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- Date Released: July 8, 2003
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Style: Rock
- Label: Compass Records
Former Men at Work frontman ditches the keyboards, heads to Nashville.
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We Say...
OK, I know this sounds crazy, but Colin Hay, the former Men at Work lead singer, is a wonderful songwriter. See, if you listen — really listen — those Men at Work hits were actually great songs disguised by '80s-style gratuitous keyboards and over-production. Like many of those devoted to mastering the craft, Hay got religion and moved to Nashville, then made this record of outstanding songs like the optimistic "Beautiful World" and the assertive "Love Is Innocent" as well as excellent re-interpretations of many of the trio from Down Under's past songs ("Down Under," "Overkill," the nuclear-war fearing "It's a Mistake" and of course, "Who Can It Be Now"). Hay's good-humored personality comes through, and he's not afraid to make mundane references to his everyday life (like the kind of tea he drinks) in his songs. You'll enjoy this, as long as you don't think back to what you were doing in high school when you first heard these songs.
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They Say...
While he'll always be best known as the lead singer for early-'80s MTV darlings Men at Work, Colin Hay has been issuing solo releases on a somewhat regular basis, ever since his former band's disintegration. But for his 2003 release, Man at Work, Hay decided to take a step back and rework several Men at Work classics. While it's not uncommon for classic rockers to rework their songs (the "unplugged" craze of the '90s, anyone?), the reasoning as to why Hay would issue such a recording now is a bit puzzling. While such acoustic Men at Work tracks as "Overkill" and "Who Can It Be Now?" are quite charming and worth hearing, the re-recordings of "Be Good Johnny" and "It's a Mistake" (which are almost identical to the originals) don't add much to the originals. Hay's non-Men at Work songs ("Beautiful World," "Waiting for My Real Life to Begin") are worth hearing, but of course, they're not up to the high Business as Usual standards. That said, Hay's voice is still in fine form all these years later, sounding as good as it did during his commercial heyday.
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| 01. |  |
Beautiful World |
3:39 |
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| 02. | |
Down Under |
3:33 |
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| 03. | |
Overkill |
3:47 |
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| 04. | |
Storm In My Heart |
3:09 |
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| 05. | |
Looking For Jack |
4:07 |
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| 06. | |
Don't Be Afraid |
2:56 |
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| 07. | |
It's A Mistake |
4:47 |
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| 08. | |
Waiting For My Real Life To Begin |
5:45 |
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| 09. | |
To Have And To Hold |
3:29 |
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| 10. | |
Who Can It Be Now? |
3:25 |
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| 11. | |
Be Good Johnny |
3:35 |
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| 12. | |
Love Is Innocent |
4:43 |
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| 13. | |
Down Under |
4:48 |
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13 Total Tracks, 51:43 Total Length
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Credits
- Luis Conte - Percussion // Dave Dale - Engineer // Greg Ham - Flute // Colin Hay - Guitar (Acoustic) // Colin Hay - Bass // Colin Hay - Guitar // Colin Hay - Keyboards // Colin Hay - Vocals // Colin Hay - Producer // Colin Hay - Engineer // Colin Hay - Mixing // Eric Jorgensen - Trombone // Cecilia Noel - Piano // Cecilia Noel - Vocals (Background) // Cecilia Noel - Photography // Cecilia Noel - Vocal Harmony // Lee Thornburg - Trumpet // Lyle Workman - Guitar // Toshi Yanagi - Guitar // Toshi Yanagi - Guitar (Electric) // Chad Fischer - Percussion // Chad Fischer - Drums // Chad Fischer - Recorder // Chad Fischer - Vocals (Background) // Chad Fischer - Engineer // Chad Fischer - Loops // Chad Fischer - Drum Programming // Chad Fischer - Mixing // Jeff Babko - Organ // Jeff Babko - Organ // Jeff Babko - Piano // Jeff Babko - Piano // Jeff Babko - Keyboards // Jeff Babko - Keyboards // Griffin Norman - Design // Jimmy Earl - Bass // Johnathon Dresel - Drums // Bill Esparza - Saxophone // Guillermo Vadala - Bass // Edwardo McKinley - Engineer // Edwardo McKinley - Mixing // Juan Pablo Fallucca - Engineer // Juan Pablo Fallucca - Mixing // Mario Gonzales - Trumpet // Gregory Cannon - Photography // Andrés "Dez" Hernandez - Turntables // Norval - Cover Painting
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