million copies shipped in the US,Surprisingly,the disc also made it to No. 31 on Billboard's Black Albums chart.
New Values is the third studio album by American musician Iggy Pop. It was released in April 1979 by record label Arista.
John Robert Williamson is an Australian country music and folk music singer-songwriter multi-instrumentalist,television host and conservationist. Williamson usually writes and performs songs that relate to the history and culture of Australia,particularly the outback,in a similar vein to Slim Dusty and Buddy Williams before him. Williamson has released over fifty albums,ten videos,five DVDs,and two lyric books and has sold more than 4,000,000 albums in Australia. His best known hit is "True Blue". On Australia Day in 1992 Williamson was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) with the citation:"for service to Australian country music and in stimulating awareness of conservation issues". He has received twenty-six Golden Guitar trophies at the Country Music Awards of Australia,he has won three ARIA Music Awards for Best Country Album and,in 2010,was inducted into the related Hall of Fame.
"True Blue" is an Australian folk song written and performed by singer-songwriter John Williamson. The lyrical content utilises Australian slang heavily,with the title meaning authentically Australian . The song was released in March 1982 as a single from True Blue - The Best of John Williamson,but failed to chart.
"T.N.T." is a song released in 1975 by Australian hard rock band AC/DC,taken from their Australian album T.N.T. and the international version of High Voltage. It was released as a single in 1976 and was written by Bon Scott,Angus Young and Malcolm Young. It peaked at No.19 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart. The song's title is a reference to the explosive chemical TNT.
"Love at First Feel" is a song by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It is the second track of the international version of their album Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap,released in November 1976,and was written by Angus Young,Malcolm Young,and Bon Scott. The international version was not released in the United States until April 1981.
"You're the Voice" is a song written by Andy Qunta,Keith Reid,Maggie Ryder and Chris Thompson,and recorded by the Australian singer John Farnham and released as a single in September 1986 ahead of his album Whispering Jack. "You're the Voice" was one of the biggest hits of 1986 in Australia,topping the Kent Music Report singles chart for seven weeks from 3 November to 21 December. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1987 it won Single of the Year.
The following is a comprehensive discography of the American-born Swiss singer Tina Turner. Turner's overall discography consists of ten studio albums,two live albums,two soundtracks,and five compilation albums.
The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to January 1999. The chart was re-branded the Australian Music Report (AMR) in July 1987. From June 1988,the Australian Recording Industry Association,which had been using the top 50 portion of the report under licence since mid-1983,chose to produce their own listing as the ARIA Charts.
The discography of John Williamson,an Australian singer-songwriter,consists of twenty studio albums,twenty-four compilation album,eight live album,three EPs. Williamson has sold over 4 million records in Australia.
"Old Man Emu" is a song written and recorded by the Australian country singer John Williamson. In 1970,Williamson performed the song on TV talent show,New Faces,winning first place. Williamson signed with Fable Records after the win.
John Williamson is the debut studio album by Australian country music artist John Williamson. It was released in 1970.
Diggers of the Anzac is an extended play (EP) by Australian country music artist John Williamson,it is an consisting of six previously released material. It was released in April 2015 and peaked at number 100 on the ARIA Charts.
Mallee Boy is the sixth studio album by Australian country music artist John Williamson. The album was released in November 1986 and peaked at number 9 on the Kent Music Report;becoming Williamson's first top ten album.
Boomerang Café is the seventh studio album by Australian country music artist John Williamson. The album was released in April 1988 and peaked at number 10 on the Kent Music Report.
All the Best is a compilation album by Australian country music artist John Williamson. The album was released in July 1986 and peaked at number 27 on the Kent Music Report. The album includes Williamson's debut single "Old Man Emu" from 1970 and includes one new track "Goodbye Blinky Bill".
True Blue Two is a compilation album by Australian country music artist John Williamson. The title is the second True Blue compilation following True Blue –The Very Best of John Williamson released in 1995. Similarly,Williamson released a book of the same title with the song background and lyrics.
The Smell of Gum Leaves is the second solo live album by Australian country music artist John Williamson. The album was released in September 1984 and become Williamsons' first charting album;peaking at number 49 on the Kent Music Report.
The Way to Go Out is a 1985 live album by Australian rock band Hunters &Collectors,which was first released on 6 May 1985. It was recorded at Earl's Court in the Melbourne suburb of St Kilda in two days on 24 and 25 August 1984,and reached No. 76 on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart and No. 21 on the New Zealand Albums Chart. Six of the eight tracks were from their 1984 album The Jaws of Life,and "Throw Your Arms Around Me" had been released as a non-album single. "Follow Me No More" had not been released in Australia but had been part of the UK-only single "Carry Me" in 1984. Under the shortened title "Follow Me" it would become the B-side to their "Say Goodbye" single a year after The Way to Go Out was released.
