Johnny Diesel and the Injectors

Johnny Diesel & the Injectors is the debut album by Australian rock band Johnny Diesel & the Injectors, which was released in 1989. The album peaked at number 2 on the ARIA singles chart and won two ARIA Music Awards.

Johnny Diesel & the Injectors
Studio album by Johnny Diesel & the Injectors
Released	6 March 1989 (1989-03-06)
Recorded	August–September 1988
Studio	Ardent Studio and Alpha Sound, Memphis, Tennessee
Genre	Rock blues Hard rock
Length	52:27
Label	Chrysalis
Producer	Terry Manning
Johnny Diesel & the Injectors chronology
Johnny Diesel & the Injectors (1989) Live in London (1989)
Singles from Johnny Diesel & the Injectors
"Don't Need Love" Released: October 1988 "Soul Revival" Released: February 1989 "Cry in Shame" Released: April 1989 "Lookin' for Love" Released: June 1989 "Since I Fell for You" Released: 1989

Background

Johnny Diesel & the Injectors were formed in Perth in 1986 by Mark Lizotte p.k.a. Johnny Diesel on lead guitar and lead vocals, Bernie Bremond on saxophone and vocals, John "Tatt" Dalzell on bass guitar, George Dalstrom on guitar and John "Yak" Sherritt on drums.^[1][2][3] Without Dalstrom the group relocated to Sydney in September 1987.^[1][2][3] They supported Jimmy Barnes on his Freight Train Heart Tour during November.^[1][2] By mid-1988 they were signed to Chrysalis Records. The four-piece group recorded their debut album, Johnny Diesel & the Injectors, from August to September in Memphis, Tennessee with Terry Manning producing.^[1][2][3]

Track listing

all tracks written by Mark Lizotte except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Lookin' for Love"	3:32
2.	"Parisienne Hotel"	4:03
3.	"Cry In Shame"	4:45
4.	"Comin' Home"	4:37
5.	"Since I Fell for You" (Buddy Johnson)	5:38
6.	"Don't Need Love"	4:16
7.	"Burn"	5:43
8.	"Soul Revival"	4:32
9.	"Fire Without a Flame"	4:20
10.	"Get Ya Love"	3:29
11.	"Never Last"	3:33
12.	"Thang II"	6:14

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart	2
New Zealand Album Chart[4]	25
Canadian Album Chart[5]	75

Year-end charts

Chart (1989)	Position
ARIA Albums Chart[6]	7

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[7]	2× Platinum	140,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
ARIA Music Awards of 1989	Breakthrough Single	"Don't Need Love"	Nominated
	Best New Talent	Johnny Diesel & the Injectors	Won
ARIA Music Awards of 1990	Breakthrough album	Johnny Diesel & the Injectors	Nominated
	Highest Selling Album	Johnny Diesel & the Injectors	Won
	Best Group	Johnny Diesel & the Injectors	Nominated

Singles

• "Don't Need Love" (1988) (AUS: No. 10)
• "Soul Revival" (1989) (AUS: No. 9)
• "Cry in Shame" (1989) (AUS: No. 10)
• "Lookin' for Love" (1989) (AUS: No. 28)
• "Since I Fell for You" (1989) (AUS: No. 79)

Personnel

• Produced, recorded, engineered and mixed by Terry Manning
• Mastered by: Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk.
• Tracks arranged by: Terry Manning, Brent Eccles and JD & Injectors.
• Photography: Brian Hagiwara, David Heffernan.
• Art Direction: Peter Corriston.
• Thanks: Among others thanks to Chris Collie, Jamie Manifis, George Dahlstrom, Jim & Jane Barnes, Brian Lizotte.
• Musicians: Johnny Diesel (vocals, guitar); Bernie Bremond (saxes, backing vocals); Yak Sherrit (drums); Johnny 'Tatt' Dalzell (bass) and the 'F A Horns' (Johnny Diesel, Bernie Bremond & Terry Manning)

VHS

Johnny Diesel & the Injectors
Video by Johnny Diesel & the Injectors
Released	1989
Genre	Rock music
Label	Chrysalis Records, Festival Video
Producer	Paul Elliott, Kimble Rendall
Johnny Diesel & the Injectors chronology
Johnny Diesel & the Injectors (1989) Hepfidelity and More (1993)

"Johnny Diesel & the Injectors" is a VHS released by Chrysalis Records, Festival Video in 1989, featuring 4 video clips from Johnny Diesel and the Injectors.

Track listing

1. Lookin' for Love
2. Soul Revival
3. Cry in Shame
4. Don't Need Love
5. Thang I

External links