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The Boys Light Up

FieldValue
nameThe Boys Light Up
typeAlbum
artistAustralian Crawl
coverBoysLightUpFrontAC1.jpg
releasedApril 1980
recordedAugust 1979 – February 1980
studioAAV Studios (Melbourne, Victoria)
genrePop, rock
length38:25
labelEMI
producerDavid Briggs
next_titleSirocco
next_year1981
misc{{Singles
nameThe Boys Light Up
typestudio
single1Beautiful People
single1dateAugust 1979
single2The Boys Light Up
single2dateMarch 1980
single3Downhearted
single3dateMay 1980
header*The Boys Light Up*
1992 Re-release
typealbum
coverBoyslight.jpg
caption*The Boys Light Up* 1992 CD cover

1992 Re-release The Boys Light Up is the debut album from Australian pub rock band Australian Crawl, which was released in 1980 and contains the title track, "The Boys Light Up", "Indisposed", "Downhearted" and their previously released debut single "Beautiful People". The album reached #4 on the Australian album charts and remained in the charts for an unbroken 101 weeks, eventually selling over 280 000 copies (five times platinum).

Various band members were involved in songwriting, often with relatives or former bandmates. Rhythm guitarist Brad Robinson's father James Robinson was a Federal Arbitration Court Justice and co-wrote two songs for this album. Reyne's bandmate from Spiff Rouch, Mark Hudson co-wrote their first single, "Beautiful People" (1979). "Downhearted" was written by Bill McDonough and his bandmates from The Flatheads, Guy McDonough (his brother, who later joined the Crawl) and Sean Higgins. Producer, David Briggs (Little River Band guitarist), co-wrote "Hoochie Gucci Fiorucci Mama" with Reyne.

The album was re-released in 1992 in CD format (see cover right below), and as a 2-CD set with follow-up album Sirocco in 1996. In October 2010, Boys Light Up was listed in the top 50 in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums.

Track listing

  1. "My Coffee's Gone Cold" (Simon Binks) – 3:29
  2. "Man Crazy" (James Reyne) – 3:39
  3. "Way I've Been" (Brad Robinson, James Robinson) – 2:17
  4. "Chinese Eyes" (James Reyne, Simon Binks) – 3:01
  5. "Downhearted" (Sean Higgins, Guy McDonough, William 'Bill' McDonough) – 3:09
  6. "Beautiful People" (James Reyne, Mark Hudson) – 2:56
  7. "Indisposed" (Brad Robinson, James Robinson, James Reyne, William 'Bill' McDonough) – 4:04
  8. "Walk My Way" (James Reyne, Brad Robinson) – 2:44
  9. "The Boys Light Up" (James Reyne) – 4:41
  10. "Boot Hill" (James Reyne, Simon Binks) – 2:36
  11. "Red Guitar" (Simon Binks) – 3:19
  12. "Hoochie Gucci Fiorucci Mama" (James Reyne, David Briggs) – 2:30

Songwriting credits from Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA).

Personnel

Credited to:

Australian Crawl

  • James Reyne – lead vocals, harmonica
  • Simon Binks – lead and slide guitar, vocals
  • Bill McDonough – drums, percussion, vocals
  • Brad Robinson – rhythm guitar, vocals
  • Paul Williams – bass, vocals

Additional musicians

  • Mal Logan, Eddie Rayner, Peter Jones, Keith McKay – keyboards
  • Bill Harrower – saxophone
  • Derek Pellicci – percussion
  • Mal Stainton – backing vocals

Additional credits

  • Engineer — Ross Cockle
  • Producer — David Briggs

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1980)Peak
positionAustralia (Kent Music Report)
4

Year-end charts

Chart (1980)Peak
positionAustralia (Kent Music Report)
8

Certifications

References

References

  1. [{{AllMusic
  2. "1996: 10th Annual ARIA Awards". [[Australian Recording Industry Association.
  3. "Australian Crawl". [[Australian Rock Database]]. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren).
  4. Kent, David. (1993). "[[Kent Music Report". Australian Chart Book.
  5. (2003-11-09). "''Love is in the air'' Episode 5: "National Anthems"; transcript of interview with James Reyne". [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  6. "Memorable TV Oz Rock: Australian Crawl entry". Memorable TV / Little Acorns Publishing.
  7. "APRA".
  8. (October 2010). "[[100 Best Australian Albums]]". Hardie Grant Books.
  9. "MSN entry on ''The Boys Light Up''".
  10. Kent, David. (1993). "Australian Chart Book 1970–1992". Australian Chart Book.
  11. Kent, David. (1993). "Australian Chart Book 1970–1992". Australian Chart Book.
  12. "Kent Music Report No 341 – 5 January 1981 > Platinum and Gold Albums 1980". [[Kent Music Report]].
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