Sex, Dope, Rock'n'Roll: Teenage Heaven explained

Sex, Dope, Rock'n'Roll: Teenage Heaven
Type:studio
Artist:Daddy Cool
Cover:Daddy Cool SPL002.jpg
Released:December 1971
Recorded:Armstrong's Studios, Melbourne[1]
Genre:Australian rock
Label:Sparmac, Warner/Reprise, Wizard
Producer:Robie Porter
Prev Title:Daddy Who? Daddy Cool
Prev Year:1971
Next Title:Daddy Cool Live! The Last Drive-In Movie Show
Next Year:1973

Sex, Dope, Rock'n'Roll: Teenage Heaven, released as simply Teenage Heaven in the US, is the second studio album by Australian rock band Daddy Cool, released in December 1971. It reached number 15 on the Kent Music Report, and contains the hit single "Hi Honey Ho". It was their last studio album for 34 years, until the release of their 2006 album, The New Cool.

The Australian release on Sparmac Records contains different tracks to the US release on Reprise Records five months later. The Australian release includes the six-minute version of "Hi Honey Ho", whereas on the US release the track is cut to three-and-a-half minutes. Other differences include the tracks "Sixty Minute Man" and "Make Your Stash", which are omitted from the American release and are replaced by "I'll Never Smile Again" and "Teenage Blues", respectively.

Track listing

Australian edition

Side One
  1. "Hi Honey Ho" - 6:45
  2. "Daddy Rocks Off" - 4:34
  3. "Please Please America (Hear My Plea)" (Ross Wilson, Ross Hannaford) - 3:12
  4. "Sixty Minute Man" (Billy Ward, Rose Marks) - 2:25
  5. "Baby Let Me Bang Your Box" (Teddy McRae, Sidney Wyche) - 3:25
Side Two
  1. "Teen Love" - 3:03
  2. "Drive In Movie" - 1:15
  3. "Love In An F.J." - 4:43
  4. "Donna Forgive Me" - 4:36
  5. "Make Your Stash" - 6:04

U.S. Edition

Side One
  1. "Hi Honey Ho" - 3:29
  2. "Daddy Rocks Off" - 4:34
  3. "Please Please America (Hear My Plea)" (Ross Wilson, Ross Hannaford) - 3:12
  4. "I'll Never Smile Again" (Ruth Lowe) - 4:17
  5. "Baby Let Me Bang Your Box" (Teddy McRae, Sidney Wyche) - 3:25
Side Two
  1. "Teen Love" - 3:03
  2. "Drive In Movie" - 1:22
  3. "Love In An F.J." - 4:35
  4. "Donna Forgive Me" - 4:36
  5. "Teenage Blues" - 3:29

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Daddy Cool – Sex, Dope, Rock'n'Roll: Teenage Heaven (1972, Vinyl). Discogs. January 1972 .
  2. 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. 81.