So You Wanna Be a Rock'n'Roll Star

For the Byrds song, see So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star.

So You Wanna Be A Rock'n'Roll Star
Greatest hits album by
Th' Dudes
Released1982
GenrePop
LabelKey
Th' Dudes chronology
Where Are The Boys?
(1981) 		So You Wanna Be A Rock'n'Roll Star
(1982) 		Where Are The Girls?: Th' Definitive Collection
(2001)

"So You Wanna Be A Rock'n'Roll Star" is a 1982 greatest hits mini-album by New Zealand band Th' Dudes. It reached No. 27 on the New Zealand music charts.[1] It was later packaged with the Hello Sailor mini-album Last Chance To Dance and released by Festival Records in 1991.[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dave Dobbyn and Ian Morris

Side 1
No.TitleLength
1."Be Mine Tonight"6:03
2."That Look In Your Eyes"5:09
3."Right First Time"3:34
Side 2
No.TitleLength
4."Walking In Light"3:34
5."Hope"3:34
6."Bliss"3:34

Credits

  • Artwork – Peter Urlich
  • Bass – Lez White
  • Drums – Bruce Hambling
  • Producer – Rob Aicken
  • Vocals – Peter Urlich
  • Written-By, Guitar, Engineer – Ian Morris
  • Written-By, Guitar, Vocals – Dave Dobbyn

Chart positions

Chart (1982) Peak
position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[3] 27

1991 repackaged album

So You Wanna Be A Rock'n'Roll Star/Last Chance to Dance
Greatest hits album by
Th' Dudes /Hello Sailor
Released1991
Recorded1979–1984
GenrePop
LabelFestival Records
Th' Dudes albums chronology
So You Wanna Be A Rock'n'Roll Star
(1982) 		So You Wanna Be A Rock'n'Roll Star/Last Chance to Dance
(1991) 		Where Are The Girls?: Th' Definitive Collection
(2001)
Hello Sailor albums chronology
Shipshape & Bristol Fashion
(1986) 		So You Wanna Be A Rock'n'Roll Star/Last Chance to Dance
(1991) 		The Album (Hello Sailor album)
(1994)

In 1991 a repackaged CD version was released, combining So You Wanna Be A Rock'n'Roll Star with the Hello Sailor's Last Chance To Dance mini-greatest hits. The album reached number 35 on the New Zealand charts.[4]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Be Mine Tonight" (Th' Dudes)6:03
2."That Look In Your Eyes" (Th' Dudes)5:09
3."Right First Time" (Th' Dudes)3:34
4."Walking In Light" (Th' Dudes)3:34
5."Hope" (Th' Dudes)3:34
6."Bliss" (Th' Dudes)3:34
7."Blue Lady" (Hello Sailor)4:04
8."Latin Lover" (Hello Sailor)3:03
9."Gutter Black" (Hello Sailor)2:55
10."I'm A Texan" (Hello Sailor)4:27
11."Tears Of Blood" (Hello Sailor)3:48
12."Here Comes Johnny" (Hello Sailor)2:38

Chart positions

Chart (1991) Peak
position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[5] 35

References

  1. ^ "So You Wanna Be a Rocknroll Star: Charts". Listing. charts.nz. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Th' Dudes: Discography". Discography. Th' Dudes. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Charts.nz – TH' DUDES – SO YOU WANNA BE A ROCK 'N' ROLL STAR". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  4. ^ "Rock'n'Roll Star/Last Chance to Dance charting". charts.nz. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  5. ^ "Charts.nz – TH' DUDES / HELLO SAILOR – SO YOU WANNA BE A ROCK 'N' ROLL STAR / LAST CHANCE TO DANCE". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 November 2013.