Kev's Back (The Return of the Yobbo)
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Kev's Back (The Return of the Yobbo) | ||||
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Released | 1985 | |||
Genre | Comedy/Australian humour | |||
Label | Both Barrels Music | |||
Producer | Kevin Bloody Wilson | |||
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Kev's Back (The Return of the Yobbo) is the second album by the bawdy Australian singer/comedian Kevin Bloody Wilson. The album won the first ever ARIA Award for "Best Comedy Release" and was nominated for "Highest Selling Album".[1] The album includes what is claimed by critics to be overtly racist humour.[2]
The song, "Living Next Door to Alan", is a parody of New World's "Living Next Door to Alice", and is about an indigenous family claiming land next door to millionaire Alan Bond.[2]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks written by Dennis Bryant.[3]
- "The Last Lager Waltz"
- "That's What He Really Said"
- "Kev's Courtin' Song"
- "Breathe Through My Ears"
- "Mick the Master Farter"
- "Living Next Door To Alan"
- "The Pubic Hair Song"
- "It Was Over" (Kev's Lament)
- "Dick'taphone"
- "Hey Santa Claus"
Charts
[edit]Weekly charts
[edit]Chart (1985–87) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[4] | 20 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[5] | 3 |
Year-end charts
[edit]Chart (1986) | Position |
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Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[6] | 11 |
Chart (1987) | Position |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7] | 25 |
Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[8] | 4× Platinum | 280,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
References
[edit]- ^ "Artist: Kevin 'Bloody' Wilson". History by Artist. Aria Awards. Archived from the original on 9 February 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2008.
- ^ a b Rainbird, Mark (2004). "Humour, Multiculturalism and 'Political Correctness' (Refereed paper presented to the Australasian Political Studies Association Conference University of Adelaide 29 September – 1 October 2004)" (PDF). Adelaide University. Archived from the original (pdf (25 pages)) on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 8 May 2008.
- ^ "Australasian Performing Right Association". APRA. Archived from the original on 5 May 2008. Retrieved 8 May 2008.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 340. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Kevin Bloody Wilson – Kev's Back". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 438. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Top Selling Albums of 1987 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2018 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.