Released May 1987 (1987-05) Length 42:48 Release date May 1987 Genre Rock music | Recorded January, 1987 Label Sony Music | |
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Blow Your Cool! is Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus' third album, released in May 1987 and contains their hit single "What's My Scene?". The single reached #3 on the Australian Music Charts. The band's American label, Elektra Records, was hoping that they could come up with something a bit easier to market than the witty, 1960s-obsessed pop/rock of Stoneage Romeos and Mars Needs Guitars!, so they paired the group with producer Mark Opitz, who had previously produced records for AC/DC, INXS, and the Divinyls. Background vocals on two tracks were supplied by The Bangles. It was recorded both in Sydney and LA. The album reached No. 120 on the Billboard 200 album charts in 1987.
Contents
- Track listing
- Original release
- 2005 re release
- Personnel
- Hoodoo Gurus
- Additional musicians
- Production details
- Songs
- References
"When the Blow Your Cool! touring was over Clyde retired from the road and the band. At this point we persuaded Rick Grossman to join, contributing his tremendous bass skills to the band, and so we had reached what was to be our ultimate line-up. After that we only changed our haircuts (and underwear)." - Dave Faulkner.
EMI re-released the album on February 6, 2005 with four additional tracks, a fold out poster and liner notes by Vicki Peterson (The Bangles). One of the additional tracks, "The Generation Gap" was their first recording with Grossman, and had been released as a single-only in 1988; it was their cover of Jeannie C. Riley's 1970 country song.
Track listing
All tracks written by Dave Faulkner unless otherwise indicated.
Original release
- "Out That Door" – 4:14
- "What's My Scene" – 3:50
- "Good Times" – 3:02
- "I Was the One" – 4:10
- "Hell for Leather" – 3:28
- "Where Nowhere Is" – 4:00
- "In the Middle of the Land" – 4:34
- "Come On" – 2:43
- "Heart of Darkness" – 3:04
- "My Caravan" – 4:15
- "On My Street" – 3:16
- "Party Machine" – 5:10
The original LP release did not include "Heart of Darkness".
2005 re-release
- "Out That Door" – 4:14
- "What's My Scene" – 3:50
- "Good Times" – 3:02
- "I Was the One" – 4:10
- "Hell for Leather" – 3:28
- "Where Nowhere Is" – 4:00
- "In the Middle of the Land" – 4:34
- "Come On" – 2:43
- "Heart of Darkness" – 3:04
- "My Caravan" – 4:15
- "On My Street" – 3:16
- "Party Machine" – 5:10
- "Hell for Leather (live) – 3:12
- "Hayride to Hell, Pt 2 (The Showdown)" – 3:39
- "The Generation Gap" (Charlie Craig, Betty Craig, Jim Hayner) – 3:42
- "Jungle Bells" – 3:37
Personnel
Credited to:
Hoodoo Gurus
Additional musicians
Production details
Songs
1Out That Door4:14
2What's My Scene3:49
3Good Times3:02