Tales of the City is the debut studio album by Australian rock band Rockmelons. It was released in May 1988 on True Tone Records and peaked at number six on the Australian album charts. Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988. The band shared the Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA) Award for 'Best Debut Album' in 1988 with 1927's album ...ish.
It was re-issued in 1992 by Mushroom Records.
The first single, "Rhymes", was a cover of Al Green's song, from his 1974 album, Al Green Is Love.
Reception Smash Hits said, "The plucky little Rockmelons finally come across with the goods, delighting their thousands of fans, confounding the doubting thomases, and failing to convert anyone else. You have a remarkably commercial album that's slightly muzak-ish and a little too jazzesque for me, but certainly like nothing else being done in Australia at the moment.
Track listing
Personnel Credited to:
Rockmelons Raymond Medhurst – keyboards Byron Jones – keyboards, bass guitar, vocals Jonathon Jones – keyboards, guitar, drums John Kenny – vocals Mary Azzopardi – vocals Wendy Matthews – vocals
Recording details Producer – Robin Smith Engineer – Barry Rudolph
Charts Weekly charts Chart (1988) Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (1988) Position Australian Albums (ARIA) 31
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