| The Boys Light Up | ||||
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| Released | April 1980 | |||
| Recorded | August 1979 – February 1980 | |||
| Studio | AAV Studios (Melbourne, Victoria) | |||
| Genre | Pop/Rock | |||
| Length | 38:25 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Producer | David Briggs | |||
| Australian Crawl chronology | ||||
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| Singles from The Boys Light Up | ||||
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| The Boys Light Up 1992 Re-release | ||||
 The Boys Light Up 1992 CD cover | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
The Boys Light Up is the debut album fromAustralianpub rock bandAustralian Crawl,[2][3] which was released in 1980 and contains the title track, "The Boys Light Up", "Indisposed", "Downhearted" and their previously released debut single "Beautiful People". The album reached #4 on the Australian album charts and remained in the charts for an unbroken 101 weeks,[4] eventually selling over 280 000 copies (five times platinum).[5]
Various band members were involved in songwriting, often with relatives or former bandmates. Rhythm guitaristBrad Robinson's father James Robinson was a Federal Arbitration Court Justice and co-wrote two songs for this album.[6] Reyne's bandmate from Spiff Rouch, Mark Hudson co-wrote their first single, "Beautiful People" (1979).[7] "Downhearted" was written by Bill McDonough and his bandmates from The Flatheads, Guy McDonough (his brother, who later joined the Crawl) and Sean Higgins.[7] Producer,David Briggs (Little River Band guitarist), co-wrote "Hoochie Gucci Fiorucci Mama" with Reyne.[7]
The album was re-released in 1992 in CD format (see cover right below), and as a 2-CD set with follow-up albumSirocco in 1996.[3] In October 2010,Boys Light Up was listed in the top 50 in the book,100 Best Australian Albums.[8]
Songwriting credits fromAustralasian Performing Right Association (APRA).[7]
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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| Australia (Kent Music Report)[10] | 4 |
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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| Australia (Kent Music Report)[11] | 8 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[12] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
