Electric Chair (album)

Electric Chair
Compilation album by Hoodoo Gurus
Released	28 April 1998 28 August 2000
Genre	Rock
Length	37:23
Label	Mushroom Records Shock Records
Producer	Hoodoo Gurus
Hoodoo Gurus chronology
Blue Cave (1996) Electric Chair (1997) Bite the Bullet (1998)
Singles from Electric Chair
"The Real Deal" Released: 1997

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Electric Chair is a compilation album by Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus.^[2] It was originally released as a 2-CD set with Armchair Gurus, the album features seventeen Hoodoo Gurus' rock/party tracks whilst Armchair Gurus contains seventeen ballads and slower songs. The double set contains two tracks not previously found on Gurus' albums and five totally new songs including the single "The Real Deal". The albums were also released as separate albums.^[2] The album was certified gold.^[3]

"She" is an uncredited track that starts 36 seconds after the end of "Form A Circle".

Track listing

1. "The Real Deal" - 4:44
2. "God-Fearing Family Man" - 4:54
3. "Quicksand" - 3:32
4. "Down on Me" - 3:24
5. "Be My Guru" - 2:38
6. "Death Ship" - 2:35
7. "Hypocrite Blues" - 3:00
8. "Glamourpuss" - 2:35
9. "Where's the Action" - 3:40
10. "Brainscan" - 3:19
11. "I Think You Know" - 3:32
12. "I Was a Kamikaze Pilot" - 3:09
13. "Axegrinder" - 3:24
14. "Gene Hackman" - 2:26
15. "A Hard Day's Night" - 2:31
16. "The Right Time" - 3:53
17. "Form a Circle" / "She" - 7:48

Personnel

Credited to:^[2]

• Alan Thorne - engineer (tracks: "Be My Guru", "Death Ship", "Glamourpuss", "I Think You Know", "I Was A Kamikaze Pilot", "Axegrinder")
• John Bee - engineer (tracks: "Form A Circle")
• Paul Hamingson - engineer (tracks: "Hypocrite Blues", "Brainscan", "The Right Time")
• Paul McKercher - engineer (tracks: "The Real Deal", "God-Fearing Family Man", "Quicksand", "Down On Me")
• Howie Weinberg - mastering
• David Thoener - mixer (tracks: "Glamourpuss", "Axegrinder")
• Kevin Shirley - mixer (tracks: "The Real Deal", "God-Fearing Family Man", "Quicksand", "Down On Me")
• Dave Collins (tracks: "Hypocrite Blues", "The Right Time", "Form A Circle")
• Adrienne Overall - photography
• Alan Thorne - producer (tracks: "Be My Guru", "Death Ship", "I Was A Kamikaze Pilot")
• Charles Fisher - producer (tracks: "Quicksand", "Down On Me", "Form A Circle")
• Ed Stasium - producer (tracks: "Hypocrite Blues", "The Right Time")
• Hoodoo Gurus (tracks: "The Real Deal", "God-Fearing Family Man", "Quicksand", "Down On Me", "Glamourpuss", "Where's The Action", "Brainscan", "I Think You Know", "Axegrinder", Gene Hackman")

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Holmgren, Magnus; Georgieff, Didier; Hartung, Stephan. "Hoodoo Gurus". Passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
3. "Australian Recording Industry Association Accreditations 1998 Albums". ARIA. Retrieved 2008-02-25.