Johnny Diesel and the Injectors
{{Short description|Album by Johnny Diesel}}
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{{Infobox album
| name = Johnny Diesel & the Injectors
| type = studio
| artist = Johnny Diesel & the Injectors
| cover = Johnny Diesel and the Injectors album cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|1989|03|06|df=y}}
| recorded = August–September 1988
| studio = Ardent Studio and Alpha Sound, Memphis, Tennessee
| genre = {{hlist|Rock|blues|Hard rock}}
| length = {{Duration|m=52|s=27}}
| label = Chrysalis
| producer = Terry Manning
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Live in London
| next_year = 1989
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Johnny Diesel & the Injectors
| type = studio
| single1 = Don't Need Love
| single1date = October 1988
| single2 = Soul Revival
| single2date = February 1989
| single3 = Cry in Shame
| single3date = April 1989
| single4 = Lookin' for Love
| single4date = June 1989
| single5 = Since I Fell for You
| single5date = 1989
}}
}}
Johnny Diesel & the Injectors is the debut album by Australian rock band Johnny Diesel & the Injectors, which was released in 1989. The album peaked at number 2 on the ARIA singles chart and won two ARIA Music Awards.
Background
Johnny Diesel & the Injectors were formed in Perth in 1986 by Mark Lizotte {{abbr|p.k.a.|performer known as}} Johnny Diesel on lead guitar and lead vocals, Bernie Bremond on saxophone and vocals, John "Tatt" Dalzell on bass guitar, George Dalstrom on guitar and John "Yak" Sherritt on drums.{{cite encyclopedia |last=McFarlane |first=Ian |author-link=Ian McFarlane |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop |title=Encyclopedia entry for 'Johnny Diesel' |url=http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=279 |access-date=9 March 2023 |year=1999 |publisher=Allen & Unwin |location=St Leonards, NSW |isbn=1-86508-072-1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040803171121/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=279 |archive-date=3 August 2004 }}{{cite web |archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20120726191200/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/14231/20120727-0512/www.howlspace.com.au/en4/diesel/diesel.htm |url=http://www.whiteroom.com.au/howlspace/en4/diesel/diesel.htm |title=Diesel |last=Nimmervoll |first=Ed |author-link=Ed Nimmervoll |publisher=Howlspace – The Living History of Our Music . White Room Electronic Publishing |archive-date=26 July 2012 |access-date=9 March 2023 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{cite web |url=http://hem2.passagen.se/honga/database/d/diesel.html |work=Australian Rock Database |title=Johnny Diesel / Mark Lizotte |editor=Magnus Holmgren |access-date=4 December 2009 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040319172429/http://hem2.passagen.se/honga/database/d/diesel.html |archive-date=19 March 2004 |df=dmy-all}} Without Dalstrom the group relocated to Sydney in September 1987. They supported Jimmy Barnes on his Freight Train Heart Tour during November. By mid-1988 they were signed to Chrysalis Records. The four-piece group recorded their debut album, Johnny Diesel & the Injectors, from August to September in Memphis, Tennessee with Terry Manning producing.
Track listing
all tracks written by Mark Lizotte except where noted.
{{track listing
|title1 = Lookin' for Love
|length1 = 3:32
|title2 = Parisienne Hotel
|length2 = 4:03
|title3 = Cry In Shame
|length3 = 4:45
|title4 = Comin' Home
|length4 = 4:37
|title5 = Since I Fell for You
|note5 = Buddy Johnson
|length5 = 5:38
|title6 = Don't Need Love
|length6 = 4:16
|title7 = Burn
|length7 = 5:43
|title8 = Soul Revival
|length8 = 4:32
|title9 = Fire Without a Flame
|length9 = 4:20
|title10 = Get Ya Love
|length10 = 3:29
|title11 = Never Last
|length11 = 3:33
|title12 = Thang II
|length12 = 6:14
}}
Chart performance
=Weekly charts=
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Chart (1989)
! Peak position |
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Australian Albums Chart
| style="text-align:center;"| 2 |
New Zealand Album Charthttps://charts.nz/weekchart.asp?year=1989&date=19890514&cat=a {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 25 |
Canadian Album Chart{{cite web |date=May 20, 1989|title=Image : RPM Weekly |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/CANADA/RPM/80s/1989/RPM-1989-05-20.pdf|access-date=April 6, 2024 |website=Bac-lac.gc.ca}}
| style="text-align:center;"|75 |
=Year-end charts=
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scope="col"| Chart (1989)
! scope="col"| Position |
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scope="row"| ARIA Albums Chart{{cite web|url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/1989/albums-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Albums 1989|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|accessdate=25 March 2016}}
| 7 |
Certifications
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{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Australia|artist=Johnny Diesel and the Injectors|title=Johnny Diesel and the Injectors|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=1989|certref={{cite web|url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/1989/albums-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Albums 1989|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|accessdate=25 March 2016}}}}
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Awards
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!Year !Category !Nominated work !Result |
rowspan="2"|ARIA Music Awards of 1989
|Breakthrough Single |{{nom}} |
Best New Talent
|Johnny Diesel & the Injectors |{{won}} |
rowspan="3"|ARIA Music Awards of 1990
|Johnny Diesel & the Injectors |{{nom}} |
Highest Selling Album
|Johnny Diesel & the Injectors |{{won}} |
Best Group
|Johnny Diesel & the Injectors |{{nom}} |
Singles
- "Don't Need Love" (1988) (AUS: No. 10)
- "Soul Revival" (1989) (AUS: No. 9)
- "Cry in Shame" (1989) (AUS: No. 10)
- "Lookin' for Love" (1989) (AUS: No. 28)
- "Since I Fell for You" (1989) (AUS: No. 79)
Personnel
- Produced, recorded, engineered and mixed by Terry Manning
- Mastered by: Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk.
- Tracks arranged by: Terry Manning, Brent Eccles and JD & Injectors.
- Photography: Brian Hagiwara, David Heffernan.
- Art Direction: Peter Corriston.
- Thanks: Among others thanks to Chris Collie, Jamie Manifis, George Dahlstrom, Jim & Jane Barnes, Brian Lizotte.
- Musicians: Johnny Diesel (vocals, guitar); Bernie Bremond (saxes, backing vocals); Yak Sherrit (drums); Johnny 'Tatt' Dalzell (bass) and the 'F A Horns' (Johnny Diesel, Bernie Bremond & Terry Manning)
VHS
{{Infobox album
| name = Johnny Diesel & the Injectors
| type = video
| artist = Johnny Diesel & the Injectors
| cover = Johnny Diesel and the Injectors VHS.jpg
| border = yes
| alt =
| released = 1989
| recorded =
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| genre = Rock music
| length =
| label = Chrysalis Records, Festival Video
| producer = Paul Elliott, Kimble Rendall
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Hepfidelity and More
| next_year = 1993
}}
"Johnny Diesel & the Injectors" is a VHS released by Chrysalis Records, Festival Video in 1989, featuring 4 video clips from Johnny Diesel and the Injectors.
Track listing
- Lookin' for Love
- Soul Revival
- Cry in Shame
- Don't Need Love
- Thang I
External links
- [https://www.discogs.com/Johnny-Diesel-The-Injectors-Johnny-Diesel-The-Injectors/release/2865419]
References
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Category:ARIA Award–winning albums
Category:Diesel (musician) albums
Category:Albums produced by Terry Manning