''Get Some Fun'' is the third studio

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by the Australian

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group, Sunnyboys. It was produced by Nick Garvey, formerly of

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and released in April 1984 on

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. It peaked at No. 36 on the Australian

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albums chart, but like all of the band's first three albums has come to be regarded as a classic of its time.

Background

For this album, the band hired new management in the form of

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and in May 1983 Sunnyboys returned to the studio to record a new single, "

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" which possessed a darker soul to the band's previous fare. ''Get Some Fun'' was released in April 1984. All ten songs were recent creations with the exception of "Catch My Heart," which had been around since the band's inception.

Track listing

Charts

Release history

Personnel

;Sunnyboys * Bil Bilson – drums * Richard Burgman – guitar *

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– guitar, vocals *

Peter Oxley Peter Oxley was the bass player for 1980s Australian pop-rock band The Sunnyboys. He is credited with writing two songs with The Sunnyboys: "The Stooge" (from the 1984 album ''Get Some Fun'') and "You Don't Need Me" (from the 1983 album ''Indi ...

– bass guitar

References

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