Bonk (album)

Bonk
Studio album by
Big Pig
ReleasedMay 1988
Recorded1987
StudioMetropolis Studios, Melbourne
Rhinoceros Studios, Sydney, Australia[A]
GenreRock
Length43:11
LabelWhite Label
ProducerNick Launay
Big Pig chronology
Big Pig
(1986) 		Bonk
(1988) 		You Lucky People
(1990)
Singles from Bonk
  1. "Boy Wonder"
    Released: April 1987
  2. "Breakaway"
    Released: February 1988
  3. "Big Hotel"
    Released: June 1988
  4. "Iron Lung"
    Released: December 1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Bonk is the debut studio album by Australian rock band Big Pig.[2] It was released in May 1988 on White Label Records and peaked at number 5 on The Australian charts. The album was released in America by A&M Records in 1988. It was produced by Nick Launay.[3] "Breakaway" was featured on the Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure soundtrack.

Track listing

All songs written by O. Witer, A. Scaglione, N. Disbray, and S. Abeyratne, except where noted, according to Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA).[4]

  1. "Iron Lung" - 3:34
  2. "Hungry Town" - 3:06
  3. "Tin Drum" - 4:22
  4. "Breakaway" (Gary Zekley, Mitch Bottler) - 3:38
  5. "Boy Wonder" - 3:26
  6. "Big Hotel" (O. Witer, A. Scaglione, N. Disbray and T. Rosewarne) - 4:14
  7. "Hellbent Heaven" (O. Witer, S. Abeyratne, A Antoniades and N. Baker) - 3:27
  8. "Nation" - 3:34
  9. "Charlie" - 4:03
  10. "Fine Thing" - 3:22
  11. "Money God" - 4:28
  12. "Devil's Song" - 5:27
  13. "Breakaway" (Popper Mix) (Zekley, Bottler) - 6:01
  14. "Hungry Town" (Grub Club Mix) - 6:27

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1988) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report) Albums Chart[5] 5
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[6] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (1988) Position
Australian Albums Chart (ARIA Charts)[7] 18

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[8] Platinum 70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

Credited to:[9]

Big Pig

  • Tony Antoniades - Harmonica, Vocals
  • Neil Baker - Drums
  • Nick Disbray - Percussion, Vocals
  • Tim Rosewarne - Keyboards, Vocals
  • Adrian Scaglione - Drums
  • Sherine Abeyratne - Percussion, Vocals
  • Oleh Witer - Drums, Vocals

Additional musicians

  • Jim Benning - Guitar
  • Mike Tyler - Guitar, Bass guitar
  • Al Colman - Bass guitar
  • Como String Quartet - Strings (Track 9)

Recording details

  • Producer — Nick Launay
  • Engineer — Nick Launay
    • Assistants — Heidi Cannave[A], Noel Haris, Michael Wickow
  • Mixer — Nick Launay

Art work

  • Art Direction & Design - Oleh Witer, Jeremy Pearce
  • Photography — Eric Watson
  • Video Photography - Eric Watson, Robert Ogilvie

Notes

  • A^ "Boy Wonder" was recorded in Sydney separately to the album which was recorded in Melbourne, Nick Launay was assisted by Heidi Cannova on this track

References

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Wright, Christian Logan (July 1988). "Flash". Spin. Vol. 4, no. 4. p. 13.
  3. ^ Thompson, Dave (2000). Alternative Rock. Miller Freeman Books. p. 788.
  4. ^ "Australasian Performing Right Association". APRA. Archived from the original on 17 May 2007. Retrieved 12 February 2009. Note: requires user to input song title e.g. IRON LUNG
  5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
  6. ^ "Charts.nz – Big Pig – Bonk". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  7. ^ "End of Year Charts – ARIA Top 50 Albums 1988". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Big Pig". TMRW. Retrieved 5 August 2020.[permanent dead link‍]
  9. ^ "Bonk album credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 12 February 2009.