"Dogs Are Talking" is a song by Australian hard rock band the Angels, released in April 1990 as the second single from The Angels ninth studio album Beyond Salvation. The flipside featured tracks from bands who would be touring in support slots in both Australia and New Zealand, The Hurricanes, Baby Animals and The Desert Cats for Australia and Nine Livez and Shihad for New Zealand.
| "Dogs Are Talking" | ||||
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| Single by The Angels | ||||
| from the album Beyond Salvation | ||||
| Released | 30 April 1990[1] | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 3:23 | |||
| Label | Mushroom Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Doc Neeson, Bob Spencer, Richard Brewster, Brent Eccles, James Morley | |||
| Producer(s) | Terry Manning | |||
| The Angels singles chronology | ||||
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"Dogs Are Talking" peaked at number 11 on the ARIA Charts and it also peaked at number 12 on the Recorded Music NZ.[2]
Track listing
edit- Dogs Are Talking (Doc Neeson, Bob Spencer, Richard Brewster, Brent Eccles, James Morley) - 3:23
Australian edition
- Hold On (Demo) - The Hurricanes (Carl Bell, James Bell, Nick Tsalis) -
- Break My Heart (Baby Animals) (Eddie Parise, Suze DeMarchi) - 4:02
- I Got You / You Got Me (Demo) (The Desert Cats) (Rob Tognoni) -
New Zealand edition
- Live It Up (Demo) - (Nine Livez) (Mike Friedlos, Michael Betts, Harvey Jackson)
- Down Dance - (Shihad) (Jon Toogood, Tom Larkin, Phil Knight, Hamish Laing) - 5:45
Personnel
editThe Angels
- Doc Neeson – lead vocals
- Rick Brewster – lead guitar
- Bob Spencer – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- James Morley – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Brent Eccles – drums
Production
- Terry Manning - producer (tracks: 1),
Charts
editWeekly charts
edit| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[3] | 11 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[4] | 12 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian (ARIA Charts)[5] | 64 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[5] | Gold | 35,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ "Product Available from: 30/04/90 – Singles (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 16)". ARIA. Retrieved 13 May 2016 – via Imgur.com.
- ^ The Angels - Dogs Are Talking at Australian-Charts
- ^ "The Angels – Dogs Are Talking". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ "The Angels – Dogs Are Talking". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ a b "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1990 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
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