''Flat Chat'' is a
compilation album
A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several Performing arts#Performers, performers. If by one artist, then generally the tr ...
from the Australian rock band,
Midnight Oil
Midnight Oil (known informally as "The Oils") are an Australian rock band composed of Peter Garrett (vocals, harmonica), Rob Hirst (drums), Jim Moginie (guitar, keyboard) and Martin Rotsey (guitar). The group was formed in Sydney in 1972 by ...
. It is a collection of their heavier rock songs, which gave them their reputation.
''Flat Chat'' peaked at No. 21 on the
ARIA Albums Chart
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 songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA became the offici ...
.
The title is taken from a lyric in their 1982 song, "
Power and the Passion".
The Australian
slang
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expression ''flat chat'' is used for "at the limit of one's powers or resources" or "working or moving as fast as possible".
Of the 18 songs included in ''Flat Chat'', four had previously been included in Midnight Oil's compilation album ''
20,000 Watt R.S.L.'' (1997), and twelve would later be included in Midnight Oil's most comprehensive compilation album, ''
Essential Oils
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'' (2012).
Track listing
#Only the Strong - 4:34
#Progress - 3:57
#Don't Wanna Be the One - 2:59
#Dreamworld - 3:35
#Hercules - 4:28
#Read About It - 3:56
#Section 5 (Bus to Bondi) - 3:00
#Cold Cold Change - 3:29
#Redneck Wonderland - 3:08
#Tell Me the Truth - 4:03
#Stand in Line - 4:48
#Pictures - 3:13
#Written in the Heart - 3:10
#Mosquito March - 3:07
#No Time for Games - 4:34
#Best of Both Worlds - 4:04
#Say Your Prayers - 4:25
#Run by Night - 3:55
Charts
References
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Midnight Oil compilation albums
2006 greatest hits albums
Sony BMG compilation albums