''Killjoy'' is the second full-length

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released by

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rock band

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. This album was released in May 1995. It is their first album to go gold in New Zealand. It is widely regarded as a classic New Zealand rock album. According to

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and the members of metal band

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have both highly praised this album.

Track listing

# "You Again" - 4:37 # "Gimme Gimme" - 5:17 # "The Call" - 5:13 # "Envy" - 3:54 # "Deb’s Night Out" - 3:37 # "Bitter" - 4:12 # "For What You Burn" - 5:43 # "Silvercup" - 5:03 # "Get Up" - 4:11 The Japanese version included an extra track called "N.I.L." This track was also included as a bonus track on the 20th Anniversary remaster of Killjoy released in 2015.

Credits

* All songs by:

* Produced by: Shihad &

Malcolm Welsford Malcolm Welsford is a New Zealand Record Producer and is best known for his work with Shihad, The Feelers and Supergroove. Early career Welsford's professional recording career began in 1984 at a small largely unknown Studio called Frontier Stud ...

* Assistant Engineer:

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* Recorded and Mixed by: Malcolm Welsford * Digital Editing:

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* Additional Percussion: DLT

Awards

The album won Best Album at the 1996 New Zealand Music Awards.

Certifications

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Killjoy (Album) 1995 albums Shihad albums