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"Under the Milky Way" is a single by Australian alternative rock band the Church, released on 15 February 1988, [1] and appears on their fifth studio album Starfish. The song was written by bass guitarist and lead vocalist Steve Kilbey and his then-girlfriend Karin Jansson of Curious (Yellow) .
The first single, "Under the Milky Way", charted on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #24, [3] and at #2 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, [4] leading to significant exposure of the then relatively underground Australian act. In Australia "Under the Milky Way" climbed to #22, [5] and Starfish reached #11 on the album charts. [6]
Singer, songwriter, and bass guitarist Steve Kilbey first played with guitarist Peter Koppes in a glam rock band called Baby Grande in Canberra, Australia in the mid-1970s. [5] [6] After each had left to travel and play in other bands, including Tactics (Kilbey) and Limazine (Koppes), they met again in Sydney in March 1980 and formed the initial three-piece version of The Church, with Limazine ...
After some success in their native Australia in the early 1980s, Kilbey and The Church went on to international fame when "Under the Milky Way", from the 1988 album Starfish, achieved success (Kilbey had co-written the song with Karin Jansson of Pink Champagne and Curious Yellow [12]). "Under the Milky Way" appeared in the top-selling singles ...
"The Unguarded Moment" is a song by Australian alternative rock band the Church, released in March 1981. [3] It was the second single from their 1981 debut album, Of Skins and Heart . [ 4 ] It was written by Steve Kilbey , the group's frontman, singer and bass guitarist; and Mikela Uniacke (a.k.a. Michelle Parker), [ 2 ] who were married at the ...
Under the Milky Way: The Best of the Church. Released: 28 September 1999; Territory: United States; Label: Buddha Records (7446599652-2) Formats: CD; 190 The Best of the Church. Released: 16 November 1999; Label: Mushroom Records (MUSH332332) Formats: CD — 2001 Sing-Songs//Remote Luxury//Persia. Released: 15 October 2001; Label: EMI Australia ...
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Other times a song really is the sum of the parts working magically together. This was the case with ‘Reptile’". [3] Sung by Kilbey, the song features lyrics inspired by an encounter Kilbey had after going with a woman to her hotel room. Kilbey explained, "I went home with this woman one night I met in Canters Deli.