Baby Animals (album)
Encyclopedia
Baby Animals is the self-titled debut album by Australia
n band Baby Animals
, released in 1991. The album debuted at number six on the ARIA Album Charts
and spent six weeks at number one, eventually going eight times platinum and becoming the highest-selling debut Australian rock album of all time (until the release of Jet
's album, Get Born
12 years later). In October 2010, Baby Animals was listed in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums
.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n band Baby Animals
Baby Animals
Baby Animals are a 1990s hard rock band from Australia.-Early history:The Baby Animals were formed in Sydney in 1989 by singer Suze DeMarchi, drummer Frank Celenza, guitarist Dave Leslie, and bassist Eddie Parise...
, released in 1991. The album debuted at number six on the ARIA Album Charts
ARIA Charts
The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
and spent six weeks at number one, eventually going eight times platinum and becoming the highest-selling debut Australian rock album of all time (until the release of Jet
Jet (band)
Jet are an Australian rock band formed in 2001 while attending St Bede's College Mentone in Melbourne, . The band consists of lead guitarist Cameron Muncey, bassist Mark Wilson, and brothers Nic and Chris Cester on vocals/rhythm guitar and drums respectively...
's album, Get Born
Get Born
-B-Sides:#"Hold On" - featured on the soundtrack for the movie Spider-Man 2#"Hey Kids" - B-side to "Are You Gonna Be My Girl"; also featured on the soundtrack to the movie Elektra and later as a bonus track on their 2006 album Shine On....
12 years later). In October 2010, Baby Animals was listed in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums
100 Best Australian Albums
100 Best Australian Albums is a compendium of rock and pop albums of the past 50 years as compiled by music journalists Toby Creswell, Craig Mathieson and John O'Donnell. The book was published on 25 October 2010 by Hardie Grant Books...
.
Track listing
- "Rush You" (Suze DeMarchiSuze DeMarchiSuze DeMarchi is an Australian singer/songwriter best known for fronting the band Baby Animals .-Biography:...
, David Rankin, Eddie Parise) - 4:11 - "Early Warning" (DeMarchi, Rankin, Parise) - 3:57
- "Painless" (DeMarchi, Parise) - 3:42
- "Make It End" (DeMarchi, Steve Elson) - 4:09
- "Big Time Friends" (DeMarchi, Parise, Frank Celenza) - 4:54
- "Working for the Enemy" (DeMarchi, Rankin) - 4:32
- "One Word" (DeMarchi, Elson) - 3:58
- "Break My Heart" (DeMarchi, Parise) - 4:03
- "Waste of Time" (DeMarchi, Parise, Rankin, Celenza) - 3:38
- "One Too Many" (DeMarchi, Elson) - 5:08
- "Ain't Gonna Get" (DeMarchi, Elson) - 2:58
Chart positions
Year | Chart | Position |
---|---|---|
1992 | Australian ARIA Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956... Albums Chart |
1 |
Personnel
- Suze DeMarchiSuze DeMarchiSuze DeMarchi is an Australian singer/songwriter best known for fronting the band Baby Animals .-Biography:...
- Guitar, Vocals - Dave Leslie - Guitar
- Eddie Parise - Bass
- Frank Celenza - Drums
Credits
- Mike Chapman - Producer, Mixing
- Kevin ShirleyKevin ShirleyKevin Shirley is a music producer and mixer for many artists, such as the bands Journey, Iron Maiden, Rush, Led Zeppelin, Joe Bonamassa, Marya Roxx, Dream Theater, Tyler Bryant, Mr. Big, and Europe.-Biography:...
- Engineer - Mario Vasquez - Assistant Engineer
- Rob Marinissen, Chrystene Carroll - Photography