Kinky (Hoodoo Gurus album)

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Kinky
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Studio album by
Hoodoo Gurus
Released9 April 1991
Recorded1990
StudioTrafalgar Studio
GenreRock
Length37:23
LabelRCA/BMG
EMI
ProducerHoodoo Gurus
Hoodoo Gurus chronology
Magnum Cum Louder
(1989) 		Kinky
(1991) 		Electric Soup / Gorilla Biscuit
(1992)
Singles from Kinky
  1. "Miss Freelove '69"
    Released: February, 1991
  2. "1000 Miles Away"
    Released: June, 1991
  3. "A Place in the Sun"
    Released: August, 1991
  4. "Castles in the Air"
    Released: December, 1991
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3/5 stars[1]

Kinky was Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus' fifth studio album,[2] and was released on 9 April 1991 by RCA Records. It was produced by the group.[2]

The album reached No. 172 on the American Billboard charts in 1991,[3] with the single "Miss Freelove '69" (February 1991) reaching No. 19 on the ARIA Singles Chart,[4] No. 3 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart in 1991. Other singles were "1000 Miles Away" (June 1991, No. 37[5]), "A Place in the Sun" (August 1991) and "Castles in the Air" (December 1991).

EMI re-released the album on 7 February 2005[6] with four additional tracks, a fold out poster and liner notes by Dave Gray (Rocket Science).

Background[]

Hoodoo Gurus had formed in Sydney in 1981 with Dave Faulkner the mainstay as songwriter, lead singer and guitarist.[7] He was later joined by Mark Kingsmill on drums, and Brad Shepherd on guitar, vocals, and harmonica.[2] In 1988 Richard Grossman (ex Matt Finish, Divinyls)[8] replaced Clyde Bramley on bass guitar.[7] The most stable line-up of Faulkner, Grossman, Kingsmill, and Shepherd saw Hoodoo Gurus from 1988 to their hiatus in January 1998.[9]

After the first album under their new contract, Magnum Cum Louder they recorded 1991's Kinky, which peaked at No. 172 on the American Billboard 200 album charts.[3] It provided the single "Miss Freelove '69" which reached No. 19 on the ARIA Singles Chart,[4] and No. 3 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart in 1991. Another single of the same year "1000 Miles Away" reached No. 37 in Australia.[5] It was adopted by the crew of Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Canberra as their 'anthem' in 1993, playing it whenever they left port.[10] Hoodoo Gurus played a concert, including "1000 Miles Away", on-board HMAS Canberra during its last voyage prior to decommissioning in 2005;[11] coincidentally, Dave Faulkner's father is a World War II veteran who survived the sinking of the original Canberra.[10] After releasing Kinky the band then released two compilations at once in 1992, Electric Soup, which contained the band's hits and Gorilla Biscuit, which was made up of B-sides and rarities.

Faulkner had had long hair between 1985 and 1991; during the recording sessions for this album he switched to a buzzcut, retaining this look for the rest of his career.

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Dave Faulkner, except where noted[12].

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Head In the Sand"Faulkner, Richard Grossman2:49
2."A Place In the Sun" 3:47
3."Castles In the Air" 4:08
4."Something's Coming"Faulkner, Brad Shepherd3:12
5."Miss Freelove '69" 4:15
6."1000 Miles Away" 4:33
7."Desiree"Shepherd2:34
8."I Don't Mind" 3:40
9."Brainscan"Faulkner, Shepherd3:18
10."Too Much Fun"Faulkner, Shepherd3:14
11."Dressed in Black"Shepherd2:44
2005 re-release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Stomp The Tumbarumba"Johnny Devlin, Joy Inman3:02
13."I Think You Know" 3:32
14."The Doctor Is In" 6:05
15."Little Drummer Boy (Up the Kyber)"Harry Simeone, Henry Onorati, Katherine Davis2:21

Personnel[]

Album is credited to:[2][13]

Hoodoo Gurus members

Additional musicians

  • Vicki Peterson - Backing vocals (track 6)
  • Rob Younger - Vocals (track 9)
  • Stephanie Faulkner - Backing vocals (track 2)
  • Sunil DeSilva - Additional Percussion (track 3)

Additional credits

  • Engineer — Alan Thorne
  • Assistant Engineers — David, Mackie, Robert Hodgson
  • Mastering — Greg Calbi
  • Mixers — Ed Stasium, Paul Hamingson
  • Assistant Mixer — Kyle Bess
  • Producer — Hoodoo Gurus

References[]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Holmgren, Magnus; Georgieff, Didier; Hartung, Stephan. "Hoodoo Gurus". Passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Billboard Artist Chart History - Hoodoo Gurus". Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Australian Singles Chart "Miss Freelove '69"". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2007-12-22.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Australian Singles Chart "1000 Miles Away"". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
  6. ^ EMI Records
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Hoodoo Gurus'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86448-768-2. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
  8. ^ Holmgren, Magnus. "Rick Grossman". Passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  9. ^ Clarke, Gareth. "Hoodoo Guruvosity". members.tripod.com. Archived from the original on January 21, 2002. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b McLennan, Grant. "Ship's final mile". Navy: the sailor's paper. Archived from the original on 2007-06-20. Retrieved 2008-02-19.
  11. ^ McLennan, Grant. "Decommissioning Year HMAS Canberra". Royal Australian Navy. Archived from the original on 2006-09-03. Retrieved 2008-02-19.
  12. ^ "Australasian Performing Right Association". APRA. Archived from the original on 2007-12-05. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
  13. ^ "Discogs entry on Kinky". discogs.com. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
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