What You Give Is What You Get

'What You Give Is What You Get is the second and final studio album by Australian pop-rock group Uncanny X-Men. Uncanny X-Men signed to CBS Records in May 1986 and released What You Give Is What You Get in October 1986. The album was certified gold by the end of 1986.[2]

What You Give Is What You Get
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1986
Recorded1986
StudioPlatinum Studios, (Melbourne)
GenrePop rock, pop
LabelCBS Records
ProducerKevin Beamish
Uncanny X-Men chronology
'Cos Life Hurts
(1985)
What You Give Is What You Get
(1986)
Singles from What You Give Is What You Get
  1. "I Am"
    Released: April 1986
  2. "Don't Wake Me"
    Released: September 1986[1]
  3. "Nothing Touches My World"
    Released: December 1986
  4. "Start Believing"
    Released: June 1987

Track listing

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Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Nothing Touches My World"Brian Mannix, Ron Thiessen4:52
2."Start Believing"Chuck Hargreaves3:40
3."I Am"Mannix3:29
4."About You"Mannix, Hargreaves4:30
5."Goodnight, So Long"Mannix3:48
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'm On Heat"Mannix3:54
2."Colour You Answer Blue"Hargreaves, Brian Baker4:49
3."Don't Wake Me"Mannix3:24
4."Playing the Titanic"Mannix2:53
5."What You Give"Mannix2:56

Charts

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Chart (1986) Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report)[3] 19

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[4] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

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  • John Kirk – bass
  • Craig Waugh – drums
  • Chris Corr – engineer
  • Brett Kingman – guitar
  • Joey Amenta – guitar
  • Brian Mannix – vocals

References

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  1. ^ "Australian Music Report No 635 – 15 September 1986 > Singles: New Releases". Imgur.com (original document published by Australian Music Report). Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Albums & Singles". Uncanny X Men. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  3. ^ David Kent's "Australian Chart Book 1970–1992"
  4. ^ "UnCanny X Men Albums". Homestead. Retrieved 3 April 2018.