Teenage Love (album)

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." Walker insisted that the tracks be released without any overdubs." "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."

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." 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.

The album reached the number 6 in the Australian charts.

Track listing

1. Hands Out of My Pocket
2. Nothing But You
3. When the Sun Goes Down
4. Suicide Sal
5. It Ain't Wrong
6. Teenage Love Affair
7. Monica
8. Mona and the Preacher
9. Drinkin' in Port Lincoln
10. Payday in a Pub
11. Metho Blues
12. Yesterdays
13. Notion for You
14. F-111
15. A Little Bit of Daylight
16. The Party's Over

Credits

Jimmy Barnes- vocals

Ian Moss- vocals on tracks 2, 11 and 16, guitar

Don Walker- organ, piano

Steve Prestwich- drums

Phil Small- bass