Magnum Cum Louder

Magnum Cum Louder
Studio album by Hoodoo Gurus
Released	28 June 1989 7 February 2005
Genre	Rock
Length	40:12
Label	RCA/BMG EMI
Producer	Hoodoo Gurus
Hoodoo Gurus chronology
Blow Your Cool! (1987) Magnum Cum Louder (1989) Kinky (1991)
Singles from Magnum Cum Louder
"Come Anytime" Released: June 1989 "Axegrinder" Released: August 1989 "Another World" Released: October 1989

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	(B-)[2]

Magnum Cum Louder was Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus' fourth album, the first with their new label, RCA Records having been dropped by Elektra Records following disappointing sales in the United States. The album was released in Australia on 28 June 1989.

The album reached No. 101 on the American Billboard 200 album charts in 1989, with the single "Come Anytime" reaching No. 27 on the ARIA Singles Charts^[3] and No. 1 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart in 1989. Other singles from the album were "Axegrinder" (August 1989) and "Another World" (October 1989).^[4] The album's title is a pun on the Latin honours' phrase magna cum laude or 'with great honours' which is awarded to outstanding University graduates.

The album was re-released by EMI on 7 February 2005^[5] with three bonus tracks, "Spaghetti Western", "Lover for a Friend", and "Cajun Country", a fold out poster and liner notes by Steve MacDonald (Redd Kross).

The lead track "Come Anytime" was the theme song of Australian television series Thank God You're Here in 2006 and the American series in 2007.

Track listing

All tracks by Dave Faulkner unless otherwise indicated.^[6]

Original release

1. "Come Anytime" — 3:20
2. "Another World" — 3:16
3. "Axegrinder" (Faulkner, Brad Shepherd, Richard Grossman, Mark Kingsmill)^[6] — 3:27
4. "Shadow Me" — 3:41
5. "Glamourpuss" — 2:26
6. "Hallucination" — 5:05
7. "All the Way" — 3:11
8. "Baby Can Dance (Parts 2-4)" (Shepherd, Faulkner)^[6] — 3:17
9. "I Don't Know Anything" — 4:07
10. "Where's That Hit?" — 3:56
11. "Death in the Afternoon" — 4:08

2005 re-release

Cover of Magum Cum Louder
2005 re-release

Songwriters same as above, with additional tracks by Faulkner.^[6]

1. "Come Anytime" — 3:20
2. "Another World" — 3:16
3. "Axegrinder" — 3:27
4. "Shadow Me" — 3:41
5. "Glamourpuss" — 2:26
6. "Hallucination" — 5:05
7. "Spaghetti Western" — 3:33
8. "All the Way" — 3:11
9. "Baby Can Dance (Parts 2-4)" — 3:17
10. "Lover for a Friend" — 3:39
11. "I Don't Know Anything" — 4:07
12. "Where's That Hit?" — 3:56
13. "Cajun Country" — 3:57
14. "Death in the Afternoon" — 4:08

Personnel

• Dave Faulkner — Lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
• Richard Grossman — Bass guitar, backing vocals
• Mark Kingsmill — Drums, backing vocals (grunts)
• Brad Shepherd — Guitar, harmonica, backing vocals

• Stephanie Faulkner — Backing vocals (track 11)

• Engineer — Alan Thorne
• Mixer — David Thoener
• Producer — Hoodoo Gurus

References

1. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r9500
2. ^ http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=4974
3. ^ Australian Singles Charts
4. ^ "Discogs entry on Hoodoo Gurus". discogs.com. http://www.discogs.com/artist/Hoodoo+Gurus. Retrieved 1 December 2007. 
5. ^ EMI Records
6. ^ ^{a b c d} "Australasian Performing Right Association". APRA. http://www.apra.com.au/cms/worksearch/worksearch.srvlt?action=workSearch. Retrieved 1 December 2007.