''The Boys Light Up'' is the debut album from

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, which was released in 1980 and contains the title track, "

The Boys Light Up ''The Boys Light Up'' is the debut album from Australian pub rock band Australian Crawl, which was released in 1980 and contains the title track, " The Boys Light Up", "Indisposed", "Downhearted" and their previously released debut single " Beau ...

", "Indisposed", "

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" and their previously released debut single " Beautiful People". The album reached #4 on the Australian album charts and remained in the charts for an unbroken 101 weeks, NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until

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created their own

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in mid-1988. eventually selling over 280 000 copies ( five times platinum). Various band members were involved in songwriting, often with relatives or former bandmates. Rhythm guitarist Brad Robinson's father James Robinson was a Federal Arbitration Court Justice and co-wrote two songs for this album. Reyne's bandmate from Spiff Rouch, Mark Hudson co-wrote their first single, "Beautiful People" (1979). "Downhearted" was written by Bill McDonough and his bandmates from The Flatheads, Guy McDonough (his brother, who later joined the Crawl) and Sean Higgins. Producer, David Briggs (

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guitarist), co-wrote "Hoochie Gucci Fiorucci Mama" with Reyne. The album was re-released in 1992 in CD format (see cover right below), and as a 2-CD set with follow-up album ''

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'' in 1996. In October 2010, ''Boys Light Up'' was listed in the top 50 in the book, ''

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Track listing

# "My Coffee's Gone Cold" (Simon Binks) – 3:29 # "Man Crazy" (James Reyne) – 3:39 # "Way I've Been" (Brad Robinson, James Robinson) – 2:17 # "Chinese Eyes" (James Reyne, Simon Binks) – 3:01 # "

" (Sean Higgins, Guy McDonough, William 'Bill' McDonough) – 3:09 # " Beautiful People" (James Reyne, Mark Hudson) – 2:56 # "Indisposed" (Brad Robinson, James Robinson, James Reyne, William 'Bill' McDonough) – 4:04 # "Walk My Way" (James Reyne, Brad Robinson) – 2:44 # "

" (James Reyne) – 4:41 # "Boot Hill" (James Reyne, Simon Binks) – 2:36 # "Red Guitar" (Simon Binks) – 3:19 # "Hoochie Gucci Fiorucci Mama" (James Reyne, David Briggs) – 2:30 Songwriting credits from

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(APRA).

Personnel

Credited to:

Australian Crawl

James Reyne James Michael Nugent Reyne OAM (born 19 May 1957) is an Australian rock musician and singer-songwriter both in solo work and, until 1986, with the band Australian Crawl. Biography Early years Reyne was born in Lagos, Nigeria. His father, Ro ...

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* Bill McDonough –

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, vocals * Brad Robinson –

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, vocals * Paul Williams –

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Additional musicians

* Mal Logan,

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, Peter Jones, Keith McKay –

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* Bill Harrower –

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– percussion * Mal Stainton –

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Track listing

Personnel

Australian Crawl

Additional musicians

Additional credits

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References