Gymnasium (song)

"Gymnasium"
Single by Stephen Cummings
from the album Senso
B-side "Much Too Much"
Released 2 July 1984[1]
Format Vinyl, 7", 12”
Genre Rock
Length 3:36
5:11 (Mega Dance Mix)
Label Regular Records, Warner Music Group
Songwriter(s) Stephen Cummings, Martin Armiger
Producer(s) Martin Armiger
Stephen Cummings singles chronology
"Backstabbers"
(1983)		 "Gymnasium"
(1984)		 "Another Kick in the Head"
(1984)

"Backstabbers"
(1983)		 "Gymnasium"
(1984)		 "Another Kick in the Head”
(1984)

"Gymnasium" is the fourth single by Australian singer-songwriter Stephen Cummings, released in 1984.[1] The song was written by Stephen Cummings and Martin Armiger.[2] It was released from Stephen Cummings' debut album Senso.[3] The song reached number 27 on the Australian singles chart.[4]

Background

After the breakup of The Sports in 1981, Cummings, Armiger and Pendlebury soon found themselves together again, working on Cummings' first solo album Senso with Armiger taking up the role of producer.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Gymnasium"Stephen Cummings, Martin Armiger3:36
2."Much Too Much"Stephen Cummings3:22

[5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Gymnasium (Mega Dance Mix)"Stephen Cummings, Martin Armiger5:11
2."Much Too Much"Cummings3:22
3."When In Rome" 2:46

Personnel

  • Bass – Joe Creighton, Mark Ferry
  • Cornet [Solo] – Vince Jones
  • Drum programming [Drumulator] – Martin Armiger
  • Drums – Peter Luscombe
  • Guitar – Andrew Pendlebury, Martin Armiger, Robert Goodge
  • Keyboards – Duncan Veal, Jantra de Vilda, Martin Armiger, Stephen Bigger
  • Percussion – Ricky Fataar
  • Additional vocals – Joe Creighton, Linda Nutter, Nick Smith, Stephanie Sproul, Venetta Fields

Production

  • Producer – James "Jimbo" Barton (tracks: 3), Martin Armiger (tracks: 1 & 2)

Charts

Released in 1984, their efforts immediately hit paydirt with the effervescent single Gymnasium reaching the top 5 on the Australian charts. [6]

Chart (1984) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 27

References

  1. 1 2 "Kent Music Report No 523 – 2 July 1984 > Singles: New Releases". Imgur.com (original document published by Kent Music Report). Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Stephen Cummings - Gymnasium at 45cat
  3. ↑ Stephen Cummings - Gymansium at LastFM
  4. 1 2 Kent, David (1984). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 94. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988.
  5. ↑ Stephen Cummings - Gymnasium (12 Inch Single) at Discogs
  6. ↑ Stephen Cummings - Information About Stephen Cummings at Lovetown.net


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