Crank (Hoodoo Gurus album)

1994 studio album by Hoodoo Gurus

Crank

Studio album by

Hoodoo Gurus

Released| February 1994
Genre| Rock
Length| 37:23
Label| Zoo Entertainment
Producer| Ed Stasium
Hoodoo Gurus chronology
| Gorilla Biscuit
(1992)  | Crank
(1994)  | Blue Cave
(1996)

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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 ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [1]

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.

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

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

No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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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 Shepherd| 3:40
6.| "Fading Slow"| Shepherd| 4:18
7.| "Gospel Train"|  | 2:58
8.| "Less Than a Feeling"|  | 3:34
9.| "You Open My Eyes"| Shepherd| 3:17
10.| "Hypocrite Blues"|  | 3:02
11.| "I See You"|  | 1:59
12.| "Judgement Day"| Faulkner, Shepherd| 3:12
13.| "The Mountain"|  | 4:38

2005 re-releaseNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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14.| "Road Hog"| Shepherd| 2:31
15.| "Wait for the Sun"|  | 3:18
16.| "End of the Line"|  | 4:03
17.| "Television Addict"| James Baker, Faulkner| 2:47
18.| "Something I Forgot to Say""|  | 2:55
19.| "Deform a Circle"| Shepherd| 5:32
20.| "Wimp"| Javier Escovedo| 3:00
21.| "I Heard Her Call My Name"| Lou Reed| 2:42
22.| "Turn up Your Radio ('95)"| Jim Keays, Doug Ford| 3:31

## Personnel

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Credited to:[2][6]

### Hoodoo Gurus

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* Dave Faulkner – guitar, keyboards, vocals
* Rick Grossman – bass
* Mark Kingsmill – drums, rataplan
* Brad Shepherd – guitar, vocals

### Additional musicians

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* 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

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* 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

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### Weekly charts

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Chart (1994)  | Peak
position

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Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] | 2

### Year end charts

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Chart (1994)  | Peak
position

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Australian (ARIA Charts)[8] | 76

## Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Australia (ARIA)[8] | Gold  | 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## References

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1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ a b c 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[permanent dead link]
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. ^ a b Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 131.

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Hoodoo Gurus

* Dave Faulkner
* Brad Shepherd
* Richard Grossman
* Nik Rieth

* James Baker
* Roddy Radalj
* Kimble Rendall
* Clyde Bramley
* Mark Kingsmill

Studio albums|

* Stoneage Romeos
* Mars Needs Guitars!
* Blow Your Cool!
* Magnum Cum Louder
* Kinky
* Crank
* Blue Cave
* Mach Schau
* Purity of Essence
* Chariot of the Gods

Compilations|

* Electric Soup
* Gorilla Biscuit
* Electric Chair
* Armchair Gurus
* Bite the Bullet
* Ampology
* Gold Watch: 20 Golden Greats

EPs|

* Hoodoo Voodoo
* Gravy Train

Singles|

* "Leilani"
* "Tojo"
* "My Girl"
* "I Want You Back"
* "Bittersweet"
* "Like Wow – Wipeout"
* "Death Defying"
* "Poison Pen"
* "What's My Scene?"
* "Good Times"
* "In the Middle of the Land"
* "The Generation Gap"
* "Come Anytime"
* "Axegrinder"
* "Miss Freelove '69"
* "1000 Miles Away"
* "The Right Time"
* "You Open My Eyes"
* "That's My Team"

Related articles|

* Discography
* Stoneage Cameos

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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