All for One (The Screaming Jets album)

All for One
Studio album by The Screaming Jets
Released 20 April 1991
Recorded 1991
Genre Rock, pub rock
Length 47:42
Label rooArt
Producer Steve James
The Screaming Jets chronology
All for One
(1990)		 Tear of Thought
(1992)
Singles from All for One
  1. "C'mon"
    Released: February 1991
  2. "Better"
    Released: 10 March 1991
  3. "Stop the World"
    Released: 16 June 1991
  4. "Shine On"
    Released: 8 September 1991

All for One is the debut album by Australian hard rock band The Screaming Jets which was released in April 1991. It peaked at No. 2 on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Albums Chart. The album's lead single, "C'mon", did not reach the top 50 on the related Singles Chart. The second single "Better" was released in March and peaked at No. 4. It was followed by two Top 40 hits, "Stop the World" (June) and "Shine On" (September).

Background

The Screaming Jets are a hard rock group that formed in January 1989 in Newcastle with singer Dave Gleeson, drummer Brad Heaney, guitarist Richard Lara, guitarist Grant Walmsley and bass guitarist Paul Woseen.[1][2] Their first performance was at a Newcastle pub in March.[2] The band won the inaugural National Band Competition run by youth radio broadcaster Triple J in November.[1][2] They relocated to Sydney by early 1990 and supported The Angels on a national tour. In May, they signed with independent label, rooArt.[2] Their debut extended play (EP), The Scorching Adventures of the Screaming Jets, was issued in December.[1]

In April 1991, The Screaming Jets released their debut studio album All for One which peaked at No. 2 on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Albums Chart.[3] It was produced by Steve James and released by rooArt in Australia, Germany and United States as a CD, cassette and LP album.[4] The US release has an alternative cover. It reached the Top 50 on the ARIA End of Year Albums Chart for 1991.[5]

The lead single, "C'mon", did not reach the top 50 on the ARIA Singles Chart.[3] The album spawned a No. 4 hit single, "Better".[3] Two top 40 singles, "Stop the World" and "Shine On", followed.[3] The controversial track "F. R. C." ("Fat Rich Cunts") was a crowd favourite – a live version was released on Stealth Live! (EP, 1991) – which Gleeson would dedicate to Michael Gudinski or Russ Hinze at concerts.[1] At times, "F. R. C." was performed by guest vocalists from Mortal Sin, The Choirboys or The Angels.

Following the album's release, the group relocated to the United Kingdom where they based themselves for over two years. They toured there, the rest of Europe and the US as they supported varied hard rock and heavy metal bands. Their third EP, Living in England, was issued in June 1992 and included cover versions of Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues and AC/DC's "Ain't No Fun (Waiting Round to Be a Millionaire)".[1]

Reception

Professional reviews

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [6]

According to Australian rock music historian, Ian McFarlane, All for One "was a cogent and energetic release, one of the strongest debuts from an Australian hard rock band. Reference points for the album's gritty rock'n'roll included the flash of early Van Halen mixed with the traditional thunder of AC/DC and The Angels".[1]

Chart positions and releases

Album

Year Chart Peak
[3]
1991 Australian Albums Chart
ARIA Charts		 2
Format Country Label Catalogue No. Year
LP Australia rooArt 848441-1 1991
Cassette Europe rooArt 848441-4 1991
CD Australia rooArt 9031776522 1991
CD Germany, UK, US rooArt 848441-2 1991

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions
ARIA
[3]
1991 "C'mon" —
"Better" 4
"Stop the World" 33
"Shine On" 36
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Track listing

All songs written by Paul Woseen, except where noted.

Australian LP version

  1. "C'mon" (David Gleeson, Richard Lara)  – 2:49[7]
  2. "No Point"  – 4:17[8]
  3. "Better" (Grant Walmsley)  – 4:38[9]
  4. "Needle"  – 3:50[10]
  5. "Shine On"  – 6:08[11]
  6. "Starting Out" (Walmsley)  – 4:04[12]
  7. "Stop the World" (Woseen, Gleeson)  – 4:25[13]
  8. "Blue Sashes" (Walmsley, Greg Bryce)  – 3:30[14]
  9. "Sister Tease" (Woseen, Dan Lennox)  – 3:18[15]
  10. "F. R. C." (aka "Fat Rich Cunts")  – 3:46[16]

Additional track on Cassette and CD version

  1. "Got It"  – 3:43[17]

Additional track on CD version

  1. "The Only One" (Walmsley, Gleeson)  – 3:11[18]

Personnel

The Screaming Jets members

Recording details

References

General
Specific
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 McFarlane, 'The Screaming Jets' entry. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Nimmervoll, Ed. "The Screaming Jets". Howlspace – The Living History of Our Music (Ed Nimmervoll). White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd. Archived from the original on 27 July 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Discography The Screaming Jets". Australian charts portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  4. ↑ Holmgren, Magnus. "The Screaming Jets". Australian Rock Database. Magnus Holmgren. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  5. ↑ "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Albums 1991". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 2 March 2011.
  6. ↑ "All for One > Review". Allmusic (Rovi Corporation). Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  7. ↑ ""C'mon" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  8. ↑ ""No Point" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  9. ↑ ""Better" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  10. ↑ ""Needle" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  11. ↑ ""Shine On" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  12. ↑ ""Starting Out" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  13. ↑ ""Stop the World" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  14. ↑ ""Blue Sashes" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  15. ↑ ""Sister Tease" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  16. ↑ ""FRC" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  17. ↑ ""Got It" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  18. ↑ ""The Only One" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 5 March 2011.

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