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Take It Greasy
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1976
Recorded1975-1976
StudioTrafalgar Studios
Genre Pop/ Rock
Label Mushroom Records
ProducerGlenn A. Baker, Charles Fisher
Ol' 55 chronology
Take It Greasy
(1976)
Fiveslivejive
(1977)
Singles from Take It Greasy
  1. " On the Prowl" / "This Little Girl"
    Released: May 1976
  2. " Looking for an Echo" / "Doin' Fine"
    Released: August 1976

Take It Greasy is the debut studio album to be released by Australian 1950's retro band Ol' 55. [1] The album peaked at number 3 on the Australian Kent Music Report and was certified 3× platinum. At the time, 1950s music and culture had gained a newfound interest in Australia amongst a younger generation, largely due to the influence of the very popular TV show Happy Days and earlier investigations into doo-wop by the group Daddy Cool.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Summertime Summertime (Intro)" Tom Jameson, Sid Feller1:41
2."Irridescent Pink Sock Blues"Glenn Cardier2:28
3." I Wonder Why"Melvin Anderson, Ricardo Weeks2:16
4." Almost Grown" Chuck Berry2:12
5." Think It Over" Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison, Norman Petty2:01
6." Get a Job" The Silhouettes2:36
7."Doin' Fine" Jimmy Manzie2:39
8."Only Sixteen" Sam Cooke2:19
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."This Little Girl" Gerry Goffin, Carole King3:14
2." On the Prowl"Jimmy Manzie3:01
3."New Girl in School"Jan Berry, Roger Christian, Bob Norman, Brian Wilson2:10
4."Skateboard Thrills"Jimmy Manzie2:34
5." Looking for an Echo" Richard Reicheg3:25
6." Goodnight Sweetheart" Calvin Carter, James "Pookie" Hudson2:18
7." School Days (Outro)"Chuck Berry2:09

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1976/77) Position
Australian Kent Music Report [2] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (1976) Position
Australian Kent Music Report [3] 8

See also

References

  1. ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 222. ISBN  0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 222. ISBN  0-646-11917-6.