You Wanna Be There But You Don't Wanna Travel
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You Wanna Be There But You Don't Wanna Travel is the fourth album by Dave Graney 'n' the Coral Snakes
(also seen as Dave Graney with the Coral Snakes). With Graney on vocals, the Coral Snakes line-up included his wife Clare Moore
on drums and percussion; Robin Casinader
on keyboards, violin and mandolin; Rob Hayward on lead guitar; and early member Gordy Blair returned on bass guitar. It was released in June 1994 on Mercury Records. The album peaked at No. 10 on the Australian Recording Industry Association
(ARIA) Album Charts
. It was co-produced by the band with Tony Cohen
.
The singles from the album were, "I'm Gonna Release Your Soul" in April, and "You Wanna Be Loved" in August. The promotional film clip for "I'm Gonna Release Your Soul", directed by Tony Mahony, was nominated as 'Best Video' at the ARIA Music Awards of 1995
.
(also seen as Dave Graney with the Coral Snakes). For their previous album, Night of the Wolverine
(April 1993), the band had signed with PolyGram
, Andrew Picouleau (ex-Sacred Cowboys
) provided the bass guitar and Tony Cohen
co-produced. The band toured backing Hunters & Collectors, then The Cruel Sea
before heading their own tour. The album and tours had raised their profile with mainstream music critics.
The band's fourth album, You Wanna Be There But You Don't Wanna Travel, which peaked at No. 10 on the Australian Recording Industry Association
(ARIA) Album Charts
, was released in June 1994. The line-up was Graney on vocals, Clare Moore
on drums and percussion, Robin Casinader
on keyboards, violin and mandolin, Rob Hayward on lead guitar and earlier member, Gordy Blair back on bass guitar. It was also co-produced by the group with Cohen. The singles from the album were, "I'm Gonna Release Your Soul" in April, and "You Wanna Be Loved" in August. Promotional film clip for "I'm Gonna Release Your Soul", directed by Mahony, was nominated as 'Best Video' in 1995
.
The limited edition album, the first 1,000 copies, included a bonus disc, Unbuttoned, with seven extra tracks.
You Wanna Be There But You Don't Wanna Travel was released in the UK and Europe on This Way Up label in 1996, with a different cover and a different track listing.
described Graney, "he had everything going for him - critics, the audience and the record company ... reinvent himself in line with the expectation, and did, changing into the larger-than-life satin-suited rock and roll hustler". Ian McFarlane said the band "consolidated their new-found success with the album".
Unbuttoned
1996 European release
Production details
Art work
Dave Graney
David John "Dave" Graney is an Australian rock musician and singer-songwriter from Mount Gambier, South Australia. Since 1979, Graney is generally accompanied by drummer, Clare Moore...
(also seen as Dave Graney with the Coral Snakes). With Graney on vocals, the Coral Snakes line-up included his wife Clare Moore
Clare Moore
Clare Christina Moore is an Australian musician, songwriter, arranger, producer and performer whose principal instrument is the drums. She has also performed as a keyboard player, singer and vibraphone player...
on drums and percussion; Robin Casinader
Robin Casinader
Robin Romesh Casinader is an Australian composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist.He has been a member of many bands including Plays With Marionettes with Hugo Race, The Wreckery with Hugo Race and Nick Barker, and Dave Graney And The Coral Snakes...
on keyboards, violin and mandolin; Rob Hayward on lead guitar; and early member Gordy Blair returned on bass guitar. It was released in June 1994 on Mercury Records. The album peaked at No. 10 on the Australian Recording Industry Association
Australian Recording Industry Association
The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...
(ARIA) Album Charts
ARIA Charts
The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
. It was co-produced by the band with Tony Cohen
Tony Cohen
Tony Cohen is an acclaimed Australian record producer and sound engineer based in Melbourne, best known for his work with The Birthday Party and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds in the 1980s...
.
The singles from the album were, "I'm Gonna Release Your Soul" in April, and "You Wanna Be Loved" in August. The promotional film clip for "I'm Gonna Release Your Soul", directed by Tony Mahony, was nominated as 'Best Video' at the ARIA Music Awards of 1995
ARIA Music Awards of 1995
The Ninth Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards was held on 20 October 1995 at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre. There had been a 19-month gap since the previous award ceremony which was moved to be "closer to the business end of the music industry's year"...
.
Background
You Wanna Be There But You Don't Wanna Travel is the fourth album for Dave Graney 'n' the Coral SnakesDave Graney
David John "Dave" Graney is an Australian rock musician and singer-songwriter from Mount Gambier, South Australia. Since 1979, Graney is generally accompanied by drummer, Clare Moore...
(also seen as Dave Graney with the Coral Snakes). For their previous album, Night of the Wolverine
Night of the Wolverine
Night of the Wolverine is the third album by Dave Graney 'n' the Coral Snakes . The album was released in April 1993 on Mercury Records...
(April 1993), the band had signed with PolyGram
PolyGram
PolyGram was the name of the major label recording company started by Philips from as a holding company for its music interests in 1945. In 1999 it was sold to Seagram and merged into Universal Music Group.-Hollandsche Decca Distributie , 1929-1950:...
, Andrew Picouleau (ex-Sacred Cowboys
Sacred Cowboys
Sacred Cowboys are an Australian post-punk rock band based in Melbourne and active in 1982-85, 1987-97 and since 2006.The band's lead singer and lyricist is Garry Gray. The current line-up includes: Spencer P. Jones ; Penny Ikinger ; Nick Rischbieth and; Stephan Fiddock . A special guest for shows...
) provided the bass guitar and Tony Cohen
Tony Cohen
Tony Cohen is an acclaimed Australian record producer and sound engineer based in Melbourne, best known for his work with The Birthday Party and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds in the 1980s...
co-produced. The band toured backing Hunters & Collectors, then The Cruel Sea
The Cruel Sea
The Cruel Sea or Cruel Sea may refer to:*The Cruel Sea , a 1951 novel by Nicholas Monsarrat*The Cruel Sea , a 1953 film made of the above book, starring Jack Hawkins...
before heading their own tour. The album and tours had raised their profile with mainstream music critics.
The band's fourth album, You Wanna Be There But You Don't Wanna Travel, which peaked at No. 10 on the Australian Recording Industry Association
Australian Recording Industry Association
The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...
(ARIA) Album Charts
ARIA Charts
The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
, was released in June 1994. The line-up was Graney on vocals, Clare Moore
Clare Moore
Clare Christina Moore is an Australian musician, songwriter, arranger, producer and performer whose principal instrument is the drums. She has also performed as a keyboard player, singer and vibraphone player...
on drums and percussion, Robin Casinader
Robin Casinader
Robin Romesh Casinader is an Australian composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist.He has been a member of many bands including Plays With Marionettes with Hugo Race, The Wreckery with Hugo Race and Nick Barker, and Dave Graney And The Coral Snakes...
on keyboards, violin and mandolin, Rob Hayward on lead guitar and earlier member, Gordy Blair back on bass guitar. It was also co-produced by the group with Cohen. The singles from the album were, "I'm Gonna Release Your Soul" in April, and "You Wanna Be Loved" in August. Promotional film clip for "I'm Gonna Release Your Soul", directed by Mahony, was nominated as 'Best Video' in 1995
ARIA Music Awards of 1995
The Ninth Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards was held on 20 October 1995 at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre. There had been a 19-month gap since the previous award ceremony which was moved to be "closer to the business end of the music industry's year"...
.
The limited edition album, the first 1,000 copies, included a bonus disc, Unbuttoned, with seven extra tracks.
You Wanna Be There But You Don't Wanna Travel was released in the UK and Europe on This Way Up label in 1996, with a different cover and a different track listing.
Professional reviews
Allmusic's Jonathan Lewis said the album was released "At a time when grunge was still a potent force, ... Graney continued to defy trends by releasing successful albums that owed more to lounge music than they did '70s rock". Ed NimmervollEd Nimmervoll
Edward Francis "Ed" Nimmervoll is an Australian rock music journalist, author and historian. He worked on rock magazines Go-Set and Juke both as a journalist and as an editor...
described Graney, "he had everything going for him - critics, the audience and the record company ... reinvent himself in line with the expectation, and did, changing into the larger-than-life satin-suited rock and roll hustler". Ian McFarlane said the band "consolidated their new-found success with the album".
Track listing
Original Australian release- "I'm Gonna Release Your Soul" (Dave GraneyDave GraneyDavid John "Dave" Graney is an Australian rock musician and singer-songwriter from Mount Gambier, South Australia. Since 1979, Graney is generally accompanied by drummer, Clare Moore...
) – 3:45 - "There Was a Time" (Graney) – 3:30
- "You Wanna Be Loved" (Graney) – 4:59
- "Warren Oates" (Graney) – 3:39
- "Soul into Time" (Graney) – 4:28
- "Won't You Ride with Me" (Graney, Rob Hayward) – 4:14
- "New Life in a New Town" (Graney) – 3:13
- "Livin' Out Your Tomorrow (Hard Against Yesterday)" (Graney, Clare MooreClare MooreClare Christina Moore is an Australian musician, songwriter, arranger, producer and performer whose principal instrument is the drums. She has also performed as a keyboard player, singer and vibraphone player...
) – 4:20 - "Imagine If What You Did on Your Weekend Was Your Life" (Graney) – 4:21
- "You Wanna Be There But You Don't Wanna Travel" (Graney) – 4:06
- "Let Me Tell You About Yourself" (Graney) – 4:23
- "The Word Is Nah" (Graney) – 2:47
- "The Stars Baby, the Stars" (Graney) – 4:21
- "We Didn't Have the Words to Say It (We Didn't Have the Words to Get Around)" (Graney, Robin CasinaderRobin CasinaderRobin Romesh Casinader is an Australian composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist.He has been a member of many bands including Plays With Marionettes with Hugo Race, The Wreckery with Hugo Race and Nick Barker, and Dave Graney And The Coral Snakes...
) – 5:29
Unbuttoned
- "The Confessions of Serge Gainsbourg" (Moore, Hayward, Casinader, Gordy Blair) – 6:48
- "It's Your Crowd I Hate" (Graney, Moore, Blair, Hayward, Casinader) – 5:16
- "Late, Late, Late" (Casinader) – 3:28
- "The Lady from Bangkok" (Graney, Moore, Blair, Hayward, Casinader) – 4:10
- "Pillow TalkPillow Talk (song)"Pillow Talk" in 1973 song by American soul singer-songwriter Sylvia.-History:Sylvia had originally hoped the song would be recorded by Al Green, who turned it down as he thought it was too risqué and against his religion. She eventually recorded "Pillow Talk" and released it in 1973...
" (Michael Burton, Sylvia RobinsonSylvia RobinsonSylvia Robinson was an American singer, musician, record producer, and record label executive, most notably known for her work as founder/CEO of the hip hop label Sugar Hill Records. She is credited as the driving force behind two landmark singles in the genre...
) – 4:39 - "Java la Grande (Celestial Boogie)" (Graney, Blair) – 4:25
- "32-20 Blues32-20 Blues"32-20 Blues" is a blues song by Delta blues musician Robert Johnson, recorded during his second recording session in San Antonio, Texas on November 26, 1936. The song was originally released on 78 rpm format as Vocalion 03445, in April the following year. The title refers to the .32-20 Winchester...
" (Robert Johnson) – 3:28
1996 European release
- "The Confessions of Serge Gainsbourg" (Moore, Hayward, Casinader, Blair) – 6:44
- "The Stars Baby, the Stars" (Graney) – 4:19
- "I'm Gonna Release Your Soul" (Graney) – 3:45
- "There Was a Time" (Graney) – 3:30
- "You Wanna Be Loved" (Graney) – 4:59
- "Warren Oates" (Graney) – 3:39
- "Soul into Time" (Graney) – 4:28
- "Won't You Ride with Me" (Graney, Hayward) – 4:14
- "The Word Is Nah" (Graney) – 2:47
- "Livin' Out Your Tomorrow (Hard Against Yesterday)" (Graney, Moore) – 4:20
- "Imagine If What You Did on Your Weekend Was Your Life" (Graney) – 4:21
- "You Wanna Be There But You Don't Wanna Travel" (Graney) – 4:06
- "We Didn't Have the Words to Say It (We Didn't Have the Words to Get Around)" (Graney, Casinader) – 5:29
Personnel
Dave Graney 'n' the Coral Snakes members- Gordy Blair – bass guitar
- Robin CasinaderRobin CasinaderRobin Romesh Casinader is an Australian composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist.He has been a member of many bands including Plays With Marionettes with Hugo Race, The Wreckery with Hugo Race and Nick Barker, and Dave Graney And The Coral Snakes...
– keyboards, violin, mandolin, lead vocals (on "Late, Late, Late") - Dave GraneyDave GraneyDavid John "Dave" Graney is an Australian rock musician and singer-songwriter from Mount Gambier, South Australia. Since 1979, Graney is generally accompanied by drummer, Clare Moore...
– lead vocals (except "Late, Late, Late") - Rob Hayward – guitar
- Clare MooreClare MooreClare Christina Moore is an Australian musician, songwriter, arranger, producer and performer whose principal instrument is the drums. She has also performed as a keyboard player, singer and vibraphone player...
– drums, percussion
Production details
- Producer – Tony CohenTony CohenTony Cohen is an acclaimed Australian record producer and sound engineer based in Melbourne, best known for his work with The Birthday Party and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds in the 1980s...
, Dave Graney 'n' the Coral Snakes - Engineer – Tony Cohen
- Studio – Metropolis, Melbourne (recording, mixing)
Art work
- Cover art – Tony Mahony