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| Soundtrack by Divinyls | |||||
| Released | 1982 | ||||
| Recorded | 1982 | ||||
| Genre | Rock, New Wave | ||||
| Producer | Christina Amphlett Mark McEntee |
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Monkey Grip is a soundtrack to the movie, with songs provided by the Divinyls. Divinyls are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1980 and featuring vocalist Christina Amphlett and Guitarist A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. New Wave is a Rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the 1980s In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Christina Joy Amphlett (born October 25 1959 in Geelong, Victoria Australia) is the lead singer for Australian rock band Divinyls Divinyls are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1980 and featuring vocalist Christina Amphlett and Guitarist The movie is an adaptation by director Ken Cameron of Helen Garner's novel of the same name. Helen Garner (born 7 November 1942) is an award-winning Australian Novelist, short story writer screenwriter and Journalist. The movie had little impact at the box office, taking only AUD451,000. The soundtrack was released in 1982 and peaked at #25 on the Australian ARIA Album Chart. The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA is a Trade group representing the Australian recording industry The soundtrack contains the band's first song 'Boys In Town' as well as 'Only Lonely', 'Elsie' and 'Only You', all of which are featured on the Divinyls first studio album 'Desperate'. Monkey Grip also features two other songs 'Gonna Get You' and 'Girlfriends'. Christina Amphlett also starred in the movie Monkey Grip, a role which earned her a Best Supporting Actress nomination from the Australian Film Institute. Christina Joy Amphlett (born October 25 1959 in Geelong, Victoria Australia) is the lead singer for Australian rock band Divinyls The Australian Film Institute (AFI established in 1958 is an organisation that promotes Australian film and television through the annual AFI Awards, a membership
Track listing
- "Boys in Town"
- "Only Lonely"
- "Elsie"
- "Elsie (Reprise)"
- "Only You"
- "Gonna Get You"
- "Girlfriends"
Charts
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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| Australian Album Chart | 25 |
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