Sunnyboys (album)

Sunnyboys
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1981 (1981-09)
RecordedMay–July 1981
Alberts Studios, Sydney
Genre
LabelMushroom
ProducerLobby Loyde
Sunnyboys chronology
Sunnyboys
(1981)
Individuals
(1982)
Singles from Sunnyboys
  1. "Happy Man"
    Released: June 1981
  2. "Alone with You"
    Released: October 1981

Sunnyboys is the debut studio album by the Australian power pop group of the same name. It was released in September 1981 on Mushroom Records, which peaked at No. 13 on the Australian Kent Music Report albums chart.

For the album the group's line-up was Bil Bilson on drums, Richard Burgman on guitar, Jeremy Oxley on guitar and vocals, and his older brother, Peter Oxley, on bass guitar. It was recorded at Alberts Studios in Sydney between May and July 1981 with Lobby Loyde as producer. Two singles were released from the album: "Happy Man" (June 1981) and a new, re-recorded version of "Alone with You from their debut Phantom Records EP, from their (October) – both reached the top 30 on the Kent Music Report singles chart. However, Jeremy thought it was unfair to include "Happy Man" on the album, so in September 1981 they released a limited edition version of the album, replacing that song with "Tell Me What You Say", recorded during the album sessions.

In October 2010 Sunnyboys was listed at No. 37 in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums.[1][2] On 14 March 2014 the group issued an expanded 2× CD version, which reached the ARIA Albums Chart top 100.

  1. ^ "100 Best Australian Albums". Triple J. 28 October 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  2. ^ "100 Best Aus Albums Revealed". Mess+Noise. 27 October 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2015.