Get on Board

1993 studio album by The Badloves
Get on Board
Studio album by
The Badloves
Released26 July 1993
Recorded1992–93
StudioMetropolis Audio
LabelMushroom
Producer
  • Doug Roberts
  • The Badloves
The Badloves chronology
Get on Board
(1993) 		Holy Roadside
(1995)
Singles from Get on Board
  1. "Lost"
    Released: 8 March 1993
  2. "I Remember"
    Released: July 1993
  3. "Green Limousine"
    Released: 29 November 1993
  4. "Memphis"
    Released: 14 March 1994

Get on Board is the debut studio album by Australian band The Badloves. released in July 1993. The album peaked at number 3 on the ARIA Albums chart and was certified double platinum by ARIA. It was re-released in 1994 with a bonus 8-track disc.

At the ARIA Music Awards of 1994, Get on Board was nominated for the Album of the Year and won Best New Talent and Breakthrough Artist – Album. Furthermore, at the ARIA Music Awards of 1995, it was nominated for Highest Selling Album.

Background

Australian rock and pop group, the Badloves' debut album Get on Board appeared in July 1993 via Mushroom Records, which the band co-produced with Doug Roberts.[1][2][3] They had been formed in 1990 by John "Jak" Housden on lead guitar, Stephen "Irish" O'Prey on bass guitar, John Spiby on keyboards and saxophone, his brother Michael Spiby on lead vocals and guitar and Chris Tabone on drums.[2][3][4] The album was preceded by the singles, "Lost" (March 1993)[5] and "I Remember" (July) and was followed by "Green Limousine" (November)[6] and "Memphis" (March 1994).[2][7][8] The album peaked at number 3 on the ARIA Albums chart and was certified double platinum by ARIA.[9]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 1994, Get on Board was nominated for the Album of the Year and won Best New Talent and Breakthrough Artist – Album. Furthermore, at the ARIA Music Awards of 1995, it was nominated for Highest Selling Album.[10]

Track listing

Get on Board
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Memphis"5:09
2."Green Limousine"
  • M. Spiby
3:45
3."Tell Me"
3:21
4."I Remember"
  • Housden
  • O'Prey
3:12
5."High on a Mountain"
  • M. Spiby
4:06
6."What's on Your Mind"
  • M. Spiby
4:29
7."Lost"
  • M. Spiby
3:33
8."Sugar Daddy"
  • M. Spiby
6:17
9."Yesterday's Gone"
  • M. Spiby
5:04
10."Spirit in the Sky"
  • M. Spiby
3:36
Out Takes and B Sides
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Long Hard Day" 3:57
2."Stop" 4:21
3."Forgiven" 3:13
4."Nowhere to Hide" 4:21
5."Spirit in the Sky" (demo)
  • Spiby
2:54
6."I Embarrass Myself" 4:28
7."Live" 4:56
8."I Bled" 4:01

Personnel

Credits:[2][3]

The Badloves

  • John "Jak" Housden – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Stephen "Irish" O'Prey _ bass guitar, backing vocals
  • John Spiby – keyboards, saxophone, tenor saxophone (tracks 6, 7)
  • Michael Spiby – lead vocals, lead guitar
  • Chris Tabone – drums

Additional musicians

  • Susie Ahern – backing vocals (tracks 1, 4, 6), vocals (track 2)
  • Jen Anderson – violin, viola
  • Henric Beiers – cello (tracks 1, 4, 7)
  • Tony Featherstone – piano, organ (1,4,7)
  • Rob Tronca – electric piano (tracks 2, 3, 4)
  • Kintsho Tshabalala – bell tree (tracks 2, 9), shaker (track 2)
  • Paul Williamson – baritone saxophone (track 7)
  • Chris Wilson – harmonica (tracks 8,9), vocals (track 8)
  • David Wilson – backing vocals (tracks 1, 4, 6)

Artisans

  • Doug Roberts – producer, recording engineer, mixer
  • Kate Hopkins  B&W photography
  • Debbie Lord – design
  • Letitia O'Prey  B&W photography
  • Greg O'Shea – assistant recording engineer, assistant mixer
  • Ilana Rose – photography
  • Leon Zervos – mastering engineer

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1993/94) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (1994) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[12] 16

Certification

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[9] 2× Platinum 140,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country Date Format Label Catalogue
Australia August 1993 CD Mushroom Records D30976, D24025
1994 2x CD TVD93402, RMD53402
2 April 2021[13] LP Inertia 5419709553

References

  1. ^ The ARIA Report. Vol. 181. ARIA. 25 July 1993. p. 20.
  2. ^ a b c d
  3. ^ a b c Holmgren, Magnus. "The Badloves". Australian Rock Database. Archived from the original on 19 March 2004. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  4. ^ Dillon, Charlotte. "The Badloves Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  5. ^ The ARIA Report. Vol. 161. ARIA. 7 March 1993. p. 23.
  6. ^ The ARIA Report. Vol. 199. ARIA. 28 November 1993. p. 17.
  7. ^ The ARIA Report. Vol. 213. ARIA. 13 March 1994. p. 19.
  8. ^ Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
    • Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > The Badloves in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
    • Top 100 peaks to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 22.
    • "Memphis": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 15 May 1994". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 4 March 2016. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
    • "Caroline": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 03 Dec 1995". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 17 July 2017.
    • "Barefoot Bride": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 26 May 1996". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  9. ^ a b Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 22.
  10. ^ "ARIA Awards Search Results - The Badloves". ARIA Awards. ARIA Awards. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  11. ^ "Australiancharts.com – The Badloves – Get on Board". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  12. ^ "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 50 Albums 1994". ARIA. January 1995. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  13. ^ "Get On Board (Vinyl)". JB HiFi. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
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