This Island (Eurogliders album)

This Island
Studio album by
Eurogliders
Released7 May 1984 (1984-05-07) (Australia)
1 June 1984 (1984-06-01) (UK)
RecordedMarch, July–December 1983
Genre
Length42:58
LabelCBS
Producer
Eurogliders chronology
Pink Suit Blue Day
(1982) 		This Island
(1984) 		Absolutely
(1985)
Singles from This Island
  1. "No Action"
    Released: May 1983
  2. "Another Day in the Big World"
    Released: December 1983
  3. "Heaven (Must Be There)"
    Released: May 1984
  4. "Maybe Only I Dream"
    Released: August 1984
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

This Island is the second studio album by Australian pop band Eurogliders, released on 7 May 1984 by CBS Records.[2][3]

The album had a lengthy recording process. Eurogliders changed record labels from PolyGram to CBS in 1983, and recorded the track "No Action" with producer Mark Opitz; it was released as a single in 1983 and peaked at No. 97.[2] The band then replaced bassist Geoff Rosenberg (who had not played on "No Action") with Scott Saunders, and travelled to the UK in July.[2] While there, they replaced Saunders with bassist Ron François, formerly of the Teardrop Explodes and Lene Lovich.[2][3] With this line-up they recorded the rest of This Island, produced by Nigel Gray (who had also worked with the Police).

By the end of the year, the album recording was complete, but was still not ready for release. Mark Moffatt was brought in to remix six album tracks; meanwhile, the single "Another Day in the Big World" was issued in December 1983. It peaked at No. 66 in Australia.

The album was eventually released in May 1984 and peaked at No. 4 on the Australian Albums Chart.[4] The single, "Heaven (Must Be There)", reached No. 2 on the Australian singles charts,[4] and No. 65 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and No. 21 on its Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.[5][6] The album peaked at No. 140 on the Billboard 200 chart.[7][8]

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ a b c d McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Eurogliders'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 3 August 2004. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
  3. ^ a b Holmgren, Magnus; Warnqvist, Stefan; Francois, Ron; Meharry, Don. "Eurogliders". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgrem). Archived from the original on 27 November 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  4. ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
  5. ^ "Artist Single Chart History: Eurogliders". Billboard. Neilson Business Media. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
  6. ^ "Eurogliders > Charts & Awards - Billboard Singles". allmusic. Macrovision. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
  7. ^ "Artist Album Chart History: Eurogliders". Billboard. Neilson Business Media. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
  8. ^ "Eurogliders > Charts & Awards - Billboard Albums". AllMusic. Macrovision. Retrieved 29 June 2009.