Bodyrock (album) explained

Bodyrock
Type:studio
Artist:Lee Aaron
Cover:Lee Aaron - 1989 - Bodyrock.jpg
Studio:Phase One, Toronto[1]
Genre:Hard rock
Length:55:03
Label:Attic
Producer:Brian Allen, John Albani
Prev Title:Lee Aaron
Prev Year:1987
Next Title:Some Girls Do
Next Year:1991

Bodyrock is the fifth studio album by the Canadian rock singer Lee Aaron, released on September 13, 1989 through Attic Records (Europe and North America)[2] [1] and Alfa Records (Japan).[3] The album is Aaron's most successful and highest-charting release to date, reaching No. 24 on the Canadian albums chart[4] and No. 36 on the German albums chart.[5] Both of its singles also charted: "Whatcha Do to My Body" reached No. 25 on the Canadian singles chart[6] and "Hands On" reached No. 38.[7]

The music video for "Whatcha Do to My Body" was nominated for Video of the Year at the 1990 Juno Awards, while Bodyrock itself was nominated for Album of the Year and Rock Album of the Year in 1991.[8] Furthermore, recording engineer Lenny DeRose received a nomination for Recording Engineer of the Year in 1990 for his work on the album. In Canada, Bodyrock was certified Platinum on December 18, 1989.[9]

Critical reception

Bodyrock was included on Chart magazine's list of "20 most influential Canadian albums of the '80s".[10]

Personnel

Chart performance

Album

Year Chart Peak position
1989Canadian albums chart24
German albums chart36

Singles

Year Title Chart Peak position
1989"Whatcha Do to My Body"Canadian singles chart25
"Hands On"38

Awards

Event Title Award Result
1990 Junos"Whatcha Do to My Body"Video of the YearNominated
1991 JunosBodyrockAlbum of the Year
Rock Album of the Year

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://leeaaron.se/bodyr.html "Bodyrock"
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20110717103019/http://leeaaron.tripod.com/full-discography.html "Lee Aaron Discography"
  3. http://leeaaron.se/brjap.html "Bodyrock [Japan]"
  4. https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.6634&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.6634.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.6634 "Image : RPM Weekly"
  5. http://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Lee+Aaron&titel=Bodyrock&cat=a "Lee Aaron - Bodyrock (album)"
  6. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.6623&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=8vquhn95rl5lvsc7d2vmfdd910 "Top Singles - Volume 51, No. 5, December 02 1989"
  7. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.6659&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=8vquhn95rl5lvsc7d2vmfdd910 "Top Singles - Volume 51, No. 12, February 03 1990"
  8. . Jam!. Canoe.ca. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
  9. https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/certification/platinum-albums/page/204/ "Most Recent Certifications"
  10. http://www.canadianclassicrock.com/artist-roster/aaron/ "Lee Aaron"