What Rhymes with Cars and Girls

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What Rhymes with Cars and Girls
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Studio album by
Tim Rogers
ReleasedMarch 3, 1999
GenreCountry, folk
LabelRa Records/BMG
Producer
Tim Rogers chronology
What Rhymes with Cars and Girls
(1999) 		Spit Polish
(2004)

What Rhymes with Cars and Girls is the first solo album by You Am I frontman Tim Rogers,[1] and also the name of the stage musical created by Rogers and playwright Aidan Fennessy in 2015.[2]

Album[]

The album is the only release featuring the backing band The Twin Set (though members of the group would form Rogers' second solo backing band, The Temperance Union).[citation needed]

"You've Been So Good To Me So Far" and "I Left My Heart All Over The Place" were released as a double-sided radio single. The album was recorded at Jen Anderson's (of Weddings Parties Anything) home studio, and featured many varied musicians, including Sally Dastey of Tiddas (on "Up-A-Ways").[1][3]

Accolades[]

Rogers won the ARIA for Best Male Artist in 1999 for the album.[1]

Track listing[]

  1. "Bushell and a Peck" - 2:08
  2. "You've Been So Good To Me So Far" - 4:40
  3. "I Left My Heart All Over The Place" - 4:11
  4. "You Just Don't Do It For Me, Friend" - 3:36
  5. "Arse Kickin' Lady from the Northwest" - 2:56
  6. "Happy Anniversary" - 3:51
  7. "Twenty Eight" - 3:28
  8. "Under The Flight Path" - 3:10
  9. "Up-A-Ways" - 3:16
  10. "Hi, We're The Support Band" - 2:47
  11. "The Songs They Played As I Drove Away" - 4:45

All songs were written by Rogers. "Arse Kickin' Lady from the Northwest" and "Under The Flight Path" both appeared previously as You Am I songs on the "Rumble" single, with the former also appearing as the first track on the live ...Saturday Night, 'Round Ten album.[4][1]

Personnel[]

  • Tim Rogers - singin' & dancing, guitar, keyboards
  • Jen Anderson - violin, viola, harmonium, omnichord
  • Stuart Speed - upright bass
  • Ian Kitney - drums & percussion
  • Mark Wallace - accordion
  • Ed Bates - pedal steel
  • Peter Somerville - banjo
  • Richard Gillard - electric guitar
  • Ben Hoddanger - trombone
  • Andy Reid - clarinet & washboard
  • Jeff Burston - mandolin
  • Sally Dastey - vocals (on 'Up-A-Ways'), brandy
  • David Lane - guitar

Musical[]

In 2015, the album was adapted for the stage, with playwright Aidan Fennessy working with Rogers to create a new musical, What Rhymes with Cars and Girls, for the Melbourne Theatre Company.[2][5]

Accolades[]

The musical was nominated for a Helpmann Award for Best New Australian Work in 2015.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "What Rhymes with Cars and Girls". You Am I.net. Archived from the original on 7 April 2015.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "What Rhymes With Cars And Girls". AusStage. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Albums". You Am I.net. Archived from the original on 12 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Singles". You Am I.net. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019.
  5. ^ "What Rhymes With Cars And Girls (2015 event)". AusStage. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  6. ^ "2015 Nominees and Winners". Helpmann Awards. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2021.

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