Still the 12th Man

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Still the 12th Man
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Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 1992
RecordedBurradoo House, November 1992
Genre Spoken word, comedy
Length66:04
Label EMI Music
Producer Billy Birmingham, David Froggatt
The Twelfth Man chronology
The 12th Man Again
(1990)
Still the 12th Man
(1992)
Wired World of Sports II
(1994)

Still the 12th Man is the third album released by The Twelfth Man. Released in December 1992, the album reached number one on the ARIA Charts in January 1993.

Contents

At the ARIA Music Awards of 1993, the album was nominated for Best Comedy Release. [1]

Plot

A day in the life of Richie Benaud, the "captain" of the Channel 9 cricket commentary team. Resembling a game between Australia and Pakistan, this album includes Bruce Reid literally falling apart, Tony Greig and Bill Lawry hijacking the commentary box and Max Walker streaking and hijacking the commentary box. In fact, it gets so bad for Richie that he has to leave early.

The album also contains the number one single, "Marvellous!".

Track listing

CD (8141392)

  1. "Still the 12th Man" - 57:52
  2. "Marvellous!" - 8:12

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1992/93)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [2] 1
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [3] 21

Year-end charts

Chart (1993)Position
Australian (ARIA Charts) [4] 23

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [5] 3× Platinum210,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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