Ways T'Burn is the fifth album by the Australian indie rock/electronic band Underground Lovers, released in 1997.

Ways T'Burn
Studio album by
Released23 June 1997
RecordedBirdland
GenreRock
Length39:54
LabelMainstream/Rubber Records
ProducerGlenn Bennie, Vincent Giarrusso
Underground Lovers chronology
Rushall Station
(1996)
Ways T'Burn
(1997)
Cold Feeling
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Age[3]
The Daily Telegraph[1]
Herald Sun[2]

Two singles were released from the album—"Starsigns" (June 1997) and "From 'Jumbled in the Common Box'" (November 1997).[4]

Track listing

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(All songs by Glenn Bennie and Vincent Giarrusso except where noted)

  1. "All Is Quiet" – 3:04
  2. "Starsigns" – 3:25
  3. "Take a Piece of Cake" – 2:57
  4. "She Thinks Her Revenge" – 4:18
  5. "From 'Jumbled in the Common Box' " (lyrics adapted from poem by W. H. Auden) – 3:10
  6. "Under the Microscope" – 2:41
  7. "Ways To Burn" – 4:48
  8. "On the Way Home" – 4:31
  9. "Las Vegas Lullaby" – 2:31
  10. "Excerpt from 'Seven' " (David Chesworth, Robert Goodge) – 0:42
  11. "I Feel So Cold" – 7:35

Personnel

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  • Glenn Bennie – guitar
  • Vincent Giarrusso – vocals, keyboards, drums
  • Maurice Argiro – bass
Additional musicians
  • Derek J. Yuen — drums ("Take a Piece of Cake", "Las Vegas Lullaby", "I Feel So Cold")
  • Philippa Nihill — Hammond organ ("She Thinks Her Revenge")
  • Richard Andrew — drums ("She Thinks Her Revenge")
  • Tim Howden — violin ("Ways To Burn")
  • Peter Knight — trumpets ("Las Vegas Lullaby")
  • Mal Pinkerton — cello ("Las Vegas Lullaby")

Charts

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Chart performance for Ways T'Burn
Chart (1997) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 109

References

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  1. ^ Angus Fontaine, The Daily Telegraph, 31 July 1997, page 70.
  2. ^ Cameron Adams, Herald Sun, 31 July 1997, page 42.
  3. ^ Richard Plunkett, The Age, 27 June 1997.
  4. ^ McFarlane, Ian (1999). The Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. Sydney: Allen & Unwin. pp. 656. ISBN 978-1-86-448768-8.
  5. ^ "Underground Lovers ARIA chart history to 2024". ARIA. Retrieved 19 July 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.