Absolutely (Eurogliders album) explained
| Absolutely |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Eurogliders |
| Cover: | Absolutely-e.jpg |
| Recorded: | December 1984−June 1985 |
| Studio: | - Maison Rouge (London, England)
- Rhinoceros Studios (Sydney, Australia)
- Studios 301 (Sydney, Australia)
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| Label: | CBS |
| Producer: | - Bernie Lynch
- Bill Scheniman
- Chris Porter
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| Prev Title: | This Island |
| Prev Year: | 1984 |
| Next Title: | Groove |
| Next Year: | 1988 |
Absolutely is the third studio album by Australian pop band Eurogliders, released on October 11, 1985 by CBS Records.[1] [2] It peaked at No. 7 on the Australian Kent Music Report albums chart and remained in the charts for 47 weeks;[3] it spawned three Top 20 hit singles, "We Will Together" in April, "The City of Soul" in September and "Can't Wait to See You" in November.[3] Two further singles, "Absolutely" and "So Tough" appeared in 1986.[3]
At the height of the band's success, Eurogliders Grace Knight and Bernie Lynch reconciled their relationship and were married in 1985, although the union was short-lived. Despite their marital separation, they stayed together in the band for another four years.
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the Absolutely liner notes.[4]
Eurogliders
Additional musicians
- Jason Brewer - saxophone (tenor) (except "We Will Together")
- Mark Dennison - flute, saxophone (tenor, baritone)
- Kevin Dubber - trumpet on "We Will Together"
- James Greening - trombone (except "We Will Together")
- Martin Hill - saxophone (tenor, alto) (except "We Will Together")
- Shauna Jensen - backing vocals
- Gary Kettel - percussion
- Maggie McKinley - backing vocals
- Greg Thorne - trumpet, flugelhorn, arranged horns
- Mark Williams - backing vocals on "We Will Together"
Notes and References
- Encyclopedia: McFarlane . Ian . Ian McFarlane . . [//www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=327 Encyclopedia entry for 'Eurogliders' ]. 29 June 2009 . 1999 . . . 1-86508-072-1 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20040803170050/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=327 . August 3, 2004 .
- Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20131127164354/http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/e/eurogliders.html . Eurogliders . Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgrem) . Holmgren . Magnus . Stefan . Warnqvist . Ron . Francois . Ron Francois . Don . Meharry . 27 November 2013 . 22 March 2014 .
- Book: Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970 - 1992. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book. St Ives, NSW. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
- Absolutely. Eurogliders. 1985. CBS Records International. CD booklet.
