Noiseworks (album)

Noiseworks
Studio album by
Noiseworks
ReleasedJune 1987
GenreRock
LabelCBS
ProducerMark Opitz
Noiseworks chronology
Noiseworks
(1987) 		Touch
(1988)
Singles from Noiseworks
  1. "No Lies"
    Released: 13 October 1986[1]
  2. "Take Me Back"
    Released: 13 April 1987[2]
  3. "Love Somebody"
    Released: 3 August 1987[3]
  4. "Welcome to the World"
    Released: 16 November 1987[4]
  5. "Burning Feeling"
    Released: 14 March 1988[5]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]

Noiseworks is the debut album by Australian rock band, Noiseworks. It was released by CBS Records in June 19, 1987. The album peaked at No. 6 on the Kent Music Report Albums Chart,[7] with the introduction of the ARIA Album Charts in the beginning of 1988, the album was still in the charts at No. 37.[8][7] Noiseworks sold more than 210,000 copies (3× platinum) in Australia.[9]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Burning Feeling"Jon Stevens, Stuart Fraser[10]3:56
2."Love Somebody"Stevens, Fraser[10]4:24
3."Take Me Back"Stevens, Brent Thomas[11]3:27
4."No Lies"Stevens, Thomas[10]3:54
5."River of Tears"Stevens, Fraser, Justin Stanley[10]5:17
6."Welcome to the World"Stevens, Fraser, Stanley, Steve Balbi, Kevin Nicol[10]5:08
7."Edge of Darkness"Stevens, Fraser, Stanley[10]3:45
8."Little Bit More"Stevens, Thomas[10]3:19
9."Only Loving You"Steve Balbi[10]4:02
10."It's Time"Stevens, Balbi, Stanley, K. O'Reilly[10]4:51

Personnel

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Musicians

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Production

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  • Mastering – Leon Zervos
  • Engineer – Alan Wright
  • Assistant engineers – Heidi Cannavo, John Darwish, Mark Roberts, Paul Kosky, Paula Jones
  • Photography – Gary Heery
  • Produced – Mark Opitz

Charts

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Chart (1987–1988) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[7] 6
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[12] 31
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 43

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[9] 3× Platinum 210,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Kent Music Report No 639 – 13 October 1986 > Singles: New Releases". Kent Music Report, via Imgur.com. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Kent Music Report No 664 – 13 April 1987 > Singles: New Releases". Kent Music Report, via Imgur.com. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Australian Music Report No 680 – 3 August 1987 > Singles: New Releases". Australian Music Report. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Australian Music Report No 695 – 16 November 1987 > Singles: New Releases". Australian Music Report, via Imgur.com. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Australian Music Report No 711 – 14 March 1988 > Singles: New Releases". Australian Music Report, via Imgur.com. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  6. ^ Allmusic review
  7. ^ a b c Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 219. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988.
  8. ^ "Discography Noiseworks". Australian charts portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
  9. ^ a b McFarlane, 'Noiseworks' entry. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) search engine". APRA. Retrieved 7 July 2010. Note: requires user to input song title e.g. BURNING FEELING
  11. ^ "Take Me Back". ASCAP. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
  12. ^ "Charts.nz – Noiseworks – Noiseworks". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  13. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Noiseworks – Noiseworks". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
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