Goodbye Little Boy
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"Goodbye Little Boy" was the first single released by The Triffids
from their album The Black Swan
. It was produced by Stephen Street
(The Smiths
, Morrissey
) and co-written by David McComb
and Adam Peters. The B-Side "Go Home Eddie" was written by David McComb and produced by Stephen Street. The songs were recorded between September and October, 1988 at The Justice Room, Cathanger, Somerset
. "Shell of the Man" was written and produced by David McComb
.
The single was released as a 7", 10", 12" and CD single versions.
"Goodbye Little Boy" reached #81 on the Australian Singles Chart in April 1989.
The Triffids
The Triffids were a seminal Australian alternative rock and pop band formed in Perth, Western Australia, in May 1978 with charismatic, David McComb as singer-songwriter, guitarist, bass guitarist and keyboardist. They achieved negligible success in Australia, but greater success in the U.K...
from their album The Black Swan
The Black Swan (The Triffids album)
The Black Swan is an album by The Triffids, released in April 1989 and reached No. 59 on the Australian Album Charts. The album was originally conceived as a double album....
. It was produced by Stephen Street
Stephen Street
Stephen Street is an English music producer best known for his work with The Smiths in the 1980s, as well as Blur and The Cranberries in the 1990s. Street also collaborated with Morrissey on some of his most popular work after The Smiths broke up, playing instruments and co-writing songs...
(The Smiths
The Smiths
The Smiths were an English alternative rock band, formed in Manchester in 1982. Based on the song writing partnership of Morrissey and Johnny Marr , the band also included Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce...
, Morrissey
Morrissey
Steven Patrick Morrissey , known as Morrissey, is an English singer and lyricist. He rose to prominence in the 1980s as the lyricist and vocalist of the alternative rock band The Smiths. The band was highly successful in the United Kingdom but broke up in 1987, and Morrissey began a solo career,...
) and co-written by David McComb
David McComb
David Richard McComb was an Australian rock musician. He was the singer-songwriter of the Australian band, The Triffids.-Early years in Perth:...
and Adam Peters. The B-Side "Go Home Eddie" was written by David McComb and produced by Stephen Street. The songs were recorded between September and October, 1988 at The Justice Room, Cathanger, Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
. "Shell of the Man" was written and produced by David McComb
David McComb
David Richard McComb was an Australian rock musician. He was the singer-songwriter of the Australian band, The Triffids.-Early years in Perth:...
.
The single was released as a 7", 10", 12" and CD single versions.
"Goodbye Little Boy" reached #81 on the Australian Singles Chart in April 1989.
Track listing
- "Goodbye Little Boy" – 3:25
- "Go Home Eddie" – 2:36
- "Shell of the Man" – 3:57 (10", 12", CD)
- "You Minus Me" – 2:38 (CD)
Personnel
- Jill BirtJill BirtJill Birt is an Australian rock musician and architect, best known as the keyboardist of the 1980s band The Triffids.-Early years:Jillian Birt was born in Tambellup, where she attended Tambellup Primary School. She attended Methodist Ladies College in Perth, as a boarder...
– vocals, keyboards - David McCombDavid McCombDavid Richard McComb was an Australian rock musician. He was the singer-songwriter of the Australian band, The Triffids.-Early years in Perth:...
– acoustic guitar - Alsy MacDonaldAlsy MacDonaldAlan MacDonald is an Australian rock musician and lawyer, best known as the drummer of the 1980s band The Triffids, where he performed under his nickname 'Alsy'....
– drum programming - Robert McComb – electric guitar
- Graham LeeGraham Lee (Australian musician)Graham Lee is an Australian rock musician and record producer, best known as the steel guitar player of the 1980s band The Triffids, where he was nicknamed 'Evil Graham Lee'....
– lap steel - Martyn P. CaseyMartyn P. CaseyMartyn Paul Casey is an English-born Australian rock bass guitarist. He had been a member of The Triffids, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Grinderman. Casey plays either his Fender Precision Bass or Fender Jazz Bass.-Biography:...
– bass - Adam Peters