So You Wanna Be a Rock'n'Roll Star

So You Wanna Be A Rock'n'Roll Star
Greatest hits album by Th' Dudes
Released	1982
Genre	Pop
Label	Key
Th' Dudes chronology
Where Are The Boys? (1981) So You Wanna Be A Rock'n'Roll Star (1982/1991) Where Are The Girls?: Th' Definitive Collection (2001)

"So You Wanna Be A Rock'n'Roll Star" is a 1982 greatest hits mini-album by New Zealand band Th' Dudes. It reached No. 27 on the New Zealand music charts.^[1] It was later packaged with the Hello Sailor mini-album Last Chance To Dance and released by Festival Records in 1991.^[2]

Track listing

All tracks written by Dave Dobbyn and Ian Morris. 

Side 1
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Be Mine Tonight"	6:03
2.	"That Look In Your Eyes"	5:09
3.	"Right First Time"	3:34

Side 2
No.	Title	Length
4.	"Walking In Light"	3:34
5.	"Hope"	3:34
6.	"Th' Dudes"	3:34

Credits

• Artwork – Peter Urlich
• Bass – Lez White
• Drums – Bruce Hambling
• Producer – Rob Aicken
• Vocals – Peter Urlich
• Written-By, Guitar, Engineer – Ian Morris
• Written-By, Guitar, Vocals – Dave Dobbyn

Chart positions

Chart (1982)	Peak position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[3]	27

1991 repackaged album

So You Wanna Be A Rock'n'Roll Star/Last Chance to Dance
Greatest hits album by Th' Dudes /Hello Sailor
Released	1991
Recorded	1979-1984
Genre	Pop Length =
Label	Festival Records
Th' Dudes albums chronology
So You Wanna Be A Rock'n'Roll Star (1982) So You Wanna Be A Rock'n'Roll Star/Last Chance to Dance (1991) Where Are The Girls?: Th' Definitive Collection (2001)
Hello Sailor albums chronology
Shipshape & Bristol Fashion (1986) So You Wanna Be A Rock'n'Roll Star/Last Chance to Dance (1991) The Album (Hello Sailor album) (1994)

In 1991 a repackaged CD version was released, combining So You Wanna Be A Rock'n'Roll Star with the Hello Sailor's Last Chance To Dance mini-greatest hits. The album reached number 35 on the New Zealand charts.^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Be Mine Tonight" (Th' Dudes)	6:03
2.	"That Look In Your Eyes" (Th' Dudes)	5:09
3.	"Right First Time" (Th' Dudes)	3:34
4.	"Walking In Light" (Th' Dudes)	3:34
5.	"Hope" (Th' Dudes)	3:34
6.	"Th' Dudes" (Th' Dudes)	3:34
7.	"Blue Lady" ( Hello Sailor)	4:04
8.	"Latin Lover" ( Hello Sailor)	3:03
9.	"Gutter Black" ( Hello Sailor)	2:55
10.	"I'm A Texan" ( Hello Sailor)	4:27
11.	"Tears Of Blood" ( Hello Sailor)	3:48
12.	"Here Comes Johnny" ( Hello Sailor)	2:38

Chart positions

Chart (1991)	Peak position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[5]	35

References

1. "So You Wanna Be a Rocknroll Star: Charts". Listing. charts.org.nz. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
2. "Th' Dudes: Discography". Discography. Th' Dudes. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
3. "Charts.org.nz – TH' DUDES – SO YOU WANNA BE A ROCK 'N' ROLL STAR". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
4. "Rock'n'Roll Star/Last Chance to Dance charting". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
5. "Charts.org.nz – TH' DUDES / HELLO SAILOR – SO YOU WANNA BE A ROCK 'N' ROLL STAR / LAST CHANCE TO DANCE". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 November 2013.