Kev's Back (The Return of the Yobbo) explained

Kev's Back (The Return of the Yobbo)
Type:	studio
Artist:	Kevin Bloody Wilson
Cover:	Return_of_the_Yobbo.jpg
Released:	1985
Genre:	Comedy/Australian humour
Label:	Both Barrels Music
Producer:	Kevin Bloody Wilson
Prev Title:	Your Average Australian Yobbo
Prev Year:	1984
Next Title:	Born Again Piss Tank
Next Year:	1987

Kev's Back (The Return of the Yobbo) is the second album by the bawdy Australian singer/comedian Kevin Bloody Wilson. The album won the first ever ARIA Award for "Best Comedy Release" and was nominated for "Highest Selling Album".^[1] The album includes what is claimed by critics to be overtly racist humour.^[2]

The song, "Living Next Door to Alan", is a parody of New World's "Living Next Door to Alice", and is about an indigenous family claiming land next door to millionaire Alan Bond.^[2]

Track listing

All tracks written by Dennis Bryant.^[3]

1. "The Last Lager Waltz"
2. "That's What He Really Said"
3. "Kev's Courtin' Song"
4. "Breathe Through My Ears"
5. "Mick the Master Farter"
6. "Living Next Door To Alan"
7. "The Pubic Hair Song"
8. "It Was Over" (Kev's Lament)
9. "Dick'taphone"
10. "Hey Santa Claus"

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (1986)	Position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)^[5]	11
Chart (1987)	Position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[6]	25

Notes and References

1. Web site: Artist: Kevin 'Bloody' Wilson. https://web.archive.org/web/20090209230322/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-artist.php?letter=K&artist=Kevin%20%27Bloody%27%20Wilson. dead. 2009-02-09. History by Artist. Aria Awards. 2008-05-08.
2. Web site: Humour, Multiculturalism and 'Political Correctness' (Refereed paper presented to the Australasian Political Studies Association Conference University of Adelaide 29 September – 1 October 2004). Rainbird. Mark. Adelaide University. pdf (25 pages). 2004. 2008-05-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20080907172624/http://www.adelaide.edu.au/apsa/docs_papers/Others/Rainbird.pdf. 7 September 2008. dead.
3. Web site: Australasian Performing Right Association . . 2008-05-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080505235657/http://www.apra.com.au/cms/worksearch/worksearch.srvlt?action=workSearch&switchDet=Y . 2008-05-05 .
4. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book. St. Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. Illustrated. 340. 0-646-11917-6.
5. 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. 438.
6. Web site: Top Selling Albums of 1987 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart. Recorded Music New Zealand. 5 February 2022.