File Under Rock Explained

File Under Rock
Type:Album
Artist:Eddy Grant
Border:yes
Released:1988
Recorded:Blue Wave Studios
Genre:Rock, reggae
Length:38:29
Label:Parlophone, Blue Wave
Producer:Eddy Grant
Prev Title:Born Tuff
Prev Year:1986
Next Title:Barefoot Soldier
Next Year:1990

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

  1. "Harmless Piece of Fun" 4:19
  2. "Don't Talk to Strangers" 4:05
  3. "Hostile Country" 4:23
  4. "Win or Lose" 4:20
  5. "Gimme Hope Jo'anna" 4:04
  6. "Another Riot" 4:49
  7. "Say Hello to Fidel" 4:42
  8. "Chuck (Is the King)" 4:26
  9. "Long As I'm Wanted By You" 4:35
  10. "Put a Hold On It" 4:00

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eddy Grant - Gimme Hope Jo'anna. hitparade.ch. September 11, 2020.
  2. Web site: Eddy Grant - Gimme Hope Jo'anna. charts.nz. September 11, 2020.
  3. Web site: Eddy Grant - Harmless Piece of Fun (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. September 11, 2020.
  4. Web site: File Under Rock - Eddy Grant: Allmusic. Allmusic.com. September 11, 2020.
  5. Web site: Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Eddy Grant, File Under Rock (in German). offiziellecharts.de. September 11, 2020.
  6. Web site: Eddy Grant - File Under Rock. charts.nz. September 11, 2020.
  7. Web site: Eddy Grant - File Under Rock (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. September 11, 2020.