Absolutely (Eurogliders album)

Absolutely is the third studio album by Australian pop band Eurogliders, released on October 11, 1985 by CBS Records.[2][3] It peaked at No. 7 on the Australian Kent Music Report albums chart and remained in the charts for 47 weeks;[4] it spawned three Top 20 hit singles, "We Will Together" in April, "The City of Soul" in September and "Can't Wait to See You" in November.[4] Two further singles, "Absolutely" and "So Tough" appeared in 1986.[4]

Absolutely
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 11, 1985 (1985-10-11)
RecordedDecember 1984−June 1985
Studio
  • Maison Rouge (London, England)
  • Rhinoceros Studios (Sydney, Australia)
  • Studios 301 (Sydney, Australia)
Genre
LabelCBS
Producer
  • Bernie Lynch
  • Bill Scheniman
  • Chris Porter
Eurogliders chronology
This Island
(1984)
Absolutely
(1985)
Groove
(1988)
Singles from Absolutely
  1. "We Will Together"
    Released: April 1985
  2. "The City of Soul"
    Released: September 1985
  3. "Can't Wait to See You"
    Released: November 1985
  4. "Absolutely"
    Released: February 1986
  5. "So Tough"
    Released: August 1986
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

At the height of the band's success, Eurogliders Grace Knight and Bernie Lynch reconciled their relationship and were married in 1985, although the union was short-lived. Despite their marital separation, they stayed together in the band for another four years.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Bernie Lynch unless otherwise shown[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Can't Wait to See You"4:15
2."The City of Soul"4:50
3."What Kind of Fool"3:51
4."So Tough"3:43
5."We Will Together"4:33
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Absolutely" 4:37
7."Jesse" 4:30
8."Moving Away"4:08
9."Enough Love" 3:56

Personnel

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Credits are adapted from the Absolutely liner notes.[14]

Eurogliders

Additional musicians

  • Jason Brewer — saxophone (tenor) (except "We Will Together")
  • Mark Dennison — flute, saxophone (tenor, baritone)
  • Kevin Dubber — trumpet on "We Will Together"
  • James Greening — trombone (except "We Will Together")
  • Martin Hill — saxophone (tenor, alto) (except "We Will Together")
  • Shauna Jensen — backing vocals
  • Gary Kettel — percussion
  • Maggie McKinley — backing vocals
  • Greg Thorne — trumpet, flugelhorn, arranged horns
  • Mark Williams — backing vocals on "We Will Together"

Charts

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Chart (1985/86) Peak
position
Australia Kent Music Report Album Chart[4] 7

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[15] Platinum 70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r36834
  2. ^ McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Eurogliders'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 3 August 2004. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
  3. ^ Holmgren, Magnus; Warnqvist, Stefan; Francois, Ron; Meharry, Don. "Eurogliders". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgrem). Archived from the original on 27 November 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
  5. ^ ""Can't Wait to See You" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 29 June 2009.
  6. ^ ""The City of Soul" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 29 June 2009.
  7. ^ ""What Kind of Fool" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 29 June 2009.
  8. ^ ""So Tough" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 29 June 2009.
  9. ^ ""We Will Together" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 29 June 2009.
  10. ^ ""Absolutely" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
  11. ^ ""Jesse" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
  12. ^ ""Moving Away" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 29 June 2009.
  13. ^ ""Enough Love" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 29 June 2009.
  14. ^ Absolutely (CD booklet). Eurogliders. CBS Records International. 1985.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  15. ^ "Wendy Matthews & Grace Knight". Artist Network. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
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