Days of Innocence
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| Days of Innocence | ||||
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| File:Daysofinnocence.jpg | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Studio | The Music Farm, Studios 301, Trafalgar Studios | |||
| Genre | Rock, New Wave, post-punk | |||
| Length | 43:13 | |||
| Label | Wheatley | |||
| Producer | Charles Fisher | |||
| Moving Pictures chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Days of Innocence | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | StarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg |
Days of Innocence is the debut studio album by Australian band, Moving Pictures in October 1981. It spent 7 weeks at the top of the Australian Album charts in 1982[1] and was certified 3× Platinum.[2] It spawned the 1982 number one single in Australia "What About Me". "Winners" was not on this album & was a stand alone single released "between albums". It has featured as one of the bonus tracks on the 2000 CD re-release.
Track listing
[edit | edit source]- "Nothing to Do" (Alex Smith, Garry Frost) - 3:28
- "What About Me" (Garry Frost, Frances Swan Frost) - 3:32
- "Round Again" (A. Smith, G. Frost) - 4:06
- "Bustin' Loose" (A. Smith) - 4:37
- "Wings" (A. Smith) - 4:53
- "The Angel and the Madman" (A. Smith, Charlie Cole, G. Frost) - 4:28
- "Sweet Cherie" (A. Smith, C. Cole, G. Frost) - 3:38
- "So Tired" (A. Smith) - 4:03
- "Joni and the Romeo" (A. Smith) - 3:31
- "Streetheart" (A. Smith, Ian Lees, C. Cole, Andrew Thompson, G. Frost, Paul Freeland) - 7:01
Musicians
[edit | edit source]- Alex Smith - Vocals
- Garry Frost - Guitar, Backing vocals
- Andrew Thompson - Saxophones
- Charlie Cole - Keyboards, Trumpet, Backing vocals
- Ian Lees - Bass
- Paul Freeland - Drums
Charts
[edit | edit source]Weekly charts
[edit | edit source]| Chart (1981/82) | Peak position |
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| Australian (Kent Music Report)[3] | 1 |
| US Billboard 200 | 101 |
Year-end charts
[edit | edit source]| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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| Australian (Kent Music Report)[4] | 4 |
Certifications
[edit | edit source]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[2] | 3× Platinum | 150,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Days Of Innocence - Moving Pictures at Australian Music Database
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