Idiot Grin

"Idiot Grin" is a song by Australian rock/pop group Do-Re-Mi released by Virgin Records in August 1985 as the second single from their debut studio album.[1][2] The song peaked at number 43 in Australia.[1]

"Idiot Grin"
7" single cover
Single by Do-Ré-Mi
from the album Domestic Harmony
A-side"Idiot Grin"
B-side"No Fury"
ReleasedAugust 1985
RecordedLondon
January/February 1985
GenreNew wave, rock
Length2:26
LabelVirgin Records
Songwriter(s)Deborah Conway, Dorland Bray, Helen Carter, Stephen Philip
Producer(s)Gavin MacKillop
Do-Ré-Mi singles chronology
"Man Overboard"
(1985)
"Idiot Grin"
(1985)
"Warnings Moving Clockwise"
(1985)

Track listing

All tracks were written by Deborah Conway, Dorland Bray, Helen Carter and Stephen Philip.[3]

  1. "Idiot Grin" - 2:26
  2. "No Fury" - 2:58

Charts

Chart (1985) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 43

Personnel

Do-Ré-Mi members

Additional musicians

Recording details

  • Producer, engineer Gavin MacKillop
    • Assistant engineer Chris Potter, Mike Bigwood, Steve Chase
  • Studio Townhouse III Studios, London

Art work

  • Cover Greg Hollister (front cover illustration), Shelley Conway (lino cuts)

References

  1. McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Do-Ré-Mi'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86448-768-2. Archived from the original on 2004-09-30. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
  2. Nimmervoll, Ed. "Do-Ré-Mi". HowlSpace – The Living History of Our Music (Ed Nimmervoll). Archived from the original on 26 July 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  3. "Australasian Performing Right Association". APRA. Archived from the original on 2007-12-05. Retrieved 2008-10-14. Note: requires user to input song title e.g. IDIOT GRIN
  4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 91. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.