| The Sound of Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | December 1983 | |||
| Recorded | 1976-1982 | |||
| Genre | Pop, Pop rock, rock | |||
| Label | Mushroom Records | |||
| Producer | Peter Solley, Joe Camilleri, Ross Wilson, Eddie Rayner | |||
| Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons chronology | ||||
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The Sound of Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons is the first greatest hits album by Australian Blues, rock and R&B band, Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Honeydripper" | Live!! Loud and Clear | 4:01 | |
| 2. | "Dancing Shoes" |
| Don't Waste It | 5:03 |
| 3. | "Security" | Don't Waste It | 2:53 | |
| 4. | "I Will Return" |
| Hats Off Step Lively | 3:20 |
| 5. | "All I Wanna Do" |
| Hats Off Step Lively | 3:04 |
| 6. | "Sweet" |
| Dexterity | 3:44 |
| 7. | "So Young" |
| So Young | 3:55 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Losing Game" |
| Cha | 5:16 |
| 2. | "Shape I'm In" |
| Screaming Targets | 3:31 |
| 3. | "Hit and Run" |
| Screaming Targets | 3:44 |
| 4. | "Puppet on a String" |
| Hats Off Step Lively | 3:32 |
| 5. | "Walk On By" | Cha | 3:49 | |
| 6. | "Taxi Mary" |
| Cha | 3:59 |
| 7. | "Sherrie" |
| Cha | 3:39 |
| Chart (1983/84) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Kent Music Report [1] | 89 |
| Region | Date | Format | Edition(s) | Label | Catalogue |
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| Australia | 1983 | Standard | Mushroom Records | L-38079 | |
Joseph Vincent Camilleri, aka Jo Jo Zep or Joey Vincent, is a Maltese Australian singer-songwriter and musician. Camilleri has recorded as a solo artist and as a member of Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons and The Black Sorrows. Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons' highest charting single was "Hit & Run" from June 1979, which peaked at #12; Jo Jo Zep's "Taxi Mary" peaked at No. 11 in September 1982; and The Black Sorrows top single, "Chained to the Wheel", peaked at No. 9 in March 1989.
Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons are an Australian blues and rock music band that features the singer, songwriter and saxophonist Joe Camilleri. The band was active in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and had several Australian chart hits including "Hit and Run", "Shape I'm In" and "All I Wanna Do". The Falcons dissolved in 1981 and the group's biggest Australian hit, 1982's "Taxi Mary", as well as the New Zealand top ten hit "Walk on By", were both credited simply to "Jo Jo Zep". In 1983, Camilleri and other members of the Falcons formed the Black Sorrows.
Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons were an Australian Blues, rock and R&B band. The band released eight studio albums. The band were included into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2007.
For the AC/DC song of the same name, see Highway to Hell.
Don't Waste It is the debut studio album by Australian blues, rock and R&B band Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons. Released in February 1977, the album peaked at number 37 on the Australian Kent Music Report.
"(I'm in a) Dancing Mood" is an pop song written and recorded by Delroy Wilson.
Whip It Out is the second studio album by Australian blues, rock and R&B band Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons. Released in November 1977. The album peaked at number 98 on the Australian Kent Music Report.
Live!! Loud and Clear is the first extended play by Australian blues, rock and R&B band Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons. Released in December 1977 and released in February 1978. The EP peaked at number 53 on the Australian Kent Music Report.
"So Young" is a pop song written by Joe Camilleri, Jeff Burstin and Tony Faehse and recorded by Australian blues, rock and R&B band Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons. The song was the group's fifth single, released in September 1978 as the lead single from a 12" EP also entitled So Young (1978).
So Young is a mini-album by Australian blues, rock and R&B band Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons. Released in November 1978. The Album peaked at number 80 on the Australian Kent Music Report. "Soon You'll Be Gone" charted on the UK Indie Singles Charts at #35.
Let's Drip Awhile is the second live album by Australian blues and rock band Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons and released early in 1979. The album peaked at number 85 on the Australian Kent Music Report in July 1979. It was the band's final release on Oz Records.
"Hit and Run" is a pop song written by Joe Camilleri, Jeff Burstin and Tony Faehse and recorded by Australian blues, rock and R&B band Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons. The song was the first on the Mushroom Records label, released in July 1979 as the lead single from the band's fourth studio album Screaming Targets (1979).
Screaming Targets is the fourth studio album by Australian blues/rock band Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons. The album was the band's first via Mushroom Records. Released in July 1979, the album peaked at number 13 on the Australian Kent Music Report, becoming the band's first top twenty album. The album was released with a limited edition bonus record featuring songs recorded live at Sentimental Bloke Hotel, Bombay Rock, Melbourne, April 1979.
"Shape I'm In" is a pop song written by Joe Camilleri, Jeff Burstin and Tony Faehse and recorded by Australian blues, rock and R&B band Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons. The song was released in October 1979 as the second single from the band's fourth studio album Screaming Targets (1979).
"All I Wanna Do" is a pop song written by Lilley/Cook and recorded by Australian blues, rock and R&B band Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons. The song was released in April 1980 as the lead single from the band's fifth studio album Hats Off Step Lively (1980).
Hats Off Step Lively is the fifth studio album by Australian blues/rock band Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons. The album was released in August 1980 and peaked at number 17 on the Australian Kent Music Report, becoming the band's second top twenty album. The band toured the album across Australian throughout August and September 1980.
"Puppet on a String" is a pop song written by Joe Camilleri, Jeff Burstin and Tony Faehse and recorded by Australian blues, rock and R&B band Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons. The song was released in July 1980 as the second single from the band's fifth studio album Hats Off Step Lively (1980).
Cha is the seventh studio album by Australian band Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons, but first and only to be credited as Jo Jo Zep. It is also the final studio album by the band until Ricochet in 2003. The album was Released in November 1982 and peaked at number 28 on the Australian Kent Music Report. David Nichols called Cha primarily a "latin-based dance record".
Step Lively is a reissue of Hats Off Step Lively, the fifth studio album by Australian blues/rock band Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons. The album was released in North America and Europe in September 1981.
Dexterity is the sixth studio album by Australian blues/rock band Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons. The album was released in July 1981 and peaked at number 92 on the Australian Kent Music Report.