Play by Numbers (album)

Play by Numbers
Play by Numbers
Studio album by Little Heroes
Released	August 1982
Recorded	February & June–July 1982
Studio	Studios 301, Sydney
Genre	Rock, pop, new wave
Label	EMI Music
Producer	David Marett
Little Heroes chronology
Singles from Play by Numbers
	"One Perfect Day"; Released: March 1982; "Young Hearts"; Released: July 1982; "Saturday (Afternoon Inside)"; Released: September 1982;

Play by Numbers is the second studio album by Australian rock and pop band Little Heroes. The album was released in August 1982 and peaked at number 37.

Reception

The T.V Scene Mag said "The Little Heroes are capable of provoking a blitting party mood at the twirl of a synthesiser knob" and said "the strategy is straight beat, bent words and slurred vocals" A Newspaper reviewer said "...all [the songs] seem to suffer from a deep loneliness, an alienation where all their actions are meaningless in the face of this isolation." adding "The elegane simplicity of the songs and their similarity tends to make the album pale after a while. Basically none of the songs are spectacular, but given the craftsmanship of Dave Marett's production and Hart's voice, they are certainly appealing enough."^[1]

Track listing

Vinyl/cassette (EMX-114)
Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Melbourne's Just Not New York"	Roger Hart-Wells	4:08
2.	"Saturday Afternoon Inside"	Hart-Wells	3:30
3.	"Something's Got to Happen"	Hart-Wells	4:24
4.	"Running Round in Circles"	Hart-Wells	3:41
5.	"Ophelia"	Hart-Wells	3:55
6.	"One Perfect Day"	Hart-Wells	3:30

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Sound and Vision"	Hart-Wells	3:25
2.	"Pretty Shadow"	Hart-Wells	3:48
3.	"Young Hearts"	Hart-Wells, David Crosbie	3:38
4.	"To Be Her Cat"	Hart-Wells	3:42
5.	"Stay Away from Sarah"	Hart-Wells	4:26
6.	"Dusseldorf"	Hart-Wells	4:10

Charts

Chart (1982)	Peak position
Australian Kent Music Report^[2]	37

References

↑ "The Little Heroes - Play By Numbers". Rock on Vinyl. 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 178. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.

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[1] "The Little Heroes - Play By Numbers". Rock on Vinyl. 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2017.

[2] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 178. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.

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