Kinky (Hoodoo Gurus album)

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]

Kinky
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
Allmusic[1]

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. 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. "Billboard Artist Chart History - Hoodoo Gurus". Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
  4. "Australian Singles Chart "Miss Freelove '69"". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2007-12-22.
  5. "Australian Singles Chart "1000 Miles Away"". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
  6. EMI Records
  7. 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. 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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