Monkey Grip (soundtrack)

For the Bill Wyman album, see Monkey Grip (Bill Wyman album).

Monkey Grip is a soundtrack to the film of the same name, with songs provided by Australian rock band Divinyls. The movie is an adaptation by director Ken Cameron of Helen Garner's novel Monkey Grip. The movie had little impact at the box office, taking only A$451,000. The soundtrack was released in May 1982 and peaked at #25 on the Australian Kent Music Report album chart.^[1] The soundtrack contains the band's first single, "Boys in Town", as well as "Only Lonely", "Elsie" and "Only You" – all of which are featured on the international version of the Divinyls' first studio album, Desperate. Monkey Grip also features two other songs "Gonna Get You" and "Girlfriends". Christina Amphlett also co-starred in the movie Monkey Grip, playing a temperamental rock singer loosely based on herself, fronting a band played by fellow Divinyls members.

Monkey Grip
Soundtrack album by Divinyls
Released	May 1982
Recorded	1981–1982
Genre	Pub rock
Length	23:02
Label	WEA
Producer	Christine Amphlett Mark McEntee
Divinyls chronology
Monkey Grip (1982) Desperate (1983)
Singles from Monkey Grip
"Boys in Town" Released: September 1981

The first version of the music video for "Only Lonely" was filmed on the rooftop of the Strawberry Hills Hotel, Devonshire Street, Surry Hills in 1982.

At the 1982 Countdown Music Awards, the album was nominated for Best Debut Album.^[2][3]

Track listing

1. "Boys in Town" - 2:50
2. "Only Lonely" - 3:15
3. "Elsie" - 6:42
4. "Elsie (Reprise)" - 2:47
5. "Only You" - 2:48
6. "Gonna Get You" - 2:46
7. "Girlfriends" - 3:14

Personnel

• Jeremy Paul – bass
• Richard Harvey – drums
• Bjarne Ohlin – guitar, keyboards
• Mark McEntee – guitar, vocals
• Christine Amphlett – vocals

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Charts

Chart (1982)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[1]	25