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In August 2011, "Khe Sanh" re-entered the ARIA Singles Chart at #40, beating their previous peak position by one spot. [15] In January 2018, as part of Triple M's "Ozzest" 100, the 'most Australian' songs of all time, "Khe Sanh" was ranked number 1, ahead of Men at Work's "Down Under" and Jimmy Barnes's "Working Class Man". [16]
Although the album was well-received, Don Walker was later to say he found it embarrassing, especially the "flowery" lyrics. [6] Producer Peter Walker intended the album to be a showcase of the breadth of Don Walker's song-writing, [5] and the songs range between jazz-and-blues-based ballads to hard rock. He said, "it was a responsibility I ...
The song is driven by Walker's Yamaha CP-70 electric grand piano, and, although Jimmy Barnes sings lead on most of the song, Ian Moss provides close harmonies on the second verse and sings lead vocals on the bridge. A 12" version was also released, featuring an additional live version of "Khe Sanh" on the B-side. [2]
Despite such setbacks, "Khe Sanh" reached No. 41 on the Kent Music Report singles chart. [13] It became Cold Chisel's signature tune and was popular among their fans. They later remixed the track, with re-recorded vocals, for inclusion on the international version of their third album, East (June 1980).
The songs "Cheap Wine" and "My Baby" were also released as singles. East was the first Cold Chisel album to feature tracks written by all members of the band. Opitz said, "One of the key aspects was breaking Don's songwriting monopoly. It gave variation to the record and confidence to the players.
Chisel is a compilation album by Australian pub rocker band Cold Chisel, released in September 1991.It features a selection of their best songs from previous albums, including live versions of the tracks "Bow River", "Merry-Go-Round," "Star Hotel" and "Goodbye (Astrid Goodbye)."
Don Walker said compared to the studio versions of the songs, "Generally the feel's a lot better, and the band plays a lot better." [4] The songs are as recorded live, but studio remixing took 125 hours. [5] Barnes said, "Most of the album was recorded at Sydney's Capitol Theatre on the last night of our Youth In Asia tour. It was a really hot ...
"Forever Now" is a song by Australian rock band Cold Chisel. The second single from the album Circus Animals , it was the first Cold Chisel single to be written by Steve Prestwich . The song reached number two in New Zealand and number four in Australia, becoming the band's highest chart placement.