Johnny Diesel and the Injectors

Johnny Diesel and The Injectors is the eponymous debut album by Australian rock band Johnny Diesel and the Injectors, originally released in 1989. The album peaked at number 2 in Australia and won two ARIA Music Awards.

Johnny Diesel and the Injectors
Studio album by Johnny Diesel and the Injectors
Released	March 6, 1989
Recorded	August 1988 - September 1988
Studio	Ardent Studio and Alpha Sound, Memphis, Tennessee
Genre	Hard rock
Length	52:27
Label	Chrysalis
Producer	Terry Manning
Johnny Diesel and the Injectors chronology
Johnny Diesel and the Injectors (1989) Live In London (1989)
Singles from Johnny Diesel and the Injectors
"Don't Need Love" Released: October 1988 "Soul Revival" Released: February 1989 "Cry In Shame" Released: April 1989 "Lookin' for Love" Released: June 1989 "Since I Fell for You" Released: 1989

Track listing

1. "Lookin' for Love" (Mark Denis Lizotte) – 3:32
2. "Parisienne Hotel" – 4:03
3. "Cry In Shame" (Lizotte) – 4:45
4. "Comin' Home" – 4:37
5. "Since I Fell for You" (Buddy Johnson) – 5:38
6. "Don't Need Love" (Lizotte) – 4:16
7. "Burn" – 5:43
8. "Soul Revival" (Lizotte) – 4:32
9. "Fire Without a Flame" (Lizotte) – 4:20
10. "Get Ya Love" (Lizotte) – 3:29
11. "Never Last" (Lizotte) – 3:33
12. "Thang II" (Lizotte) – 6:14

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart	2

Year-end charts

Chart (1989)	Position
ARIA Albums Chart[1]	7

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[2]	2× Platinum	140,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
ARIA Music Awards of 1989	Breakthrough Single	"Don't Need Love"	Nominated
	Best New Talent	Johnny Diesel and the Injectors	Won
ARIA Music Awards of 1990	Breakthrough album	Johnny Diesel and the Injectors	Nominated
	Highest Selling Album	Johnny Diesel and the Injectors	Won
	Best Group	Johnny Diesel and the Injectors	Nominated

Singles

• "Don't Need Love" (1988) (#10 in Australia)
• "Soul Revival" (1989) (#9 in Australia)
• "Cry in Shame" (1989) (#10 in Australia)
• "Lookin' for Love" (1989) (#28 in Australia)
• "Since I Fell for You" (1989) (#79 in Australia)

Personnel

• Produced, recorded, engineered and mixed by Terry Manning
• Mastered by: Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk.
• Tracks arranged by: Terry Manning, Brent Eccles and JD & Injectors.
• Photography: Brian Hagiwara, David Heffernan.
• Art Direction: Peter Corriston.
• Thanks: Among others thanks to Chris Collie, Jamie Manifis, George Dahlstrom, Jim & Jane Barnes, Brian Lizotte.
• Musicians: Johnny Diesel (vocals, guitar); Bernie Bremond (saxes, backing vocals); Yak Sherrit (drums); Johnny 'Tatt' Dalzell (bass) and the 'F A Horns' (Johnny Diesel, Bernie Bremond & Terry Manning)

VHS

Johnny Diesel and the Injectors
Video by Johnny Diesel and the Injectors
Released	1989
Genre	Rock music
Label	Chrysalis Records, Festival Video
Producer	Paul Elliott, Kimble Rendall
Johnny Diesel and the Injectors chronology
Johnny Diesel and the Injectors (1989) Hepfidelity and More (1993)

"Johnny Diesel and the Injectors" is a VHS released by Chrysalis Records, Festival Video in 1989, featuring 4 video clips from Johnny Diesel and the Injectors.

Track listing

1. Lookin' For Love
2. Soul Revival
3. Cry In Shame
4. Don't Need Love
5. Thang I

External links

References

1. "ARIA Top 100 Albums 1989". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
2. "ARIA Top 100 Albums 1989". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 25 March 2016.