Wildcat (Sunnyboys album)

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{{Infobox album

| name = Wildcat

| type = studio

| artist = Sunnyboys

| cover = Wildcats_by_Sunnyboys.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|1989|8

|df=y}}

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio = Rich Studios, Sydney

| genre = {{flatlist|

}}

| length =

| label = RCA

| producer = Garth Porter

| prev_title = Sunnyboys Real Live

| prev_year = 1984

| next_title = Play the Best

| next_year = 1991

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Wildcat

| type = studio

| single1 = Too Young to Despair

| single1date = December 1988

| single2 = Sinful Me

| single2date = June 1989

| single3 = Sad Girl

| single3date = September 1989

| single4 = Sorrow Is Mine

| single4date = March 1990

}}

}}

Wildcat is the fourth and final studio album by the Australian power pop group, Sunnyboys. It was released in August 1989 on RCA Records, and peaked at No. 63 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart.

Background

Sunnyboys were formed in 1980 and released three studio albums until their split in 1984. In 1987, member Jeremy Oxley subsequently reformed a version of The Sunnyboys with himself as the only original member and released Wildcats. This version of Sunnyboys disbanded in 1990.{{cite web|url=http://messandnoise.com/icons/4541333|title= Icons: The Sunnyboys|publisher=Mess and Noise|date=4 December 2012|accessdate=13 November 2017}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = Side A

| all_writing = Jeremy Oxley unless otherwise shown

| title1 = Sorrow Is Mine

| length1 =

| title2 = Too Young to Despair

| length2 =

| title3 = As I Walk

| length3 =

| title4 = New Confusion

| length4 =

| title5 = Lately

| length5 =

}}

{{track listing

| headline = Side B

| title1 = Sinful Me

| length1 =

| title2 = Sad Girl

| length2 =

| title3 = I'm Changing

| length3 =

| title4 = Certain Privilege

| length4 =

| title5 = Wildcat and the Loon

| length5 =

}}

Personnel

Sunnyboys

  • Jeremy Oxley – guitar, vocals
  • Cathy Ogden – backing vocals
  • Mary Azzopardi – backing vocals
  • Phil Smith – bass
  • Peter Hincenbergs – drums
  • Nick Freedman – guitar
  • Timothy Freedman – keyboard
  • David Steele – mandolin

Charts

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!Chart (1989)

!Peak
position

scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/xKAcS6A.png|title=Chartifacts – Week Ending: 21 July 1991 (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 78)|publisher=Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA)|accessdate=12 November 2017}}

| 63

Release history

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! Date

! Region

! Label

! Format

! Catalogue

August 1989

|Australia

|RCA Records

|LP, CD

| VPL 1 0806

References

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{{Sunnyboys}}

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Category:1989 albums

Category:Sunnyboys albums

Category:RCA Records albums