Choirboys is the self titled debut album of the Australian rock band The Choirboys

The Choirboys (band)

The Choirboys are an Australian hard rock band from Sydney formed in 1979 with mainstays Mark Gable on lead vocals and Ian Hulme on bass guitar and were later joined by drummer Paul Wheeler. Their hit "Run to Paradise" reached No. 3 on the Kent Music Report Singles Chart in late 1987. The...

. The album was recorded in early 1983 at Albert Studios One in Sydney

Sydney

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, Australia

Australia

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 with producer

Record producer

A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...

, Jim Manzie

Jimmy Manzie

James "Jimmy/Jim" William Manzie is an Australian musician and songwriter for a variety of bands including rock revival band Ol' 55 , pop groups The Breakers and The Fives before turning to solo work, production and composing for film/television scores and soundtracks...

. and released in July of the same year. The first single, "Never Gonna Die," was released with great success and reached #21 on the Australian singles charts in late 1983. Australian TV personality and music guru Ian "Molly" Meldrum

Ian Meldrum

Ian Alexander "Molly" Meldrum AM is an Australian popular music critic, journalist, record producer , and musical entrepreneur...

 hailed the album as, "destined to become an Aussie classic." On the strength of their debut album, The Choirboys, are invited to open for Cold Chisel

Cold Chisel

Cold Chisel is a rock band that originated in Adelaide, Australia. It is one of the most acclaimed Australian rock bands of all time, with a string of hits throughout the 1970s and 1980s and huge sales that continue to this day, although its success and acclaim was almost completely restricted to...

on their "Last Stand" tour.

Track listing

1. "Running from the Storm" - 2:15
2. "Talk Big" - 3:04
3. "Never Gonna Die" - 4:03
4. "Your With The Big Boys Now (Carrie)" - 3:13
5. "Boys in the Band" - 4:59
6. "Fight by the Book" - 3:33
7. "Bought and Paid For" - 3:43
8. "I'm Not Your Hero" - 4:05
9. "Blood is Thicker than Water" - 3:20
10. "Bullshit" - 3:58