Boom Baby Boom

Boom Baby Boom
Studio album by
Mondo Rock
ReleasedSeptember 1986
StudioPlatinum Studios, Melbourne
GenreRock
Length42:03
LabelPolydor Records
ProducerBill Drescher
Mondo Rock chronology
Mondo Rock
(1985) 		Boom Baby Boom
(1986) 		Aliens
(1987)
Singles from Boom Baby Boom
  1. "Rule of Threes"
    Released: August 1986
  2. "Primitive Love Rites"
    Released: October 1986
  3. "Boom Baby Boom"
    Released: April 1987

Boom Baby Boom is the fifth studio album by Australian rock band Mondo Rock, released in September 1986. It peaked at number 27 on the Kent Music Report.

Reception

Cash Box magazine called the album a "clever, dance-rock outing full of potential singles. Enough quirky, progressive elements to interest modern-leaning musos; enough pop craftsmanship and crisp song writing to catch traditionalists."[1]

Track listing

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Primitive Love Rites"John James Hackett, Ross Wilson4:50
2."Boom Baby Boom"Eric McCusker, John James Hackett, Ross Wilson5:16
3."Rule of Threes"Eric McCusker4:04
4."Get to You"Eric McCusker4:26
5."Our Time"Eric McCusker4:20
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Rise And Fall"Eric McCusker4:16
2."Do It Yourself (Health And Happiness)"Andrew Ross, Duncan Veall, Eric McCusker, James Gillard, John James Hackett4:33
3."Roman Holiday"Eric McCusker3:15
4."Let It Rain"Eric McCusker5:20
5."Under Lights"Eric McCusker4:03

Personnel

Mondo Rock:

  • Ross Wilson – vocals, harmonica
  • Eric McCusker – guitar, backing vocals
  • Duncan Veall – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Andrew Ross – keyboards, saxophone, backing vocals
  • James Gillard – bass, backing vocals
  • John James Hackett – drums, percussion, guitar, backing vocals

with:

  • Alex Pertout – percussion
  • Bruce Allen – second saxophone on "Rule of Threes" and "Roman Holiday"
  • Greg Thorne – trumpet on "Rule of Threes"
  • Bob Venier – flugelhorn
  • Angus Davidson, Pat Wilson, Ross Hannaford, Venetta Fields – backing vocals

Production team:

  • Producer, Engineer, Mixed by – Bill Drescher
  • Assistant Engineers – Angus Davidson (recording), Charlie Brocco (mixing)

Charts

Chart (1986) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] 27

References

  1. ^ "New and Developing" (PDF). Cash Box. 18 April 1987. p. 8. Retrieved 8 December 2021 – via World Radio History.
  2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 205. ISBN 0-646-11917-6..