Nightstreet is the debut studio album by Australian rock band, Roxus. It was released in August 1991 and peaked at number five on the ARIA Albums chart.
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| Released | 18 August 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1990–1991 | |||
| Studio | Rhinoceros Studios, Sydney | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 40:07 | |||
| Label | Melodian | |||
| Producer | Mark Opitz | |||
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| Singles from Nightstreet | ||||
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Background
editNighstreet was issued on 18 August 1991 by Australian hard rock band, Roxus.[1] They had formed in Melbourne in 1987 and by April 1991 had the line-up of Darren Danielson on drums, John "Stones" Nixon on bass guitar, Juno Roxas on lead vocals, Andy Shanahan on keyboards and Dragan Stanić on guitar.[1] The album was produced by Mark Opitz for Melodian.[1] According to Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, "[it] mixed Warrant/Bryan Adams-like soft metal raunch ('Bad Boys', 'Rock'n'Roll Nights') with lush power ballads ('Where are You Now?', 'This Time')."[1] Nightstreet provided three singles, "Where Are You Now?" (April 1991), "Bad Boys" (July) and Jimi G (September 1991).[1]
Track listing
editCD/Vinyl/Cassette (30555)
- "Rock 'N' Roll Nights" (Dragan Stanić, Noel Hart) – 4:09
- "My Way" (Juno Roxas, Joseph La Ferlita) – 3:58
- "Bad Boys" (Roxas, Stanić, Darren Danielson) – 3:02
- "Midnight Love" (John Nixon, La Ferlita, Danielson, Andy Shanahan) – 3:51
- "Where Are You Now?" (Roxas, Robin Randall, Judithe Randall) – 4:21
- "Nightstreet" (Roxas, Stanić, Nixon) – 2:59
- "This Time" (Stanić, Nixon, Danielson) – 4:52
- "First Break of the Heart (Steven Kara, Stanić, Paul Gleeson) – 4:37
- "Stand Back" (Joe Cool, Juno Roxas) – 3:43
- "Jimi G" (Roxas) – 4:42
Charts
edit| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] | 5 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[3] | Gold | 35,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c d e McFarlane, 'Roxus' entry. Archived from the original on 30 September 2004. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Roxus – Nightstreet". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1991 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
External links
edit- "Nightstreet" by Roxus at Discogs