File Under Rock | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1988 | |||
Recorded | Blue Wave Studios | |||
Genre | Rock, reggae | |||
Length | 38:29 | |||
Label | Parlophone, Blue Wave | |||
Producer | Eddy Grant | |||
Eddy Grant chronology | ||||
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File Under Rock is a 1988 album by Guyanese-British musician Eddy Grant. The album includes the song "Gimme Hope Jo'anna" which was a hit in Switzerland[1] and New Zealand[2] as well as "Harmless Piece of Fun" which was a minor hit in the Netherlands.[3] The album was titled File Under Rock after years of Eddy Grant being incorrectly described as a reggae artist.[4] In Germany, the album charted for 10 weeks reaching number 48 in 1988.[5] The album was a larger success in New Zealand where it reached number 24 on the charts and charted for 13 weeks.[6] In the Netherlands the album reached number 36, but was only on the charts for 4 weeks.[7] Allmusic's Alex Henderson described the album as being mostly pop rock with slight reggae influences.[4]
Track listing
- "Harmless Piece of Fun" 4:19
- "Don't Talk to Strangers" 4:05
- "Hostile Country" 4:23
- "Win or Lose" 4:20
- "Gimme Hope Jo'anna" 4:04
- "Another Riot" 4:49
- "Say Hello to Fidel" 4:42
- "Chuck (Is the King)" 4:26
- "Long As I'm Wanted By You" 4:35
- "Put a Hold On It" 4:00
Sales and certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Spain (PROMUSICAE)[8] | Gold | 50,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ↑ "Eddy Grant - Gimme Hope Jo'anna". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ↑ "Eddy Grant - Gimme Hope Jo'anna". charts.nz. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ↑ "Eddy Grant - Harmless Piece of Fun (in Dutch)". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- 1 2 "File Under Rock - Eddy Grant: Allmusic". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Eddy Grant, File Under Rock (in German)". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ↑ "Eddy Grant - File Under Rock". charts.nz. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ↑ "Eddy Grant - File Under Rock (in Dutch)". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ↑ Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 923. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. Retrieved 22 July 2022.