Out of Mind, Out of Sight (song)
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"Out of Mind, Out of Sight" is a single by Australian New Wave
rock
band Models
from their album Out of Mind, Out of Sight
. It was released in July 1985 and was their most successful single, which peaked at No. 1 on the Australian Kent Music Report
Singles Chart. The album followed in August on Mushroom Records
with Nick Launay
, Reggie Lucas
and Mark Opitz
producing and reached No. 3 on the related albums chart.
The album provided five singles, with the first, "Big on Love" issued in November 1984, which reached No. 24. Second single "Barbados" released in March 1985 peaked at No. 2. "Cold Fever" appeared in October and made the Top 50 but "King of Kings" their December release did not. In 1986, Geffen Records
released Out of Mind, Out of Sight internationally and it appeared on the Billboard 200
albums chart, with the single, "Out of Sight, Out of Mind", peaking at No. 37 on the Billboard Hot 100
singles chart. The band toured the US in November supporting Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
.
, Mark Ferrie on bass guitar
, Janis Friedenfelds (a.k.a. Johnny Crash) on drums
and percussion
, and Sean Kelly
on vocals and lead guitar
. By 1982, more line-up changes occurred, Ferrie and Friedenfelds had left and James Freud
(ex-Teenage Radio Stars, James Freud & Berlin) joined on bass guitar and vocals. Kelly and Freud had been in high school bands which developed into Teenage Radio Stars. New Zealand drummer, Barton Price (ex-Crocodiles, Sardine v
) joined later in 1982.
The Duffield, Freud, Kelly and Price version of the group released the highly regarded 1983 LP The Pleasure of Your Company, produced by Nick Launay
. The video for the single "God Bless America", released in March 1984, featured backing singers Kate Ceberano
and Zan Abeyratne
(both members of I'm Talking
). Models' next single, "Big on Love" was produced by Reggie Lucas
. By late 1984, Models relocated to Sydney and Duffield - with his crucial influence on the band's sound - was forced out under acrimonious circumstances to be replaced by Roger Mason
(ex- James Freud's Berlin) on keyboards and James Valentine on saxophone
. For touring during late 1984 to 1985, the group was regularly augmented by backing singers Ceberano and Zan Abeyratne; and from 1985, by Canadian-born singer Wendy Matthews
. Matthews and Kelly became a couple, remaining together for 11 years.
In early 1985, Models recorded more material for their next album, Out of Mind, Out of Sight, produced by Mark Opitz
, Reggie Lucas and Nick Launay. On 13 July, Models performed four songs for the Oz for Africa
concert (part of the global Live Aid
program) - "Big on Love", "I Hear Motion", "Stormy Tonight", and "Out of Mind, Out of Sight". It was broadcast in Australia (on both Seven Network
and Nine Network
) and on MTV
in the US. Models then went on a national tour with I'm Talking in July. The band released their most commercially successful album, Out of Mind, Out of Sight in August on Mushroom Records, which peaked at No. 3 on the Kent Music Report
album charts. For the tour Models were Freud, Kelly, Mason, Matthews, Price and Valentine with Ceberano, Zan Abeyratne, and her twin sister, Sherine Abeyratne (Big Pig
) on backing vocals. The album provided five singles, the first, "Big on Love", was released well in advance of its album, in November 1984, and peaked at No. 24 on the Kent Music Report Singles Chart. The second single, "Barbados", was released in March 1985 and peaked at No. 2.
The third single, "Out of Mind, Out of Sight" appeared in July, which reached No. 1, and is their best performed single. It was written by Freud, who was now writing or co-writing most of the Models' songs, and was the only No. 1 single on the Australian End of Year singles chart for 1985 by an Australian artist. "Cold Fever" released in October peaked into the Top 50 but "King of Kings" their December release did not.
In 1986, Geffen Records
released Out of Mind, Out of Sight internationally and it appeared on the United States Billboard 200
albums chart, with the single, "Out of Sight, Out of Mind", peaking at No. 37 on the US Billboard Hot 100
singles chart. The band toured the US in November, supporting Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
. Later that year, Models travelled to United Kingdom to record their next album, Models' Media
, with Julian Mendelsohn and Mark Opitz, at Trevor Horn
's state-of-the-art SARM West Studios in London.
Mushroom Records (K 9673)
International 7" Vinyl release
Geffen Records (928 762-7)
Australian 12" Vinyl release
Mushroom Records (X-14198)
International 12" Vinyl release
Geffen Records (0-20435)
Models members
Additional musicians
Production details
Art work
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band Models
Models (band)
Models were an alternative rock group formed in Melbourne, Australia, in August 1978 and went into hiatus in 1988. They are often incorrectly referred to as The Models. They re-formed in 2000, 2006 and 2008 to perform reunion concerts. "Out of Mind, Out of Sight", their only No. 1 hit,...
from their album Out of Mind, Out of Sight
Out of Mind, Out of Sight
"Out of Mind, Out of Sight", also known as "Invisible Girl", is the 11th episode of season one of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer....
. It was released in July 1985 and was their most successful single, which peaked at No. 1 on the 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...
Singles Chart. The album followed in August on Mushroom Records
Mushroom Records
Mushroom Records is an Australian recoJrd company formed by Michael Gudinski and Ray Evans in Melbourne in 1972. After its sale in 1998, it merged into Festival Mushroom Records. From 2005 to 2009, it is one of the record labels operated by Warner Bros...
with Nick Launay
Nick Launay
Nick Launay is an English record producer and recording engineer. He is currently one of the most sought after producers in the world due to his current success with recent albums by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Arcade Fire, and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds...
, Reggie Lucas
Reggie Lucas
Reginald "Reggie" Lucas is an American musician, songwriter and record producer. Lucas is most famous for his production work with percussionist Mtume and for producing the majority of Madonna's 1983 self-titled debut album.-Biography:...
and Mark Opitz
Mark Opitz
Mark Opitz, started his career with ABC TV in Sydney in the 1970’s and has since gone on to work with many of the great Australian musicians that have graced both the Australian and international music charts for the past 25 years....
producing and reached No. 3 on the related albums chart.
The album provided five singles, with the first, "Big on Love" issued in November 1984, which reached No. 24. Second single "Barbados" released in March 1985 peaked at No. 2. "Cold Fever" appeared in October and made the Top 50 but "King of Kings" their December release did not. In 1986, Geffen Records
Geffen Records
Geffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-Beginnings:...
released Out of Mind, Out of Sight internationally and it appeared on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
albums chart, with the single, "Out of Sight, Out of Mind", peaking at No. 37 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
singles chart. The band toured the US in November supporting Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark are a synthpop group whose founding members are originally from the Wirral Peninsula, England...
.
Background
Models formed in Melbourne in 1978 by members from Teenage Radio Stars and JAM, after some line-up changes they were Andrew Duffield on keyboardsKeyboard instrument
A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, Mark Ferrie on bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, Janis Friedenfelds (a.k.a. Johnny Crash) on drums
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
and percussion
Percussion instrument
A percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
, and Sean Kelly
Sean Kelly (Australian musician)
Sean Patrick Kelly Born 9 November 1958, is an Australian singer, guitarist and song writer best known as a founding member of the bands Models, Absent Friends and The Dukes.-Biography:...
on vocals and lead guitar
Lead guitar
Lead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
. By 1982, more line-up changes occurred, Ferrie and Friedenfelds had left and James Freud
James Freud
James Randall Freud was an Australian rock musician-songwriter. He was a member of Models during the 1980s and wrote their two most popular singles, "Barbados" and "Out of Mind, Out of Sight"....
(ex-Teenage Radio Stars, James Freud & Berlin) joined on bass guitar and vocals. Kelly and Freud had been in high school bands which developed into Teenage Radio Stars. New Zealand drummer, Barton Price (ex-Crocodiles, Sardine v
Sardine v
Sardine v was an Australian post-punk band, formed by Ian Rilen , and Stephanie Rilen ....
) joined later in 1982.
The Duffield, Freud, Kelly and Price version of the group released the highly regarded 1983 LP The Pleasure of Your Company, produced by Nick Launay
Nick Launay
Nick Launay is an English record producer and recording engineer. He is currently one of the most sought after producers in the world due to his current success with recent albums by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Arcade Fire, and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds...
. The video for the single "God Bless America", released in March 1984, featured backing singers Kate Ceberano
Kate Ceberano
Kate Ceberano is an Australian singer. She achieved success in the soul, jazz and pop genres as well as in her brief forays into musicals with Jesus Christ Superstar and film...
and Zan Abeyratne
Zan Abeyratne
Suzanne "Zan" Abeyratne or simply Zan is an Australian-raised singer born in London. Known for her beautifully soulful voice, Zan came to prominence as one of the female lead vocalists of the 1980s Australian band, I'm Talking, which included the equally powerful vocal skills of Kate Ceberano.Along...
(both members of I'm Talking
I'm Talking
I'm Talking was a 1980s Australian funk-pop rock band, which featured vocalists Kate Ceberano and Zan Abeyratne. They formed in 1983 in Melbourne and provided top ten hit singles "Trust Me", "Do You Wanna Be?" and "Holy Word" and a top fifteen album, Bear Witness, before disbanding in...
). Models' next single, "Big on Love" was produced by Reggie Lucas
Reggie Lucas
Reginald "Reggie" Lucas is an American musician, songwriter and record producer. Lucas is most famous for his production work with percussionist Mtume and for producing the majority of Madonna's 1983 self-titled debut album.-Biography:...
. By late 1984, Models relocated to Sydney and Duffield - with his crucial influence on the band's sound - was forced out under acrimonious circumstances to be replaced by Roger Mason
Roger Mason (musician)
Roger Ashley Mason is an Australian keyboardist who has been a member of New Wave groups Models, Absent Friends and Icehouse. He was a session and backing musician for United Kingdom's Gary Numan and for various Australian artists...
(ex- James Freud's Berlin) on keyboards and James Valentine on saxophone
Saxophone
The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
. For touring during late 1984 to 1985, the group was regularly augmented by backing singers Ceberano and Zan Abeyratne; and from 1985, by Canadian-born singer Wendy Matthews
Wendy Matthews
Wendy Joan Matthews is an Australian adult alternative pop singer originally from Canada who has been a member of Models and Absent Friends and is a solo artist...
. Matthews and Kelly became a couple, remaining together for 11 years.
In early 1985, Models recorded more material for their next album, Out of Mind, Out of Sight, produced by Mark Opitz
Mark Opitz
Mark Opitz, started his career with ABC TV in Sydney in the 1970’s and has since gone on to work with many of the great Australian musicians that have graced both the Australian and international music charts for the past 25 years....
, Reggie Lucas and Nick Launay. On 13 July, Models performed four songs for the Oz for Africa
Oz for Africa
Oz for Africa was an Australian concert held on 13 July 1985 at the Sydney Sports and Entertainment Centre. It was broadcast locally and internationally as part of the worldwide Live Aid performances to raise money for famine relief in Africa. The concert featured 17 bands performing some of their...
concert (part of the global Live Aid
Live Aid
Live Aid was a dual-venue concert that was held on 13 July 1985. The event was organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for relief of the ongoing Ethiopian famine. Billed as the "global jukebox", the event was held simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London, England, United Kingdom ...
program) - "Big on Love", "I Hear Motion", "Stormy Tonight", and "Out of Mind, Out of Sight". It was broadcast in Australia (on both Seven Network
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
and Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
) and on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
in the US. Models then went on a national tour with I'm Talking in July. The band released their most commercially successful album, Out of Mind, Out of Sight in August on Mushroom Records, which peaked at No. 3 on the 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...
album charts. For the tour Models were Freud, Kelly, Mason, Matthews, Price and Valentine with Ceberano, Zan Abeyratne, and her twin sister, Sherine Abeyratne (Big Pig
Big Pig
Big Pig were a seven-piece Australian pop/rock band that existed from 1985 to 1991.-Biography:In 1983 Australian drummer Oleh Witer, frustrated over playing in a string of unsuccessful groups, travelled from Australia to London....
) on backing vocals. The album provided five singles, the first, "Big on Love", was released well in advance of its album, in November 1984, and peaked at No. 24 on the Kent Music Report Singles Chart. The second single, "Barbados", was released in March 1985 and peaked at No. 2.
The third single, "Out of Mind, Out of Sight" appeared in July, which reached No. 1, and is their best performed single. It was written by Freud, who was now writing or co-writing most of the Models' songs, and was the only No. 1 single on the Australian End of Year singles chart for 1985 by an Australian artist. "Cold Fever" released in October peaked into the Top 50 but "King of Kings" their December release did not.
In 1986, Geffen Records
Geffen Records
Geffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-Beginnings:...
released Out of Mind, Out of Sight internationally and it appeared on the United States Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
albums chart, with the single, "Out of Sight, Out of Mind", peaking at No. 37 on the US Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
singles chart. The band toured the US in November, supporting Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark are a synthpop group whose founding members are originally from the Wirral Peninsula, England...
. Later that year, Models travelled to United Kingdom to record their next album, Models' Media
Models' Media
Models' Media is the fifth and final studio album by Australian rock band Models.-Track listing:All songs written by J. Freud except where noted, according to Australasian Performing Rights Association .# "Evolution" - 4:02...
, with Julian Mendelsohn and Mark Opitz, at Trevor Horn
Trevor Horn
Trevor Charles Horn CBE is an English pop music record producer, songwriter, musician and singer. He was born in Houghton-le-Spring in north-east England....
's state-of-the-art SARM West Studios in London.
Song meaning
According to Freud, he was playing around with a tune called "Engine Driver" but did not like it. After encouragement from other band members, he wrote a chorus and it was renamed "Out of Mind, Out of Sight". One reviewer described the song as "A bloated bag of pop clichès in praise of aerobics and feeling horny". However, Freud said the song is for his wife, Sally, it describes his love and promise to remain faithful – "Keeping my body tight".Track listing
Australian 7" Vinyl releaseMushroom Records (K 9673)
- "Out of Mind, Out of Sight" (James FreudJames FreudJames Randall Freud was an Australian rock musician-songwriter. He was a member of Models during the 1980s and wrote their two most popular singles, "Barbados" and "Out of Mind, Out of Sight"....
) – 3:38 - "Seeing Is Believing" (Sean KellySean Kelly (Australian musician)Sean Patrick Kelly Born 9 November 1958, is an Australian singer, guitarist and song writer best known as a founding member of the bands Models, Absent Friends and The Dukes.-Biography:...
) – 3:36
International 7" Vinyl release
Geffen Records (928 762-7)
- "Out of Mind, Out of Sight" (Freud) – 3:34
- "Down in the Garden" (Kelly, Roger Mason) – 4:30
Australian 12" Vinyl release
Mushroom Records (X-14198)
- "Out of Mind, Out of Sight (The Nmix Mmix!)" (Freud) – 5:58
- "Seeing Is Believing" (Kelly) – 3:36
- "Out of Mind, Out of Sight" (Freud) – 3:38
International 12" Vinyl release
Geffen Records (0-20435)
- "Out of Mind, Out of Sight (Extended Dance Mix)" (Freud) – 6:18
- "Seeing Is Believing" (Kelly) – 3:35
- "Tropic of Cancer" (Kelly) – 4:28
Chart positions
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Australian Singles Chart 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... |
1 |
| 1986 | Billboard Hot 100 | 37 |
Personnel
Credited to:Models members
- James FreudJames FreudJames Randall Freud was an Australian rock musician-songwriter. He was a member of Models during the 1980s and wrote their two most popular singles, "Barbados" and "Out of Mind, Out of Sight"....
– bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, vocals - Sean KellySean Kelly (Australian musician)Sean Patrick Kelly Born 9 November 1958, is an Australian singer, guitarist and song writer best known as a founding member of the bands Models, Absent Friends and The Dukes.-Biography:...
– lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
, vocals - Roger Mason – keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
- Barton Price – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- James Valentine – saxophoneSaxophoneThe saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
Additional musicians
- Zan AbeyratneZan AbeyratneSuzanne "Zan" Abeyratne or simply Zan is an Australian-raised singer born in London. Known for her beautifully soulful voice, Zan came to prominence as one of the female lead vocalists of the 1980s Australian band, I'm Talking, which included the equally powerful vocal skills of Kate Ceberano.Along...
– backing vocals ("Out of Mind, Out of Sight") also toured with Models - Kate CeberanoKate CeberanoKate Ceberano is an Australian singer. She achieved success in the soul, jazz and pop genres as well as in her brief forays into musicals with Jesus Christ Superstar and film...
– backing vocals ("Out of Mind, Out of Sight") also toured with Models
Production details
- Producer – Mark OpitzMark OpitzMark Opitz, started his career with ABC TV in Sydney in the 1970’s and has since gone on to work with many of the great Australian musicians that have graced both the Australian and international music charts for the past 25 years....
- Engineer – Chris Corr ("Out of Mind, Out of Sight), David Nicholas ("Seeing Is Believing")
- Remix – Nick LaunayNick LaunayNick Launay is an English record producer and recording engineer. He is currently one of the most sought after producers in the world due to his current success with recent albums by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Arcade Fire, and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds...
("Out of Mind, Out of Sight (The Nmix Mmix!)"); Stephen Thompson & Michael Barbiero ("Out of Mind, Out of Sight (Extended Dance Mix)") - Studios – Platinum Studios, Melbourne ("Out of Mind, Out of Sight"); Rhinoceros Studios, Sydney ("Seeing Is Believing")
- Remix studios – Mediasound, New York ("Out of Mind, Out of Sight (Extended Dance Mix)")
Art work
- Okidoke – cover art, photography