What Rhymes with Cars and Girls
Studio album by
Tim Rogers
Released3 March 1999
GenreCountry, folk
LabelRa Records/BMG
ProducerJen Anderson
Tim Rogers chronology
What Rhymes with Cars and Girls
(1999)		 Spit Polish
(2004)

What Rhymes with Cars and Girls is the debut studio album by You Am I frontman Tim Rogers,[1] and also the name of the stage musical created by Rogers and playwright Aidan Fennessy in 2015.[2]

The album was recorded at Jen Anderson's (of Weddings Parties Anything) home studio, and featured many varied musicians, including Sally Dastey of Tiddas (on "Up-A-Ways").[1][3]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 1999, Rogers won ARIA Award for Best Male Artist for this release.[1]

Singles

"You've Been So Good to Me So Far" and "I Left My Heart All Over the Place" were released as a double-sided radio single.

Track listing

  1. "Bushell and a Peck" – 2:08
  2. "You've Been So Good to Me So Far" – 4:40
  3. "I Left My Heart All Over the Place" – 4:11
  4. "You Just Don't Do It for Me, Friend" – 3:36
  5. "Arse Kickin' Lady from the Northwest" – 2:56
  6. "Happy Anniversary" – 3:51
  7. "Twenty Eight" – 3:28
  8. "Under the Flight Path" – 3:10
  9. "Up-A-Ways" – 3:16
  10. "Hi, We're the Support Band" – 2:47
  11. "The Songs They Played as I Drove Away" – 4:45

All songs were written by Rogers. "Arse Kickin' Lady from the Northwest" and "Under the Flight Path" both appeared previously as You Am I songs on the "Rumble" single, with the former also appearing as the first track on the live ...Saturday Night, 'Round Ten album.[4][1]

Personnel

  • Tim Rogers – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Jen Anderson – violin, viola, harmonium, omnichord
  • Stuart Speed – upright bass
  • Ian Kitney – drums and percussion
  • Mark Wallace – accordion
  • Ed Bates – pedal steel
  • Peter Somerville – banjo
  • Richard Gillard – electric guitar
  • Ben Hoddanger – trombone
  • Andy Reid – clarinet and washboard
  • Jeff Burston – mandolin
  • Sally Dastey – vocals (on "Up-A-Ways"), brandy
  • David Lane – guitar

Charts

Chart performance for What Rhymes with Cars & Girls
Chart (1999) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 14

Musical

In 2015, the album was adapted for the stage, with playwright Aidan Fennessy working with Rogers to create a new musical, What Rhymes with Cars and Girls, for the Melbourne Theatre Company.[2][6]

Awards

The musical was nominated for a Helpmann Award for Best New Australian Work in 2015.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "What Rhymes with Cars and Girls". You Am I.net. Archived from the original on 7 April 2015.
  2. 1 2 "What Rhymes With Cars And Girls". AusStage. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Albums". You Am I.net. Archived from the original on 12 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "Singles". You Am I.net. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Tim Rogers & the Twin Set – What Rhymes with Cars & Girls". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "What Rhymes With Cars And Girls (2015 event)". AusStage. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "2015 Nominees and Winners". Helpmann Awards. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
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