The Pleasure of Your Company
The Pleasure of Your Company | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 24 October 1983 | |||
Recorded | Paradise Studios, Sydney, Australia March–May 1983 | |||
Genre | New wave | |||
Label | Mushroom | |||
Producer | Nick Launay | |||
Models chronology | ||||
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Singles from The Pleasure of Your Company | ||||
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The Pleasure of Your Company is the third studio album by Australian new wave rock band Models,[1] which peaked at No. 12 on the Australian albums chart.[2] It was released in October 1983 on Mushroom Records with Nick Launay producing.[3] The album provided three singles, "I Hear Motion" released in September, which peaked at No. 16.[2] Neither "No Shoulders, No Head" released in December, nor "God Bless America" released in April 1984, peaked into the Australian Top 50 singles chart.[2] The video for "God Bless America", from March 1984, featured backing singers Kate Ceberano and Zan Abeyratne (both members of I'm Talking).[4]
At the 1983 Countdown Music Awards, the album was nominated for Best Australian Album.[5]
Background
Models had formed in
During 1982, further line-up changes occurred with Ferrie and Hough leaving early in the year.
The Duffield, Freud, Kelly and Price version of the group released the highly regarded 1983 LP The Pleasure of Your Company, produced by Nick Launay.[1][3] Its big drum sound and danceability, in particular, reflected Launay's influence, and Freud's more radio-friendly voice made the album more accessible. The album was critically acclaimed and peaked at No. 12 on the Australian albums chart, with the single "I Hear Motion" becoming a national No. 16 hit.[1][2] Duffield later explained that the song's distinctive keyboard part had been inspired by the riff from the Stevie Wonder classic "Superstition". The band also released two other singles, "God Bless America" and "No Shoulders, No Head", neither charted into the Top 50.[2] The band scored the support slot for David Bowie's 'Serious Moonlight' tour of Australia. Kelly and Duffield were invited to sing backing vocals on the INXS album, The Swing. The video for "God Bless America", from March 1984, featured backing singers Kate Ceberano and Zan Abeyratne (both members of I'm Talking). The music video was shot in 3D.[4] Kelly appeared ready to disband Models and was even rehearsing with a new band.[6] Mushroom Records convinced him to continue with Models and their next single, "Big on Love" produced by Reggie Lucas, peaked at No. 24.[2][6]
By late 1984, Models relocated to Sydney and Duffield – with his crucial influence on the band's sound – was forced out under acrimonious circumstances to be replaced by Roger Mason (ex- James Freud's Berlin) on keyboards and James Valentine on saxophone.[1][6] In early 1985, Models started recording material for their next album, Out of Mind, Out of Sight, produced by Mark Opitz, Reggie Lucas and Nick Launay.[1][3] In October 2010, The Pleasure of Your Company was listed in the top 50 in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums.[7]
Track listing
All tracks are written by
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "I Hear Motion" | 5:31 |
2. | "Facing the North Pole in August" | 3:31 |
3. | "God Bless America" | 3:41 |
4. | "Watch Your Mouth" | 3:30 |
5. | "No Shoulders, No Head" | 3:30 |
6. | "Holy Creation"" | 4:44 |
7. | "79 A.D." | 4:51 |
8. | "Sang the Butcher" | 3:17 |
9. | "Our Atmosphere" | 3:50 |
10. | "A Rainy Day" | 3:43 |
Personnel
- Models
- Andrew Duffield– keyboards, vocals
- James Freud – bass guitar, saxophone, vocals
- Sean Kelly – lead guitar, vocals
- Barton Price – drums, vocals
- Additional personnel
- Zan Abeyratne – backing vocals ("God Bless America")
- Nadia Anderson – vocals ("No Shoulders, No Head")
- Kate Ceberano – backing vocals ("God Bless America")
- Deckchairs Overboard – vocals ("No Shoulders, No Head")
- Eric 'Fire Hazard' Gradman – violin ("79 A.D.")
- Jenny Morris – vocals ("No Shoulders, No Head")
- Johanna Pigott – vocals ("No Shoulders, No Head")
- Technical personnel
- Nick Launay – Producer, engineer, Mixing
References
- ^ ISBN 1-86448-768-2. Archived from the originalon 4 June 2004. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
- ^ ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own chartsin mid-1988.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Holmgren, Magnus; Baird, Paul; Aubrey, Ross; Acosta, Lisa. "The Models". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ a b "Australian Rock by Memorable TV L to M". Memorable TV. Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2009.
- ^ "Australian Music Awards". Ron Jeff. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- ^ a b c Nimmervoll, Ed. "Models". Howlspace. Archived from the original on 26 July 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ISBN 978-1-74066-955-9.
- Australasian Performing Right Association(APRA). Retrieved 9 March 2009.