Take It Greasy is the debut studio album to be released by Australian 1950s retro band Ol' 55.[1] The album peaked at number 3 on the Australian Kent Music Report and was certified 3× platinum. At the time, 1950s music and culture had gained a newfound interest in Australia amongst a younger generation, largely due to the influence of the very popular TV show Happy Days and earlier investigations into doo-wop by the group Daddy Cool.

Take It Greasy
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1976
Recorded1975–1976
StudioTrafalgar Studios
GenrePop/Rock
LabelMushroom Records
ProducerGlenn A. Baker, Charles Fisher
Ol' 55 chronology
Take It Greasy
(1976)
Fiveslivejive
(1977)
Singles from Take It Greasy
  1. "On the Prowl" / "This Little Girl"
    Released: May 1976
  2. "Looking for an Echo" / "Doin' Fine"
    Released: August 1976

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Summertime Summertime (Intro)"Tom Jameson, Sid Feller1:41
2."Irridescent Pink Sock Blues"Glenn Cardier2:28
3."I Wonder Why"Melvin Anderson, Ricardo Weeks2:16
4."Almost Grown"Chuck Berry2:12
5."Think It Over"Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison, Norman Petty2:01
6."Get a Job"The Silhouettes2:36
7."Doin' Fine"Jimmy Manzie2:39
8."Only Sixteen"Sam Cooke2:19
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."This Little Girl"Gerry Goffin, Carole King3:14
2."On the Prowl"Jimmy Manzie3:01
3."New Girl in School"Jan Berry, Roger Christian, Bob Norman, Brian Wilson2:10
4."Skateboard Thrills"Jimmy Manzie2:34
5."Looking for an Echo"Richard Reicheg3:25
6."Goodnight Sweetheart"Calvin Carter, James "Pookie" Hudson2:18
7."School Days (Outro)"Chuck Berry2:09

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1976/77) Position
Australian Kent Music Report[2] 3

Year-end charts

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Chart (1976) Position
Australian Kent Music Report[3] 8

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 222. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 222. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.