Crank (Hoodoo Gurus album)

Crank is the sixth studio album by Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus.[2] It was released in February 1994 and peaked at number 2 on the ARIA charts. The album was produced by Ed Stasium (Ramones, Living Colour, The Smithereens),[2] who had mixed Hoodoo Gurus previous studio album, Kinky in 1991. It was the band's first release on Zoo Records.

Crank
Studio album by
Hoodoo Gurus
ReleasedFebruary 1994
GenreRock
Length37:23
LabelZoo Entertainment
ProducerEd Stasium
Hoodoo Gurus chronology
Gorilla Biscuit
(1992)		 Crank
(1994)		 Blue Cave
(1996)
Singles from Crank
  1. "The Right Time"
    Released: October 1993
  2. "You Open my Eyes"
    Released: January 1994
  3. "Less than a Feeling"
    Released: April 1994
  4. "Nobody"
    Released: July 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

EMI re-released the album on 6 February 2005[3] with an additional nine bonus tracks, a fold out poster and liner notes by Andy Strachan (The Living End). One of the bonus tracks is "Television Addict" which was originally performed by Perth punk band The Victims in 1977 with Gurus' Dave Faulkner known as Dave Flick. "Turn Up Your Radio" originally by Australian band The Masters Apprentices was released in 1995 as a single credited to The Masters Apprentices with Hoodoo Gurus.[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dave Faulkner, except where noted[5]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Right Time" 3:54
2."Crossed Wires" 3:06
3."Quo Vadis" 4:08
4."Nobody" 4:24
5."Form a Circle"Brad Shepherd3:40
6."Fading Slow"Shepherd4:18
7."Gospel Train" 2:58
8."Less Than a Feeling" 3:34
9."You Open My Eyes"Shepherd3:17
10."Hypocrite Blues" 3:02
11."I See You" 1:59
12."Judgement Day"Faulkner, Shepherd3:12
13."The Mountain" 4:38
2005 re-release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Road Hog"Shepherd2:31
15."Wait for the Sun" 3:18
16."End of the Line" 4:03
17."Television Addict"James Baker, Faulkner2:47
18."Something I Forgot to Say"" 2:55
19."Deform a Circle"Shepherd5:32
20."Wimp"Javier Escovedo3:00
21."I Heard Her Call My Name"Lou Reed2:42
22."Turn up Your Radio ('95)"Jim Keays, Doug Ford3:31

Personnel

Credited to:[2][6]

Hoodoo Gurus

Additional musicians
  • Vicki Peterson (The Bangles) – background vocals (tracks 9 & 10)
  • Wendy Wild – background vocals (track 13)
  • Steven MacDonald – role of The Disciple (lead vocals) (one verse of track 10)

Additional credits
  • Cover – Paul McNeill
  • Editors – Dave Collins, Pat Sullivan (assistant)
  • Engineer – Paul Hamingson
  • Mastering – Greg Calbi
  • Mixer (assistant) – John Aguto
  • Producer – Ed Stasium
  • Photo (band) – Andrej Ligur
  • Photography – Adrienna Overall
  • Recorder (assistant) – Matt Westfield

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1994) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 2

Year end charts
Chart (1994) Peak
position
Australian (ARIA Charts)[8] 76

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[8] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. Holmgren, Magnus; Georgieff, Didier; Hartung, Stephan. "Hoodoo Gurus". Passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  3. EMI Records
  4. Holmgren, Magnus. "The Masters Apprentices". Passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  5. "Australasian Performing Right Association". APRA. Archived from the original on 5 December 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2007.
  6. "Discogs entry on Crank". Retrieved 19 January 2008.
  7. "Australiancharts.com – Hoodoo Gurus – Crank". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  8. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 131.
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