''Johnny Diesel & the Injectors'' is the

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ous debut album by Australian

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band Johnny Diesel & the Injectors, which was released in 1989. The album peaked at number 2 on the

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and won two

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Background

Johnny Diesel & the Injectors were formed in

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in 1986 by Mark Lizotte

Johnny Diesel Mark Denis Lizotte (born 31 May 1966) is an American-born Australian singer-songwriter and musician, who has released material under the name Diesel, Johnny Diesel, as leader of band Johnny Diesel & the Injectors, and as a solo performer, as we ...

on lead guitar and lead vocals, Bernie Bremond on saxophone and vocals, John "Tatt" Dalzell on bass guitar, George Dalstrom on guitar and John "Yak" Sherritt on drums. Without Dalstrom the group relocated to Sydney in September 1987. They supported

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on his Freight Train Heart Tour during November. By mid-1988 they were signed to

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. The four-piece group recorded their debut album, ''Johnny Diesel & the Injectors'', from August to September in

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with

Terry Manning Terry Manning is an American photographer, composer, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, audio engineer, and visual artist. In a career spanning more than 50 years, he has worked with Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden, Bryan Adams, ...

producing.

Track listing

all tracks written by

Mark Lizotte Mark Denis Lizotte (born 31 May 1966) is an American-born Australian singer-songwriter and musician, who has released material under the name Diesel, Johnny Diesel, as leader of band Johnny Diesel & the Injectors, and as a solo performer, as we ...

except where noted.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Awards

Singles

* "Don't Need Love" (1988) ( AUS: No. 10) * "Soul Revival" (1989) (AUS: No. 9) * " Cry in Shame" (1989) (AUS: No. 10) * "Lookin' for Love" (1989) (AUS: No. 28) * "Since I Fell for You" (1989) (AUS: No. 79)

Personnel

* Produced, recorded, engineered and mixed by

* Mastered by: Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk. * Tracks arranged by: Terry Manning, Brent Eccles and JD & Injectors. * Photography: Brian Hagiwara, David Heffernan. * Art Direction: Peter Corriston. * Thanks: Among others thanks to Chris Collie, Jamie Manifis, George Dahlstrom, Jim & Jane Barnes, Brian Lizotte. * Musicians: Johnny Diesel (vocals, guitar); Bernie Bremond (saxes, backing vocals); Yak Sherrit (drums); Johnny 'Tatt' Dalzell (bass) and the 'F A Horns' (Johnny Diesel, Bernie Bremond & Terry Manning)

VHS

"Johnny Diesel & the Injectors" is a VHS released by

, Festival Video in 1989, featuring 4 video clips from ''Johnny Diesel and the Injectors''.

Track listing

# Lookin' for Love # Soul Revival # Cry in Shame # Don't Need Love # Thang I

External links

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnny Diesel And The Injectors 1989 debut albums ARIA Award-winning albums Diesel (musician) albums Albums produced by Terry Manning Music video compilation albums 1989 video albums