Days of Innocence is the debut album released by Australian band Moving Pictures

Moving Pictures (band)

Moving Pictures was a rock music band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1980. They are best known for their hit single, "What About Me" and multi-platinum album Days of Innocence, both of which topped the charts in Australia.-Biography:...

 in 1981. It spent 7 weeks at the top of the Australian Album charts in 1982. It spawned the 1982 number one single in Australia "What About Me

What About Me (song)

"What About Me" is a song written by Garry Frost and Frances Swan, first recorded by Australian rock band Moving Pictures from their album Days of Innocence. It was the band's first number-one single in Australia spending six consecutive weeks on the top; there, it was the second-highest selling...

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The original 1981 version of the album was the fourth most popular album of the year in the band's native Australia

Australia

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, after Men at Work

Men at Work

Men at Work are an Australian rock band who achieved international success in the 1980s. They are the only Australian artists to have a simultaneous #1 album and #1 single in the United States . They achieved the same distinction of a simultaneous #1 album and #1 single in the United Kingdom...

's Business as Usual, The Human League

The Human League

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's Dare

Dare (album)

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, and the soundtrack

Soundtrack

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 to Chariots of Fire

Chariots of Fire

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. The collection features their biggest hit, "What About Me

What About Me (song)

"What About Me" is a song written by Garry Frost and Frances Swan, first recorded by Australian rock band Moving Pictures from their album Days of Innocence. It was the band's first number-one single in Australia spending six consecutive weeks on the top; there, it was the second-highest selling...

", which was the second biggest hit of 1982 in Australia, after Survivor

Survivor (band)

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's "Eye of the Tiger

Eye of the Tiger

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". Moving Pictures' hit won 'Best Single' at the 1982 Countdown Music Awards. In the U.S., "What About Me" was a top 30 hit during its lengthy first Hot 100 chart run in 1982, and narrowly missed hitting the top 40 a second time upon its re-release in 1989. A greatest hits album

Days of Innocence - The Ultimate Collection

Days Of Innocence - The Ultimate Collection is a compilation album by the Australian rock band Moving Pictures, released in 2000.The compilation — the band's first greatest hits album — consists of the entire original 1981 album Days of Innocence, plus bonus tracks featuring the band's successive...

 by the band is based entirely on Days of Innocence, plus new songs by Moving Pictures.

Track listing

1. "Nothing to Do" - 3:28
2. "What About Me
   What About Me (song)
   "What About Me" is a song written by Garry Frost and Frances Swan, first recorded by Australian rock band Moving Pictures from their album Days of Innocence. It was the band's first number-one single in Australia spending six consecutive weeks on the top; there, it was the second-highest selling...
   
   " - 3:32
3. "Round Again" - 4:06
4. "Bustin' Loose" - 4:37
5. "Wings" - 4:53
6. "The Angel and the Madman" - 4:28
7. "Sweet Cherie" - 3:38
8. "So Tired" - 4:03
9. "Joni and the Romeo" - 3:31
10. "Streetheart" - 7:01

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
1982	Australian Kent Music Report Kent Music Report The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to 1998...  Albums Chart	1