Get on Board
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Get on Board
| type = studio
| artist = The Badloves
| cover = Get_On_Board_by_The_Badloves.jpg
| alt =
| released = 26 July 1993
| recorded = 1992–93
| venue =
| studio = Metropolis Audio
| genre =
| length =
| label = Mushroom
| producer = {{flat list|
- Doug Roberts
- The Badloves}}
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Holy Roadside
| next_year = 1995
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Get on Board
| type = studio
| single1 = Lost
| single1date = 8 March 1993
| single2 = I Remember
| single2date = July 1993
| single3 = Green Limousine
| single3date = 29 November 1993
| single4 = Memphis
| single4date = 14 March 1994
}}}}
Get on Board is the debut studio album by Australian band The Badloves. released in July 1993. The album peaked at number 3 on the ARIA Albums chart and was certified double platinum by ARIA. It was re-released in 1994 with a bonus 8-track disc.
At the ARIA Music Awards of 1994, Get on Board was nominated for the Album of the Year and won Best New Talent and Breakthrough Artist – Album. Furthermore, at the ARIA Music Awards of 1995, it was nominated for Highest Selling Album.
Background
Australian rock and pop group, the Badloves' debut album Get on Board appeared in July 1993 via Mushroom Records, which the band co-produced with Doug Roberts.{{cite book|title=The ARIA Report|volume=181|page=20|date=25 July 1993|publisher=ARIA}} They had been formed in 1990 by John "Jak" Housden on lead guitar, Stephen "Irish" O'Prey on bass guitar, John Spiby on keyboards and saxophone, his brother Michael Spiby on lead vocals and guitar and Chris Tabone on drums.
- {{cite book | last1 = McFarlane | first1 = Ian | author-link1 = Ian McFarlane | title = Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop | chapter = Encyclopedia entry for 'The Badloves' | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20040803164050/http://www.whammo.com.au:80/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=62 | chapter-url = http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=62 | year = 1999 | publisher = Allen & Unwin | location = St Leonards, NSW | archive-date = 3 August 2004 | isbn = 1-86508-072-1 }}
- {{cite book | author1 = McFarlane, Ian | others = Jenkins, Jeff (Foreword) | title = The Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop | chapter = Encyclopedia entry for 'The Badloves' | date = 31 March 2017 | publication-date = 2017 | location = Gisborne, VIC | publisher = Third Stone Press | edition = 2nd | page = 33 | isbn = 978-0-9953856-0-3 }}{{Cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20040319145648/http://hem2.passagen.se:80/honga/database/b/badloves.html | url = http://hem2.passagen.se/honga/database/b/badloves.html | title = The Badloves | publisher = Australian Rock Database | last1 = Holmgren | first1 = Magnus | archive-date = 19 March 2004 | url-status = usurped | access-date = 9 March 2022 }}{{cite web | url = https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-badloves-mn0000380618?1646803108728 | title = The Badloves Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More | last = Dillon | first = Charlotte | publisher = AllMusic | access-date = 9 March 2022 }} The album was preceded by the singles, "Lost" (March 1993){{cite book|title=The ARIA Report|volume=161|page=23|date=7 March 1993|publisher=ARIA}} and "I Remember" (July) and was followed by "Green Limousine" (November){{cite book|title=The ARIA Report|volume=199|page=17|date=28 November 1993|publisher=ARIA}} and "Memphis" (March 1994).{{cite book|title=The ARIA Report|volume=213|page=19|date=13 March 1994|publisher=ARIA}}Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
- Top 50 peaks: {{cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Badloves|title=australian-charts.com > The Badloves in Australian Charts|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=30 May 2019}}
- Top 100 peaks to December 2010: {{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia|edition=pdf|page=22}}
- "Memphis": {{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/ktSCQ9P.jpg|title=The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 15 May 1994|publisher=Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA)|access-date=4 March 2016}} N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
- "Caroline": {{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/E9JsX4t.jpg|title=The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 03 Dec 1995|publisher=Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA)|access-date=17 July 2017}}
- "Barefoot Bride": {{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/W8jgy93.jpg|title=The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 26 May 1996|publisher=Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA)|access-date=29 September 2017}} The album peaked at number 3 on the ARIA Albums chart and was certified double platinum by ARIA.
At the ARIA Music Awards of 1994, Get on Board was nominated for the Album of the Year and won Best New Talent and Breakthrough Artist – Album. Furthermore, at the ARIA Music Awards of 1995, it was nominated for Highest Selling Album.{{cite web|url = https://www.ariaawards.com.au/search?term=The%20Badloves|title = ARIA Awards Search Results - The Badloves|work = ARIA Awards|publisher = ARIA Awards|access-date = 2 January 2019}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| total_length =
| headline = Get on Board
| title1 = Memphis
| writer1 = {{hlist|Michael Spiby}}
| length1 = 5:09
| title2 = Green Limousine
| writer2 = {{hlist|M. Spiby}}
| length2 = 3:45
| title3 = Tell Me
| writer3 = {{hlist|John Housden|Stephen O'Prey}}
| length3 = 3:21
| title4 = I Remember
| writer4 = {{hlist|Housden|O'Prey}}
| length4 = 3:12
| title5 = High on a Mountain
| writer5 = {{hlist|M. Spiby|}}
| length5 = 4:06
| title6 = What's on Your Mind
| writer6 = {{hlist|M. Spiby}}
| length6 = 4:29
| title7 = Lost
| writer7 = {{hlist|M. Spiby}}
| length7 = 3:33
| title8 = Sugar Daddy
| writer8 = {{hlist|M. Spiby}}
| length8 = 6:17
| title9 = Yesterday's Gone
| writer9 = {{hlist|M. Spiby}}
| length9 = 5:04
| title10 = Spirit in the Sky
| writer10 = {{hlist|M. Spiby}}
| length10 = 3:36
}}
{{Track listing
| total_length =
| headline = Out Takes and B Sides
| title1 = Long Hard Day
| writer1 =
| length1 = 3:57
| title2 = Stop
| writer2 =
| length2 = 4:21
| title3 = Forgiven
| writer3 =
| length3 = 3:13
| title4 = Nowhere to Hide
| writer4 =
| length4 = 4:21
| title5 = Spirit in the Sky
| note5 = demo
| writer5 = {{hlist|Spiby}}
| length5 = 2:54
| title6 = I Embarrass Myself
| writer6 =
| length6 = 4:28
| title7 = Live
| writer7 =
| length7 = 4:56
| title8 = I Bled
| writer8 =
| length8 = 4:01
}}
Personnel
The Badloves
- John "Jak" Housden – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Stephen "Irish" O'Prey _ bass guitar, backing vocals
- John Spiby – keyboards, saxophone, tenor saxophone (tracks 6, 7)
- Michael Spiby – lead vocals, lead guitar
- Chris Tabone – drums
Additional musicians
- Susie Ahern – backing vocals (tracks 1, 4, 6), vocals (track 2)
- Jen Anderson – violin, viola
- Henric Beiers – cello (tracks 1, 4, 7)
- Tony Featherstone – piano, organ (1,4,7)
- Rob Tronca – electric piano (tracks 2, 3, 4)
- Kintsho Tshabalala – bell tree (tracks 2, 9), shaker (track 2)
- Paul Williamson – baritone saxophone (track 7)
- Chris Wilson – harmonica (tracks 8,9), vocals (track 8)
- David Wilson – backing vocals (tracks 1, 4, 6)
Artisans
- Doug Roberts – producer, recording engineer, mixer
- Kate Hopkins B&W photography
- Debbie Lord – design
- Letitia O'Prey B&W photography
- Greg O'Shea – assistant recording engineer, assistant mixer
- Ilana Rose – photography
- Leon Zervos – mastering engineer
Charts
=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| Chart (1993/94)
! Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|Australia|3|artist=The Badloves|album=Get on Board|access-date=7 January 2019|rowheader=true}} |
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| Chart (1994)
! Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-50albums-1994.htm|title= ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 50 Albums 1994|publisher=ARIA|date=January 1995|access-date=7 January 2019}}
| 16 |
Certification
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Australia|artist=The Badloves|title=Get on Board|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=1993|certyear=1994|certref={{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia|edition=pdf|page=22}}}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=yes}}
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col"| Country
! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| Catalogue |
|---|
| rowspan="3"| Australia
| August 1993 | CD |rowspan="2"| Mushroom Records | D30976, D24025 |
| 1994
| 2x CD | TVD93402, RMD53402 |
| 2 April 2021{{cite web|url=https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/vinyl-badloves-the-get-on-board-vinyl-lp|title=Get On Board (Vinyl)|website=JB HiFi|access-date=27 January 2021}}
| LP | Inertia | 5419709553 |
References
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{{The Badloves}}
{{ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist}}
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