Kick

by INXS

Kick cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 19 October 1987
  • Label: WEA
  • Country: Australia
  • Length: 2:46:11
  • Community rating: 3.69/5 from 10 ratings

Artists on this release: Kirk Pengilly, Robert John Lovett, Garry Gary Beers, Ian H. Clyne, Jon Farriss, Andrew Farriss, Gerry Humphreys, Tim Farriss

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Seamlessly fusing the swagger of classic rock and roll with incredibly tight, dance-oriented funk rhythms, 'Kick' propelled INXS to global superstardom. The record is packed with muscular guitar riffs, prominent brass sections, and Michael Hutchence's deeply passionate, highly sexualized vocal performances. It remains a pristine, remarkably uplifting masterpiece of energetic pop-rock and alternative dance.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, rhythmic, hedonism, dance, polished

Tracklist

  1. Guns In The Sky (2:21)
  2. New Sensation (3:40)
  3. Devil Inside (5:15)
  4. Need You Tonight (3:01)
  5. Mediate (2:36)
  6. The Loved One (3:36)
  7. Wildlife (3:10)
  8. Never Tear Us Apart (3:06)
  9. Mystify (3:17)
  10. Kick (3:14)
  11. Calling All Nations (3:03)
  12. Tiny Daggers (3:33)
  13. Move On - Guitar Version (3:47)
  14. I'm Coming (Home) (4:52)
  15. Mediate - Live (3:52)
  16. Never Tear Us Apart - Live (3:37)
  17. Kick - Live (3:49)
  18. On The Rocks - B SIde Devil Inside (3:08)
  19. Do Wot You Do - B Side New Sensation (3:18)
  20. Mystify - Chicago Demo (4:08)
  21. Jesus Was A Man - Demo / Outtakes (6:09)
  22. The Trap - Demo (2:31)
  23. Guns In The Sky - Kick Ass Remix (6:03)
  24. Need You Tonight - Mendelson Extended Mix (7:14)
  25. Move On (4:49)
  26. Never Tear Us Apart - Soul Version (3:34)
  27. New Sensation - Nick 12" Mix (6:32)
  28. New Sensation - Nick 7" Mix (3:42)
  29. Devil Inside - Extended Remix (6:31)
  30. Devil Inside - 7" Edit (5:12)
  31. Devil Inside - Radio Edit (3:56)
  32. Different World - 12" Version (6:19)
  33. Different World - 7" Edit (4:18)
  34. Need You Tonight - Big Bump Mix (8:25)
  35. Need You Tonight - Liebrand 12" Mix (7:16)
  36. Need You Tonight - Mendelsohn 7" Edit (3:59)
  37. Guns In The Sky - Kookaburra Mix (2:22)
  38. Calling All Nations - Kids On Bridges Remix (3:12)
  39. Shine Like It Does - Live (3:25)

Credits

  • INXS - primary artist
  • Bob Withers - art direction, design
  • Ken Smith - art direction, design
  • Nick Egan - art direction, design, cover [cover concept]
  • Garry Gary Beers - bass
  • Michael Hutchence - cover [cover concept], vocals, written-by
  • Jon Farriss - drums, percussion
  • David Nicholas - engineer
  • Paula Jones - engineer [assistant], additional engineer
  • Richard Moakes - engineer [assistant], additional engineer
  • Andrew Farriss - guitar, keyboards, written-by
  • Kirk Pengilly - guitar, saxophone, vocals
  • Tim Farriss - guitar
  • Tim Young - lacquer cut by
  • Bob Clearmountain - mixed by, mix
  • Grant Matthews - photography by, photography
  • Chris Thomas - producer
  • Gerry Humphreys - written-by
  • Ian H. Clyne - written-by
  • Robert John Lovett - written-by

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