Cargo (album)

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Cargo
Cargo cover
Studio album by Men at Work
Released June 28, 1983
Recorded 1982
Genre Rock
Length 42:li
Label Columbia
Producer Peter McLan
Professional reviews
Men at Work chronology
Business as Usual
(1982)		 Cargo
(1983)		 Two Hearts
(1985)

Cargo is the second album by Australian band Men at Work, released in 1983. (see 1983 in music). Rolling Stone magazine noted that while it lacked a blockbuster hit, "song for song, it is a stronger overall effort than Business as Usual." [1]

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Dr. Heckyll & Mr. Jive" (Hay) – 4:38
  2. "Overkill" (Hay) – 3:46
  3. "Settle Down My Boy" (Strykert) – 3:30
  4. "Upstairs in My House" (Hay, Strykert) – 4:02
  5. "No Sign of Yesterday" (Hay) – 6:14
  6. "It's a Mistake" (Hay) – 4:34
  7. "High Wire" (Hay) – 3:02
  8. "Blue for You" (Hay) – 3:54
  9. "I Like To" (Strykert) – 4:03
  10. "No Restrictions" (Hay) – 4:30

[edit] Re-Mastered Bonus Tracks

  1. "Shintaro" – 2:52
  2. "'Till the Money Runs Out" – 3:06
  3. "Upstairs in My House (live)" (Hay, Strykert) – 3:13
  4. "Fallin' Down (live)" – 7:55
  5. "The Longest Night" 4:04

[edit] Personnel

  • Greg Ham - flute, keyboards, saxophone, background vocals, lead vocals on track 9
  • Colin Hay - guitar, lead vocals
  • Johnathan Rees - bass, background vocals
  • Jerry Speiser - drums, background vocals
  • Ron Strykert - guitar, background vocals, lead vocals on track 3

[edit] Production

  • Producer: Peter McLan
  • Engineers: Peter McLan, Paul Ray
  • Assistant Engineer: David Price
  • Photography: Greg Noakes
  • Artwork: Ron Strykert

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (United States)

Year Chart Position
1983 Top LPs & Tapes 3

Singles - Billboard (United States)

Year Single Chart Position
1983 "Overkill" Adult Contemporary 6
1983 "Overkill" Mainstream Rock 3
1983 "Overkill" Billboard Hot 100 3
1983 "It's a Mistake" Adult Contemporary 10
1983 "It's A Mistake" Mainstream Rock 27
1983 "It's A Mistake" Billboard Hot 100 6
1983 "Dr. Heckyll & Mr. Jive" Mainstream Rock 12
1983 "Dr. Heckyll & Mr. Jive" Billboard Hot 100 28
1983 "High Wire" Mainstream Rock 23

[edit] References

  1. ^ rollingstone.com
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Men at Work
Colin Hay | Ron Strykert | Jerry Speiser | Greg Ham | John Rees
Studio albums
Live albums
Singles
"Keypunch Operator" / "Down Under" | "Who Can It Be Now?" | "Down Under" | "Be Good Johnny" | "Underground" | "High Wire" | "Overkill" | "It's a Mistake" | "Dr. Heckyll and Mr. Jive" | "Everything I Need" | "Maria" | "Two Hearts"
Compilations
The Works | Puttin' in Overtime | Contraband: The Best of Men at Work | Simply The Best | Definitive Collection | Super Hits | Essential Men at Work