Why Fight It?
1990 studio album by Mondo Rock
Why Fight It? | ||||
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Studio album by Mondo Rock | ||||
Released | December 1990 | |||
Genre | Rock, pop rock | |||
Label | Wheatley Records, BMG Records | |||
Producer | Waddy Wachtel | |||
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Singles from Why Fight It? | ||||
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Why Fight It? is the sixth and final studio album by Australian rock band Mondo Rock, released in December 1990. The album includes former Beach Boys drummer Ricky Fataar and American guitarist Waddy Wachtel.[1] The album peaked at number 102 in April 1991.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "I Had You In Mind" | Eric McCusker, J. Van Tongeren, C. Leiberman | 4:19 |
2. | "Why Fight It" | Ross Wilson, McCusker | 4:58 |
3. | "Keep the Motor Running" | McCusker, Van Tongeren, Leiberman, Wilson | 4:10 |
4. | "Soul Reason" | McCusker, Bogdanova | 4:28 |
5. | "There Will Be Some Changes" | Wilson, Duncan Veall | 4:09 |
6. | "Once You Get Me Started" | McCusker, James Gillard | 4:29 |
7. | "Love Sucks You In" | McCusker, Gierman, McGraw, Myers | 4:14 |
8. | "Winter Sky" | McCusker | 4:06 |
9. | "You Got It Coming" | Wilson, McCusker | 4:14 |
10. | "Things Are Hotting Up" | John James Hackett, McCusker, Wilson | 4:52 |
Personnel
Mondo Rock:
- Ross Wilson – vocals, harmonica
- Eric McCusker – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
with:
- Waddy Wachtel – guitar, percussion, backing vocals
- Bernie Worrell – organ, clavinet, synthesizer
- Colin "Polly" Newham – keyboards and programming (tracks 1, 2, 5)
- Ian Belton – bass
- Ricky Fataar – drums, backing vocals
- Kipp Lennon, Mark Lennon, Michael Lennon – backing vocals (tracks 1, 4, 5)
- Mark Williams, Mary Azzopardi – backing vocals (tracks 2, 3, 9, 10)
Production team:
- Producer – Waddy Wachtel
- Engineers – Andrew Scott, Shep Lonsdale
- Mixed by – Shep Lonsdale
Charts
Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA Charts) [2] | 102 |
References
- v
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- Primal Park
- Chemistry
- Nuovo Mondo
- The Modern Bop
- Boom Baby Boom
- Why Fight It?
- Up to the Moment
- Mondo Rock
- The Best of Dragon and Mondo Rock
- The Essential Mondo Rock
- The Greatest
- Besto Mondo
- The Complete Anthology
- Aliens
- "The Fugitive Kind"
- "State of the Heart"
- "Cool World"
- "Chemistry"
- "Summer of '81"
- "No Time"
- "The Queen and Me"
- "In Another Love"
- "Come Said the Boy"
- "Baby Wants to Rock"
- "The Modern Bop"
- "Good Advice"
- "Rule of Threes
- "Primitive Love Rites"
- "The First Time" (Damon Boyd vs Mondo Rock)
- Ross Wilson
- Paul Christie