Take It Greasy
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{{Infobox album
| name = Take It Greasy
| type = Studio
| artist = Ol' 55
| cover = Take_it_Greasy_by_Ol'_55.jpg
| alt =
| released = May 1976
| recorded = 1975–1976
| venue =
| studio = Trafalgar Studios
| length =
| label = Mushroom Records
| producer = Glenn A. Baker, Charles Fisher
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Fiveslivejive
| next_year = 1977
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Take It Greasy
| type = studio
| single1 = On the Prowl" / "This Little Girl
| single1date = May 1976
| single2 = Looking for an Echo" / "Doin' Fine
| single2date = August 1976
}}
}}
Take It Greasy is the debut studio album to be released by Australian 1950s retro band Ol' 55.{{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/take-it-greasy-mw0001321859|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=December 4, 2022}} 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
{{track listing
| headline = Side one
| title1 = Summertime Summertime (Intro)
| writer1 = Tom Jameson, Sid Feller
| length1 = 1:41
| title2 = Irridescent Pink Sock Blues
| writer2 = Glenn Cardier
| length2 = 2:28
| title3 = I Wonder Why
| writer3 = Melvin Anderson, Ricardo Weeks
| length3 = 2:16
| title4 = Almost Grown
| writer4 = Chuck Berry
| length4 = 2:12
| title5 = Think It Over
| writer5 = Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison, Norman Petty
| length5 = 2:01
| title6 = Get a Job
| writer6 = The Silhouettes
| length6 = 2:36
| title7 = Doin' Fine
| writer7 = Jimmy Manzie
| length7 = 2:39
| title8 = Only Sixteen
| writer8 = Sam Cooke
| length8 = 2:19
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Side two
| title1 = This Little Girl
| writer1 = Gerry Goffin, Carole King
| length1 = 3:14
| title2 = On the Prowl
| writer2 = Jimmy Manzie
| length2 = 3:01
| title3 = New Girl in School
| writer3 = Jan Berry, Roger Christian, Bob Norman, Brian Wilson
| length3 = 2:10
| title4 = Skateboard Thrills
| writer4 = Jimmy Manzie
| length4 = 2:34
| title5 = Looking for an Echo
| writer5 = Richard Reicheg
| length5 = 3:25
| title6 = Goodnight Sweetheart
| writer6 = Calvin Carter, James "Pookie" Hudson
| length6 = 2:18
| title7 = School Days (Outro)
| writer7 = Chuck Berry
| length7 = 2:09
}}
Charts
=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col"| Chart (1976/77)
!scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| Australian Kent Music Report{{cite book|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, NSW|year=1993|page=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.
| style="text-align:center;"| 3 |
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col"| Chart (1976)
!scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| Australian Kent Music Report{{cite book|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, NSW|year=1993|page=222|isbn=0-646-11917-6}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 8 |
See also
References
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{{Ol' 55 (band)}}
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