Business as Usual
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Both live tracks on the 2003 Remastered edition are from the 1998 live album Brazil.
Personnel
- Russell Deppeler - telephoneTelephoneThe telephone , colloquially referred to as a phone, is a telecommunications device that transmits and receives sounds, usually the human voice. Telephones are a point-to-point communication system whose most basic function is to allow two people separated by large distances to talk to each other...
, calculator. - Nathan D. Brenner - Co- Manager
- Greg HamGreg HamGreg Ham is an Australian songwriter, actor and saxophone player known for playing multiple instruments in 1980s pop-reggae band Men at Work when he replaced Greg Sneddon, where he played flute, organ, piano and the synthesiser in addition to the saxophone.As an actor, Ham was a regular cast...
- fluteFluteThe flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
, keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, saxophoneSaxophoneThe saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
, background vocals, lead vocals on track 5 - Colin HayColin HayColin James Hay is a Scottish-Australian musician, who made his mark during the 1980s as lead vocalist of the Australian band Men at Work, and later as a solo artist.- Early life and Men at Work :...
- guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, lead vocals - Johnathan Rees - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, background vocals - Jerry SpeiserJerry SpeiserJerry Harold Speiser is an Australian drummer and sometime guitarist. He was a founding member of 1980s pop music group Men at Work; which had Australian, United States and United Kingdom hits with their singles, "Who Can It Be Now?" and "Down Under" and their albums, Business as Usual and Cargo...
- drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, background vocals - Ron StrykertRon StrykertRonald "Ron" Graham Strykert is an Australian guitarist, known for playing lead guitar for the reggae inspired 1980s band, Men at Work....
- guitar, background vocals, lead vocals on track 11
Production
- Producer: Peter McIan
- Engineers: Jim Barbour, Peter McIan, Paul Ray
- Cover Illustration: Jon "JD" Dickson
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australian Kent Music Report Kent Music Report The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to 1998... Albums Chart |
1 |
| 1982 | ||
| 1982 | Billboard 200 | 1 |
| 1983 | ||
| 1983 | Black Albums | 29 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | "Who Can It Be Now?/Down Under" | Club Play Singles | 33 |
| 1982 | "Who Can It Be Now?" | Mainstream Rock | 46 |
| 1982 | "Who Can It Be Now? Who Can It Be Now? "Who Can It Be Now?" is a song by Australian band Men at Work. It was the second single and first track from their 1981 debut album, Business as Usual. "Who Can It Be Now?" was first released as a single in Australia in June 1981, prior to the recording of the rest of the album... " |
Pop Singles | 1 |
| 1983 | "Be Good Johnny Be Good Johnny "Be Good Johnny" is a 1982 song by Australian band, Men at Work, from their first album, Business as Usual.The song is written from the viewpoint of a 9-year-old boy who is constantly being told to be good, but prefers to daydream rather than concentrate in class or play sports... " |
Mainstream Rock | 3 |
| 1983 | "Down Under" | Adult Contemporary | 13 |
| 1983 | "Down Under" | Pop Singles | 1 |
| 1983 | "Underground" | Mainstream Rock | 20 |
| 1983 | "Down Under" | Mainstream Rock | 1 |