Business as Usual
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| Studio album by Men at Work | ||
| Released | August 24, 1982 | |
| Recorded | October 1981-May 1982 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 38:11 | |
| Label | Columbia | |
| Producer(s) | Peter McIan | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Men at Work chronology | ||
| Business as Usual (1982) |
Cargo (1983) |
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Business as Usual is the first album by Australian band Men at Work, released in 1982. (see 1982 in music).
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- "Who Can It Be Now?" (Hay) – 3:25
- "I Can See It in Your Eyes" (Hay) – 3:32
- "Down Under" (Hay, Strykert) – 3:45
- "Underground" (Hay) – 3:07
- "Helpless Automaton" (Ham) – 3:23
- "People Just Love to Play With Words" (Stykert) – 3:33
- "Be Good Johnny" (Ham, Hay) – 3:39
- "Touching the Untouchables" (Hay, Strykert) – 3:41
- "Catch a Star" (Hay) – 3:31
- "Down by The Sea" (Hay, Strykert, Ham, Speiser) – 6:53
[edit] Re-Mastered Bonus Tracks
- "Crazy (Non LP B-Side)"
- "Underground(Live)"
- "Who Can It Be Now? (Live)"
- F-19 (Non LP B-Side)"
[edit] Personnel
- Russell Deppeler - telephone, calculator.
- Greg Ham - flute, keyboards, saxophone, lead vocals on 5
- Colin Hay - guitar, lead vocals
- Johnathan Rees - bass, vocals
- Jerry Speiser - drums, vocals
- Ron Strykert - guitar, vocals
[edit] Production
- Producer: Peter McIan
- Engineers: Jim Barbour, Peter McIan, Paul Ray
- Cover Illustration: Jon "JD" Dickson
[edit] Charts
[edit] Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1982 | Billboard 200 | 1 |
| 1983 | Black Albums | 29 |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1982 | "Who Can It Be Now?/Down Under" | Club Play Singles | 33 |
| 1982 | "Who Can It Be Now?" | Mainstream Rock | 46 |
| 1982 | "Who Can It Be Now?" | Pop Singles | 1 |
| 1983 | "Be Good Johnny" | Mainstream Rock | 3 |
| 1983 | "Down Under" | Adult Contemporary | 13 |
| 1983 | "Down Under" | Pop Singles | 1 |
| 1983 | "Underground" | Mainstream Rock | 20 |
| 1983 | "Down Under" | Mainstream Rock | 1 |
| Preceded by "Jack and Diane" by John Cougar |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single October 30, 1982 |
Succeeded by "Up Where We Belong" by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes |
[edit] Trivia
"Who Can It Be Now?" was used from this album to promote a contest for then-new radio station WHYW (now WRRK) Y-97 in Pittsburgh in the summer of 1982. The television commercial featured disc jockey Sean McDowell on the mic asking listeners "the $100,000 question...who can it be now?" The intent was to take all caller information as the song played in a continuous loop up to caller number 97, and then hold a drawing for the prize. Unfortunately, the station was forced to simply take the 97th caller after Bell of Pennsylvania officials complained of listener calls jamming the circuits.
