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Business As Usual

Men At Work
Business As Usual

[Album]
9 November 1981
Rock

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Library Status Complete FLAC 16bit/44.1khz CD
'Business As Usual' is the debut studio album by Men At Work. It was released in November 1981 in Australia and April 1982 in the United States. It spent nine weeks at the top of the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart from December 1981 through to March 1982. It was one of the most successful albums internationally by an Australian group, and spent an unprecedented 15 weeks at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 from late 1982 to early 1983; and five weeks at No. 1 in the United Kingdom Albums Chart in early 1983. Business as Usual was also one of the highest selling Australian albums in the early 1980s, with 6 million copies shipped in the U.S.

MindKiller Review
(10 August 2024)

Rating - 4 Stars

A lost classic, yet a number of songs still get air time on local radio. I was a young'un when this came out and of course was due to the 'Down Under' single that will live in eternity in the fabric of Australiana. However if you have the time to absorb the album itself, it reveals the magic of Colin Hay as a song writer. He has gone on to be a successful solo musician, but his roots lie here. It have been a very long time between listens to the whole album, however listening now, it seems like last week. Something you don't easily forget. Unlike many bands releases these days. Picking highlights from the album include the lead track 'Who Can It Be Now' - a classic simplistic verse/chorus/verse song, but it just works, not just as a song, but the story itself (albeit a little quirky) again kudos to Hay and of course 'Be Good Johnny' which is a great story in itself and Hay portrays the story perfectly. ''Well you sure are a funny kid Jonny, but I like you''. Finally 'Down Under' - my mind frizzles at the amount of royalties they must continue to recent each time this song is played these days - from the America's Cup win in the 80's to the recent Australian Olympics campaign, but it is just deserved for this song and the band. I encourage you to listen to more than these 3 songs as I am sure you will enjoy.
Tracks:  
(1/1) 1.
Men At Work - Who Can It Be Now? (03:23)
(1/1) 2.
Men At Work - I Can See It In Your Eyes (03:30)
(1/1) 3.
Men At Work - Down Under (03:43)
(1/1) 4.
Men At Work - Underground (03:05)
(1/1) 5.
Men At Work - Helpless Automaton (03:22)
(1/1) 6.
Men At Work - People Just Love To Play With Words (03:31)
(1/1) 7.
Men At Work - Be Good Johnny (03:35)
(1/1) 8.
Men At Work - Touching The Untouchables (03:40)
(1/1) 9.
Men At Work - Catch A Star (03:29)
(1/1) 10.
Men At Work - Down By The Sea (06:54)

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