Don't Throw Stones is the second
studio album by Australian
rock
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* Rock music, a genre of popular music
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and
pop band
The Sports
The Sports were an Australian Rock music, rock group which performed and recorded between 1976 and 1981. Mainstay members were Stephen Cummings on lead vocals and Robert Glover on bass guitar, with long-term members such as Paul Hitchins on dru ...
, released in February 1979; a limited edition with a bonus 7" promotional single of "Reckless". The album peaked at number 9 on the Australian
Kent Music Report and was certified gold.
In 2010, the album was listed at number 51 on the
100 Best Australian Albums.
Reception
Luis Feliu from
The Canberra Times
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History
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felt "plenty of admiration for their punchy and melodic rockabilly sound,
efound the change to the more diverse, bigger-breath songs of new a wee strange but acceptable."
Track listing
Bonus 7" Single
Personnel
;The Sports
* Steve Cummings - vocals
* Martin Armiger - guitar, backing vocals
* Andrew Pendlebury - guitar, backing vocals
* Jim Niven - keyboards, backing vocals
* Robert Glover - bass
* Paul Hitchins - drums
with:
*
Wilbur Wilde
Wilbur Wilde (born Nicholas Robert Aitken on 5 October 1955) is an Australian saxophonist, television personality and radio presenter. He is best known for his work on '' Hey Hey It's Saturday''. He rose to prominence with the bands Ol' 55 and ...
- saxophone
*
Peter Solley
Peter Solley (born 19 October 1948, London) is an English musician and record producer. He has recorded with Eric Clapton, Al Stewart and Whitesnake as well as producing records for Ted Nugent, Oingo Boingo, Motörhead, The Romantics, Jo Jo Z ...
- additional keyboards
* M. Burns - synthesiser
* G. Hyde - percussion
Charts
References
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The Sports albums
Mushroom Records albums
1979 albums