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Electric Chair
Compilation album by Hoodoo Gurus
Released	October 1997
Genre	Rock
Length	37:23
Label	Mushroom Records Shock Records
Producer	Hoodoo Gurus
Hoodoo Gurus chronology
Hoodoo Voodoo (1997) Electric Chair (1997) Armchair Gurus (1997)
Singles from Electric Chair
"The Real Deal" Released: November 1997

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Electric Chair is a compilation album by Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus. It was originally released as a 2-CD set with Armchair Gurus in October 1997. The album features seventeen Hoodoo Gurus' rock/party tracks while Armchair Gurus contains seventeen ballads and slower songs. The album peaked at number 33 on the ARIA charts and was certified gold.

Track listing

1. "The Real Deal" - 4:44
2. "God-Fearing Family Man" - 4:54
3. "Quicksand" - 3:32
4. "Down on Me" - 3:24
5. "Be My Guru" - 2:38
6. "Death Ship" - 2:35
7. "Hypocrite Blues" - 3:00
8. "Glamourpuss" - 2:35
9. "Where's the Action" - 3:40
10. "Brainscan" - 3:19
11. "I Think You Know" - 3:32
12. "I Was a Kamikaze Pilot" - 3:09
13. "Axegrinder" - 3:24
14. "Gene Hackman" - 2:26
15. "A Hard Day's Night" - 2:31
16. "The Right Time" - 3:53
17. "Form a Circle" / "She" - 7:48

Personnel

Credited to:

• Alan Thorne - engineer (tracks: "Be My Guru", "Death Ship", "Glamourpuss", "I Think You Know", "I Was A Kamikaze Pilot", "Axegrinder")
• John Bee - engineer (tracks: "Form A Circle")
• Paul Hamingson - engineer (tracks: "Hypocrite Blues", "Brainscan", "The Right Time")
• Paul McKercher - engineer (tracks: "The Real Deal", "God-Fearing Family Man", "Quicksand", "Down On Me")
• Howie Weinberg - mastering
• David Thoener - mixer (tracks: "Glamourpuss", "Axegrinder")
• Kevin Shirley - mixer (tracks: "The Real Deal", "God-Fearing Family Man", "Quicksand", "Down On Me")
• Dave Collins (tracks: "Hypocrite Blues", "The Right Time", "Form A Circle")
• Adrienne Overall - photography
• Alan Thorne - producer (tracks: "Be My Guru", "Death Ship", "I Was A Kamikaze Pilot")
• Charles Fisher - producer (tracks: "Quicksand", "Down On Me", "Form A Circle")
• Ed Stasium - producer (tracks: "Hypocrite Blues", "The Right Time")
• Hoodoo Gurus (tracks: "The Real Deal", "God-Fearing Family Man", "Quicksand", "Down On Me", "Glamourpuss", "Where's The Action", "Brainscan", "I Think You Know", "Axegrinder", Gene Hackman")

Charts

Certifications

References

1. Allmusic review
2. ^ Holmgren, Magnus; Georgieff, Didier; Hartung, Stephan. "Hoodoo Gurus". Passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
3. "Australian Recording Industry Association Accreditations 1998 Albums". ARIA. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2008.
4. "Australiancharts.com – Armchair Gurus / Electric Chair – Blue Cave". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
5. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 131.

• Hoodoo Gurus albums
• Compilation albums by Australian artists
• 1997 compilation albums