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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
#REDIRECT [[The Sports]]
| Name = Suddenly
| Type = Studio
| Artist = [[The Sports]]
| Cover =
| Alt =
| Released = March 1980
| Recorded = 1979
| Studio = Eden Studios, Chiswick, London
| Genre = [[New wave music|New Wave]], [[Rock Music|rock]]
| Length =
| Label = [[Mushroom Records]]
| Producer = Peter Solley
| Last album = ''[[O.K, U.K!]]''<br>(1979)
| This album = '''''Suddenly'''''<br>(1980)
| Next album = ''[[Sondra (album)|Sondra]]''<br>(1981)
| Misc = {{Singles
| Name = Suddenly
| Type = Studio
| Single 1 = [[Strangers on a Train (song)|Strangers on a Train]]
| Single 1 date = January 1980
| Single 2 = Perhaps
| Single 2 date = April 1980
| Single 3 = No Mama No
| Single 3 date = October 1980}}
}}

'''Suddenly''' is the third [[studio album]] by Australian [[rock music|rock]] and [[Pop music|pop]] band [[The Sports]], released in March 1980. The album peaked at number 13 on the Australian [[Kent Music Report]].

==Reception==
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/suddenly-mw0000850576|title=The Sports - Suddenly |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=19 October 2017}}</ref>
}}

Steve Schnee from [[AllMusic]] said "Although they are fully formed three-minute slices of Aussie pop/rock, the melodies aren't as immediate and engaging as before. There are moments that are equal to the previous album, including "Strangers on a Train," "Never Catch Her," "Oh Mama No," and the title track, but those high points don't occur quite as often." adding "Through it all, [[Stephen Cummings]]' 'angry young man' vocals are energetic and spirited and the band is tight and inspiring."

Luis Feliu from [[The Canberra Times]], opined that it showed "trimmed up reggae-favoured tunes and souped-up straight, melodic rockers... [and] has its fair share of goodies" while he "had reservations about the overall slickness, and excesses in production for the sake of commercial acceptance" by Solley.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110582545 | title = Slickness, Who Needs It? | last = Feliu | first = Luis | newspaper = The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995) | date = 14 March 1980 | accessdate = 17 October 2017| page = 25 | publisher = National Library of Australia }}</ref>

[[Ian McFarlane]] noticed that it "featured an even slicker, more commercial pop sound."<ref name="McF">{{cite encyclopedia|last=McFarlane |first=Ian |authorlink=Ian McFarlane |encyclopedia=[[Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop]] |title=Encyclopedia entry for 'The Sports' |url=http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=402 |accessdate=1 July 2009 |year=1999 |publisher=[[Allen & Unwin]] |location=[[St Leonards, New South Wales|St Leonards, NSW]] |isbn=1-86508-072-1 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040806231417/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=402 |archivedate=6 August 2004 }}</ref>
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| headline = Vinyl/cassette (L 37131)<br />Side one
| title1 = Suddenly
| writer1 = [[Stephen Cummings]], [[Andrew Pendlebury]]
| length1 = 2:33
| title2 = No Mama No
| writer2 = [[Martin Armiger]]
| length2 = 3:16
| title3 = Between Us
| writer3 = Cummings, Pendlebury
| length3 = 3:13
| title4 = Go
| writer4 = Cummings, Pendlebury
| length4 = 3:27
| title5 = [[Strangers on a Train (song)|Strangers on a Train]]
| writer5 = Armiger
| length5 = 2:39
| title6 = It Hurts
| writer6 = Cummings, Pendlebury
| length6 = 2:58
}}
{{Track listing
| collapsed =
| headline = Side two
| title1 = Murmurs
| writer1 = Cummings, Pendlebury
| length1 = 2:31
| title2 = I Tried To Love Her
| writer2 = Armiger
| length2 = 2:26
| title3 = Blue Hearts
| writer3 = Cummings, Armiger
| length3 = 4:05
| title4 = Perhaps
|writer4 = Cummings
|length4 = 4:18
| title5 = The Lost and the Lonely
| writer5 = Cummings, Armiger
| length5 = 3:10
| title6 = Never Catch Her
| writer6 = Cummings, Pendlebury
| length6 = 2:23
}}

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
!Chart (1980)
!Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row"|Australian [[Kent Music Report]] <ref>{{cite book|title=[[Kent Music Report|Australian Chart Book 1970–1992]]|last=Kent|first=David|authorlink=David Kent (historian)|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=[[St Ives, New South Wales|St Ives, NSW]]|year=1993|page=238|isbn=0-646-11917-6}} NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] created their own [[ARIA Charts|charts]] in mid-1988.</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|13
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{The Sports}}

[[Category:The Sports albums]]
[[Category:English-language albums]]
[[Category:Mushroom Records albums]]
[[Category:1980 albums]]

Revision as of 09:52, 19 October 2017

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Suddenly is the third studio album by Australian rock and pop band The Sports, released in March 1980. The album peaked at number 13 on the Australian Kent Music Report.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Steve Schnee from AllMusic said "Although they are fully formed three-minute slices of Aussie pop/rock, the melodies aren't as immediate and engaging as before. There are moments that are equal to the previous album, including "Strangers on a Train," "Never Catch Her," "Oh Mama No," and the title track, but those high points don't occur quite as often." adding "Through it all, Stephen Cummings' 'angry young man' vocals are energetic and spirited and the band is tight and inspiring."

Luis Feliu from The Canberra Times, opined that it showed "trimmed up reggae-favoured tunes and souped-up straight, melodic rockers... [and] has its fair share of goodies" while he "had reservations about the overall slickness, and excesses in production for the sake of commercial acceptance" by Solley.[2]

Ian McFarlane noticed that it "featured an even slicker, more commercial pop sound."[3]

Track listing

Vinyl/cassette (L 37131)
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Suddenly"Stephen Cummings, Andrew Pendlebury2:33
2."No Mama No"Martin Armiger3:16
3."Between Us"Cummings, Pendlebury3:13
4."Go"Cummings, Pendlebury3:27
5."Strangers on a Train"Armiger2:39
6."It Hurts"Cummings, Pendlebury2:58
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Murmurs"Cummings, Pendlebury2:31
2."I Tried To Love Her"Armiger2:26
3."Blue Hearts"Cummings, Armiger4:05
4."Perhaps"Cummings4:18
5."The Lost and the Lonely"Cummings, Armiger3:10
6."Never Catch Her"Cummings, Pendlebury2:23

Charts

Chart (1980) Peak
position
Australian Kent Music Report [4] 13

References

  1. ^ "The Sports - Suddenly". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  2. ^ Feliu, Luis (14 March 1980). "Slickness, Who Needs It?". The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). National Library of Australia. p. 25. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  3. ^ McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'The Sports'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 6 August 2004. Retrieved 1 July 2009. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 238. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
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