Released 13 September 2008 Producer Greg Wales Artist You Am I Label EMI Music Australia | Recorded 2008 Dilettantes
(2008) You Am I
(2010) Release date 13 September 2008 Genres Rock music, Rock and roll | |
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Dilettantes is the eighth studio album by the Australian rock band You Am I, released on 13 September 2008. It was recorded at Electric Avenue Studios in Sydney and Sing Sing South in Melbourne before being mixed at Studio 301 in Sydney. The first single, "Erasmus", was premiered on Triple J radio on Dools & Linda's show on 6 August, and was released on iTunes along with the album's title track as a downloadable single on 6 September. Video clips were released in November for "Beau Geste" and "Givin' Up And Gettin Fat" to be released as radio/iTunes singles.
Contents
- You am i dilettantes album review the know
- Under oath magazine interview you am i on dilettantes
- Track listing
- iTunes Plus bonus track
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
The title track, "Dilettantes", was previewed as streaming audio on The Vine from 30 July 2008.
The iTunes Plus release includes a bonus video of live footage from a 1998 gig at the Budokan, supporting Soundgarden, on the #4 Record tour.
Songwriter Tim Rogers said of the album, "I think I'm as proud of that as I am of anything we've ever done."
Under oath magazine interview you am i on dilettantes
Track listing
- Dilettantes - 4:25
- Disappearing - 4:58
- Beau Geste - 3:11
- Frightfully Moderne - 3:11
- Wankers - 4:46
- The Big Wheel - 2:41
- The Boy's Angry At The Water - 4:02
- Givin' Up And Gettin Fat - 4:17
- Erasmus - 3:28
- Davey's Gone Green Again - 3:30
- Jolly's First Time Around The Sun - 4:36
- The Piano Up The Tree - 7:09
(all songs written by Tim Rogers)
iTunes Plus bonus track
- Live at the Budokan (video) - 18:25
Personnel
Songs
1Dilettantes4:26
2Disappearing4:59
3Beau Geste3:12