In Blue Cave | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 1996 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 44:56 | |||
Label | Mushroom | |||
Producer | Charles Fisher, Hoodoo Gurus | |||
Hoodoo Gurus chronology | ||||
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Singles from Blue Cave | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Blue Cave or In Blue Cave [2] is the seventh studio album by Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus. [3] The album was released in May 1996 and peaked at number 18 on the ARIA charts.
At the ARIA Music Awards of 1996, the album was nominated for Best Pop Release. [4]
EMI re-released the album on 6 February 2005 [5] with six additional tracks, a fold out poster and liner notes by Charles Fisher, the record producer.
The album title Blue Cave originates from a brothel named "Gruta Azul" that they visited when touring in Porto Alegre, Brazil. [6] The brothel which inspired the title is still open until the present date. [7]
All tracks are written by Dave Faulkner, except where noted [8]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Big Deal" | Faulkner, Brad Shepherd | 3:39 |
2. | "Down on Me" | 3:25 | |
3. | "Mine" | 3:30 | |
4. | "Waking Up Tired" | Faulkner, Shepherd | 2:54 |
5. | "Please Yourself" | 3:40 | |
6. | "If Only..." | 3:44 | |
7. | "Mind the Spider" | 2:29 | |
8. | "Why?" | 1:47 | |
9. | "All I Know" | Shepherd | 4:05 |
10. | "Get High!" | 3:54 | |
11. | "Always Something" | 3:01 | |
12. | "Son-Of-A-Gun" | 4:07 | |
13. | "Night Must Fall" | 4:41 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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14. | "Monterey Sunset" | Shepherd | 4:28 |
15. | "Concerto for Choppers Parts 1, 2 & 3" (Shepherd)
| 6:30 | |
16. | "Quicksand" | 3:33 | |
17. | "Breakfast at Stephanie's" | 3:24 | |
18. | "It's Too Slow" | 4:35 | |
19. | "Exorcist" | 4:16 | |
20. | "The Ramones Medley (live)" | 5:36 |
Credits:
Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums ( ARIA) [9] | 18 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia ( ARIA) [10] | Gold | 35,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
"More Electric Soup" was a VHS video that accompanied a limited release of "Blue Cave" in a unique gatefold picture box. It included the eight music videos that had been made by the band since the 1992 video compilation, Electric Soup, excluding "Turn Up Your Radio" with Masters Apprentices. "Spahn Ranch" was the only inclusion not to be released as a single. "Down on Me" was the only Blue Cave single not to appear on the compilation, as it was released the following year.
In Blue Cave | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 1996 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 44:56 | |||
Label | Mushroom | |||
Producer | Charles Fisher, Hoodoo Gurus | |||
Hoodoo Gurus chronology | ||||
| ||||
Singles from Blue Cave | ||||
|
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Blue Cave or In Blue Cave [2] is the seventh studio album by Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus. [3] The album was released in May 1996 and peaked at number 18 on the ARIA charts.
At the ARIA Music Awards of 1996, the album was nominated for Best Pop Release. [4]
EMI re-released the album on 6 February 2005 [5] with six additional tracks, a fold out poster and liner notes by Charles Fisher, the record producer.
The album title Blue Cave originates from a brothel named "Gruta Azul" that they visited when touring in Porto Alegre, Brazil. [6] The brothel which inspired the title is still open until the present date. [7]
All tracks are written by Dave Faulkner, except where noted [8]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "Big Deal" | Faulkner, Brad Shepherd | 3:39 |
2. | "Down on Me" | 3:25 | |
3. | "Mine" | 3:30 | |
4. | "Waking Up Tired" | Faulkner, Shepherd | 2:54 |
5. | "Please Yourself" | 3:40 | |
6. | "If Only..." | 3:44 | |
7. | "Mind the Spider" | 2:29 | |
8. | "Why?" | 1:47 | |
9. | "All I Know" | Shepherd | 4:05 |
10. | "Get High!" | 3:54 | |
11. | "Always Something" | 3:01 | |
12. | "Son-Of-A-Gun" | 4:07 | |
13. | "Night Must Fall" | 4:41 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
14. | "Monterey Sunset" | Shepherd | 4:28 |
15. | "Concerto for Choppers Parts 1, 2 & 3" (Shepherd)
| 6:30 | |
16. | "Quicksand" | 3:33 | |
17. | "Breakfast at Stephanie's" | 3:24 | |
18. | "It's Too Slow" | 4:35 | |
19. | "Exorcist" | 4:16 | |
20. | "The Ramones Medley (live)" | 5:36 |
Credits:
Chart (1996) | Peak position |
---|---|
Australian Albums ( ARIA) [9] | 18 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
---|---|---|
Australia ( ARIA) [10] | Gold | 35,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
"More Electric Soup" was a VHS video that accompanied a limited release of "Blue Cave" in a unique gatefold picture box. It included the eight music videos that had been made by the band since the 1992 video compilation, Electric Soup, excluding "Turn Up Your Radio" with Masters Apprentices. "Spahn Ranch" was the only inclusion not to be released as a single. "Down on Me" was the only Blue Cave single not to appear on the compilation, as it was released the following year.