Domestic Harmony Explained

Domestic Harmony
Type:studio
Artist:Do-Ré-Mi
Cover:DomesticHarmonyAlbumCover01.jpg
Released:23 August 1985
Recorded:January/February 1985
Genre:Rock, pop
Label:Virgin
Producer:Gavin Mackillop
Prev Title:The Waiting Room
Prev Year:1982
Next Title:The Happiest Place in Town
Next Year:1988

Domestic Harmony is the debut studio album by Australian rock/pop group Do-Ré-Mi which was released by Virgin Records in August 1985.[1] The album has ten tracks, which were written by lead vocalist Deborah Conway, drummer Dorland Bray, bass guitarist Helen Carter and guitarist Stephen Philip.[2] [3]

The single "Man Overboard" had made its first appearance on 1982's The Waiting Room EP, but was re-worked and released as a single from this album to become a top 5 hit,[4] [5] it included lyrics referring to anal humour, penis envy and pubic hair; and had no chorus.[6]

At the 1985 Countdown Music Awards, the album won Best Debut Album.[7]

The album was released in different forms for UK, German and North American markets and the Australian 1988 CD version had five bonus tracks.[3]

Track listing

All tracks were written by Deborah Conway, Dorland Bray, Helen Carter and Stephen Philip, except where indicated.[2]

Australian 1985 original release

  1. "The Theme from Jungle Jim"
  2. "After the Volcano"
  3. "Idiot Grin"
  4. "Cuttlefish Beach"
  5. "Warnings Moving Clockwise"
  6. "Man Overboard"
  7. "Big Accident"
  8. "Racing to Zero"
  9. "New Taboos"
  10. "1000 Mouths"

Bonus tracks for 1988 Australian CD release

  2. "Black Crocodiles"
  3. "No Fury"
  4. "Shake this Place"
  5. "Man Overboard" (12" version)
  6. "Burning the Blues" (Dorland Bray)

Personnel

Do-Ré-Mi members

Additional musicians

Recording details

Art work

References

  1. Web site: Do-Ré-Mi . Nimmervoll . Ed . Ed Nimmervoll . HowlSpace – The Living History of Our Music (Ed Nimmervoll) . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20120726191200/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/14231/20120727-0512/www.howlspace.com.au/en2/doremi/doremi.htm . 26 July 2012 . 10 February 2014 .
  2. Web site: Australasian Performing Right Association . . 2008-10-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071205184453/http://www.apra.com.au/cms/worksearch/worksearch.srvlt?action=workSearch . 2007-12-05 . Note: requires user to input song title e.g. MAN OVERBOARD
  3. Web site: Do-Ré-Mi . Holmgren . Magnus . Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren) . https://web.archive.org/web/20131105161246/http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/d/doremi.html . 5 November 2013 . 16 March 2014 .
  4. Book: Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
  5. Web site: Once more with feeling . Kruger . Debbie. Debbie Kruger . 14–20 July 2004 . Melbourne Weekly Bayside Magazine . 2008-10-14 .
  6. Web site: Long Way To The Top article on Helen Carter . . 2008-10-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090812213226/http://www.abc.net.au/longway/artist_index/helencarter.htm . 2009-08-12 . dead .
  7. Web site: Australian Music Awards . Ron Jeff . 16 December 2010 . 30 June 2012 . https://archive.today/20120630220831/http://users.ncable.net.au/~ronjeff/top40/oz_king.htm . dead .
  8. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 91.

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