Teenage Love (album)
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| Compilation album by Cold Chisel | ||||
| Released | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Pub rock, rock and roll | |||
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Teenage Love is a compilation album by Australian pub rock band Cold Chisel, released in 1994. The album collected studio recordings, many just demos, that were not used on previous albums. Phil Small said, "There was always a surplus of 3 to 4 tracks with each album."[1] The tracks were recorded between 1976 and 1983. "Hands Out of My Pocket", "Nothing But You" and "Yesterdays" were issued as singles.
Album details
Don Walker said of the album, "Most of the time they were recorded as demos, so it's just the band in the studio slamming down a new song. For a certain number of them, it's the only time we ever played the song."[1] Walker insisted that the tracks be released without any overdubs."[2]
"The Party's Over" was a live staple for the band but not included on earlier studio albums. "A Little Bit of Daylight" is an early version of the song recorded by Jimmy Barnes as "Daylight" on his solo album Bodyswerve. "Monica", a song written by Prestwich, is the only Cold Chisel song that Don Walker doesn't play on, as he claims he couldn't play with a "latin feel."[3]
Allmusic describes "Teenage Love" as, "the weakest studio album in Cold Chisel's catalog." However, it continues, "Yes, it's Chisel's "B" material [...] But then, most bands would kill to have this kind of stuff as their "A" material."[4] Ian McFarlane said, "Teenage Love proved to be a remarkable collection of songs that were brimming with loose ends and vibrant spontaneity. Outstanding tracks like "Metho Blues", "Nothing but You", "Teenage Love Affair" and the boogie "Drinkin' in Port Lincoln" possessed more grit and fire than most of the debut album or Twentieth Century.[5]
The album reached the number 6 in the Australian charts.[6]
Track listing
- Hands Out of My Pocket
- Nothing But You
- When the Sun Goes Down
- Suicide Sal
- It Ain't Wrong
- Teenage Love Affair
- Monica
- Mona and the Preacher
- Drinkin' in Port Lincoln
- Payday in a Pub
- Metho Blues
- Yesterdays
- Notion for You
- F-111
- A Little Bit of Daylight
- The Party's Over
Credits
Jimmy Barnes- vocals
Ian Moss- vocals on tracks 2, 11 and 16, guitar
Don Walker- organ, piano
References
- 1 2 Simon McKenzie. "Cold Chisel look back on their teenage days". Time Off. Brisbane, QLD (26 October 1994): 5.
- ↑ Glenn A. Baker (14 January 1995). "Warner's "New" Cold Chisel Album Is Hot Down Under". Billboard. p. 37.
- ↑ Michael Lawrence (1998). Showtime: The Cold Chisel Story. Belmont, Victoria: Michael Lawrence. p. 201. ISBN 1-86503-118-6.
- ↑ "Teenage Love". Allmusic. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
- ↑ "Cold Chisel". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. Archived from the original on 3 August 2004. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ↑ "COLD CHISEL - TEENAGE LOVE (ALBUM)". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 11 February 2011.