Brazil (Men at Work album)
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Live album by Men at Work | ||||
Released | August 25, 1998 | |||
Recorded | May 1996 – March 1998 | |||
Genre | Pop rock,[1] New Wave | |||
Length | 76:11 | |||
Label | Sony | |||
Producer | Greg Ham, Colin Hay | |||
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Singles from Brazil | ||||
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Brazil is a live album by Australian band Men at Work, released in 1998. This album was recorded at a live show in Brazil, hence the title. It was first released there as Brazil '96, but for the international release, the year was removed and a new studio recording, "The Longest Night", was added.
Reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
In their retrospective review, Allmusic wrote that: "The new members sound almost identical to the originals, and with a stellar set list composed almost entirely of classic material, it's nearly impossible to hear the difference between the Men at Work lineups of 1996 and 1983."[1]
Track listing
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Batucada" | 0:23 | ||
2. | "Overkill" | Colin Hay | C. Hay | 4:19 |
3. | "Touching the Untouchables" | C. Hay, Ron Strykert | R. Strykert | 3:53 |
4. | "Catch a Star" | C. Hay | C. Hay | 3:43 |
5. | "Into My Life" | C. Hay | C. Hay | 5:29 |
6. | "No Sign of Yesterday" | C. Hay | C. Hay | 7:09 |
7. | "Down Under" | C. Hay | C. Hay, Strykert | 7:23 |
8. | "Underground" | C. Hay | C. Hay | 3:50 |
9. | "Helpless Automaton" | Greg Ham | G. Ham | 3:40 |
10. | "Who Can It Be Now?" | C. Hay | C. Hay | 3:57 |
11. | "No Restrictions" | C. Hay | C. Hay | 4:24 |
12. | "Everything I Need" | C. Hay | C. Hay | 3:29 |
13. | "Dr. Heckyll and Mr. Jive" | C. Hay | C. Hay | 4:16 |
14. | "Down by the Sea" | C. Hay | C. Hay, R. Strykert, G. Ham, Jerry Speiser | 6:37 |
15. | "It's a Mistake" | C. Hay | C. Hay | 5:22 |
16. | "Be Good Johnny" | C. Hay | C. Hay, G. Ham | 4:33 |
17. | "The Longest Night" | G. Ham | G. Ham | 4:07 |
Notes:
- All songs recorded live during Men at Work's tour of Brazil in May '96, except "The Longest Night" which was recorded in Secret Garden Studio (Melbourne) in March '98.
Personnel
- Tony Floyd - drums on "The Longest Night"
- Stephen Hadley - bass, backing vocals
- Greg Ham - flute, guitar, harmonica, keyboards, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, vocoder, lead vocal on "Helpless Automaton", backing vocals
- Colin Hay - guitar, lead vocals (except on "Helpless Automaton")
- Simon Hosford - guitar, backing vocals
- John Watson - drums (except on "The Longest Night")
Production
- Producers: Greg Ham, Colin Hay
- Engineers: David Dale, Greg Ham
- Mixing: David Dale, Michael Letho
- Editing: Greg Ham, Joe Privitelli
- Programming: Greg Ham
- Arranger: Toots Wostry
- Coordination: Greg Ham
- Photography: Greg Ham, Ana Hernandez, Isamu Sawa
- Art direction: Steve Hunt
- Design: Steve Hunt
- Concept: Greg Ham