East (Cold Chisel album)

East
Studio album by
Cold Chisel
Released2 June 1980
RecordedMarch–April 1980
StudioParadise Studios, Sydney
GenrePub rock
Length42:06
LabelWEA Records
ProducerMark Opitz, Cold Chisel
Cold Chisel chronology
Breakfast at Sweethearts
(1979) 		East
(1980) 		Swingshift
(1981)
Singles from East
  1. "Choirgirl"
    Released: November 1979
  2. "Cheap Wine"
    Released: May 1980
  3. "My Baby"
    Released: August 1980

East is the third studio album by Australian pub rock band Cold Chisel, released in June 1980. The album peaked at No. 2 and spent 63 weeks on the national chart.[1] It was the biggest-selling Australian album release of the year. It was the only Cold Chisel album to chart in America, reaching 171 on the Billboard 200.[2] It also reached number 32 on the New Zealand charts.[3]

  1. ^ David Kent (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, New South Wales: Australian Chart Book. p. 72. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  2. ^ "Cold Chisel - Billboard Albums". allmusic.com. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
  3. ^ "COLD CHISEL – EAST (ALBUM)". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 25 May 2013.