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band, Motor Ace, which was released on 5 March 2001. It peaked at No. 4 on the ARIA Albums Chart. It exposed Motor Ace to the Australian public, especially by listeners of national youth radio station,

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Singles

The album provided three singles, "American Shoes" (June 2000), "Death Defy" (November 2000) and "Hey Driver" (February 2001). On the

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both "American Shoes" (No. 65) and "Death Defy" (No. 98) were listed. "Hey Driver" appeared in the

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listing at No. 53.

Track listing

# "Hey Driver" – 4:56 # "Death Defy" – 4:19 # "Five Star Laundry" – 4:04 # "Lorenzo" – 3:51 # "Budge" – 4:47 # "American Shoes" – 4:10 # "Siamese" – 4:56 # "Chairman of the Board" – 4:02 # "Freefall" – 4:49 # "Enemies" – 3:22 # "Criminal Past" – 3:19 # "Money and Sympathy" – 6:33

Charts

Certifications

Personnel

* Matt Balfe -

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* Damian Costin -

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* Dave Ong -

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* Patrick (‘Patch’) Robertson -

, lead vocal

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2001 albums Motor Ace albums