MEN AT WORK - BUSINESS AS USUAL - Vinyl LP - CBS Records - 1981 - VG (HHR01036)
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MEN AT WORK - BUSINESS AS USUAL - HHR01036 - VG
This album is from Men at Work the Australian rock band formed in Melbourne in 1978 and best known for breakthrough hits such as Down Under and Who Can It Be Now. the founding member and front man is Colin Hay, who performs on lead vocals and guitar. After playing as an acoustic duo with Ron Strykert during 1978–1979, Hay formed the group with Strykert playing bass guitar and Jerry Speiser on drums. They were soon joined by Greg Ham on flute, saxophone and keyboards, and John Rees on bass guitar, with Strykert switching back to lead guitar. They were the first Australian artists to have a simultaneous No. 1 album and No. 1 single on the United States, Australian, New Zealand, and United Kingdom charts. Australia and top 50 in the US. They won the Grammy for best new artist in 1983, they were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 1994, and they have sold over 30 million albums worldwide.
Business as Usual is their debut studio album and was released in November 1981 in Australia, and April 1982 in the United States. It spent nine weeks at the top of the Australian Albums Chart from December 1981 through to March 1982. The Australian version had a black and white cover design; overseas releases had a similar design, but in a black and yellow colour scheme. Business as Usual was one of the most successful albums internationally by an Australian group. It spent an unprecedented 15 weeks at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 from late 1982 to early 1983; and five weeks at No. 1 in the United Kingdom Albums Chart in early 1983. Business as Usual was also one of the highest selling Australian albums in the early 1980s, with 6 million copies shipped in the US.
Track Listing A1. Who Can It Be Now? A2. I Can See It in Your Eyes A3. Down Under A4. Underground A5. Helpless Automation B1. People Just Love to Play with Words B2. Be Good Johnny B3. Touching the Untouchables B4. Catch a Star B5. Down by the Sea
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