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Days of Innocence

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Days of Innocence
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1981
Recorded1981
StudioThe Music Farm, Studios 301, Trafalgar Studios
GenreRock, New Wave, post-punk
Length43:13
LabelWheatley
ProducerCharles Fisher
Moving Pictures chronology
Days of Innocence
(1981)
Matinée
(1983)
Singles from Days of Innocence
  1. "Bustin' Loose"
    Released: October 1981
  2. "What About Me"
    Released: January 1982
  3. "Sweet Cherie"
    Released: May 1982
  4. "Winners"
    Released: October 1982
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic

Days of Innocence is the debut studio album by Australian band, Moving Pictures in October 1981. It spent 7 weeks at the top of the Australian Album charts in 1982[1] and was certified 3× Platinum.[2] It spawned the 1982 number one single in Australia "What About Me". Note that "Winners" was not on this album & was a stand alone single released "between albums". It has featured as one of the bonus tracks on the 2000 CD re-release.

Track listing

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  1. "Nothing to Do" (Alex Smith, Garry Frost) - 3:28
  2. "What About Me" (Garry Frost, Frances Swan Frost) - 3:32
  3. "Round Again" (A. Smith, G. Frost) - 4:06
  4. "Bustin' Loose" (A. Smith) - 4:37
  5. "Wings" (A. Smith) - 4:53
  6. "The Angel and the Madman" (A. Smith, Charlie Cole, G. Frost) - 4:28
  7. "Sweet Cherie" (A. Smith, C. Cole, G. Frost) - 3:38
  8. "So Tired" (A. Smith) - 4:03
  9. "Joni and the Romeo" (A. Smith) - 3:31
  10. "Streetheart" (A. Smith, Ian Lees, C. Cole, Andrew Thompson, G. Frost, Paul Freeland) - 7:01

Musicians

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Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1981/82) Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report)[3] 1
US Billboard 200 101

Year-end charts

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Chart (1982) Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report)[4] 4

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[2] 3× Platinum 150,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Days Of Innocence - Moving Pictures at Australian Music Database
  2. ^ a b "Moving Pictures back on stage to mark 35 years of their big hit". Daily Telegraph. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 210. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 434. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.