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1982 compilation album by Daddy Cool
Daddy's Coolest
Compilation album by Daddy Cool
Released1982
GenreAustralian rock
Length64:17
LabelWizard Records, Mega Records, Castle Communications (Australasia)
ProducerRobie Porter (tracks: 1 to 4, 16 to 20), Ross Wilson (tracks: 15)
Daddy Cool chronology
The Missing Masters
(1980) 		Daddy's Coolest
(1982) 		Daddy's Coolest Vol. 2
(1984)

Daddy's Coolest (also known as Daddy's Coolest: Volume 1 or Daddy's Coolest: The 20 Greatest Hits of Daddy Cool) is the sixth compilation album by Australian rock band Daddy Cool, released in 1982. The album peaked at number 5 on the Australian Kent Music Report and at number 29 on the Recorded Music NZ albums charts. It includes tracks from Daddy Cool's two studio albums Daddy Who? Daddy Cool and Sex, Dope, Rock'n'Roll: Teenage Heaven. The album was re-released in 1992, which reached number 35 on the ARIA Charts.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ross Wilson, except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Eagle Rock"4:09
2."Daddy Cool" (Frank Slay, Bob Crewe)2:32
3."Come Back Again"3:33
4."Lollypop" (Beverly Ross, Julius Dixon)1:40
5."Hi Honey Ho"3:41
6."Sixty Minute Man" (Billy Ward, Rose Marks)2:25
7."Bom Bom" (Wilson, Ross Hannaford)2:33
8."At The Rockhouse"3:45
9."Rock 'N' Roll Lady" (Gary Young)2:53
10."I'll Never Smile Again" (Ruth Lowe)4:16
11."Good Golly, Miss Molly" (Robert Blackwell, John Marascalco)2:19
12."You Never Can Tell" (Chuck Berry)2:29
13."One Night" (Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King, Anita Steiman)2:42
14."Teenage Blues"3:38
15."Boogie Man"3:18
16."Cherry Pie" (Joseph Bihari as "Joe Josea", Marvin Phillips)3:20
17."Just As Long As We're Together"2:35
18."Please, Please America" (Wilson, Hannaford)3:12
19."Baby Let Me Bang Your Box" (Teddy McRae, Sidney Wyche)3:24
20."Daddy Rocks Off"4:34

Chart positions

Chart (1982) Peak
position
Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart 5
Recorded Music NZ 29

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) Platinum 50,000

Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

  • Ross Wilson— lead vocals, guitar, harmonica (1970–1972, 1974–1975, 2005–present)
  • Gary Young — drums, vocals (1970–1972, 1974–1975, 2005–present)
  • Ross Hannaford— lead guitar, bass, vocals (1970–1972, 1974–1975, 2005–2016, his death)
  • Wayne Duncan — bass guitar, vocals (1970–1972, 1974–1975, 2005–2016, his death)

Production

  • Producer – Robie Porter (tracks: 1 to 4, 16 to 20), Ross Wilson (tracks: 15)

References

  1. Daddy Cool - Daddy's Coolest: The 20 Greatest Hits at Allmusic
  2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
  3. Daddy Cool - Daddy's Coolest Volume 1 at LastFM
  4. Daddy Cool - Daddy's Coolest at Australian-Charts
  5. Daddy Cool - Daddy's Coolest at Charts.org.nz
  6. "Platinum and Gold Singles 1982". Kent Music Report. 28 February 1983. Retrieved 10 November 2021 – via Imgur.

External links

Daddy Cool
Albums
Singles
Compilations
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