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Five Star Laundry

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Five Star Laundry
Studio album by
Released5 March 2001
GenreAlternative rock, post-grunge
Length53:08
LabelSputnik
ProducerCraig Harnath
Motor Ace chronology
Five Star Laundry
(2001)
Shoot This
(2002)

Five Star Laundry is the debut studio album by Australian post-grunge band, Motor Ace, which was released on 5 March 2001. It peaked at No. 4 on the ARIA Albums Chart.[1] It exposed Motor Ace to the Australian public, especially by listeners of national youth radio station, Triple J.

Singles

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The album provided three singles, "American Shoes" (June 2000), "Death Defy" (November 2000) and "Hey Driver" (February 2001).

On the Triple J Hottest 100, 2000 both "American Shoes" (No. 65) and "Death Defy" (No. 98) were listed.[2] "Hey Driver" appeared in the 2001 listing at No. 53.[3]

Track listing

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  1. "Hey Driver" – 4:56
  2. "Death Defy" – 4:19
  3. "Five Star Laundry" – 4:04
  4. "Lorenzo" – 3:51
  5. "Budge" – 4:47
  6. "American Shoes" – 4:10
  7. "Siamese" – 4:56
  8. "Chairman of the Board" – 4:02
  9. "Freefall" – 4:49
  10. "Enemies" – 3:22
  11. "Criminal Past" – 3:19
  12. "Money and Sympathy" – 6:33

Charts

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Chart (2001) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 4

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[5] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Motor Ace". Australia Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  2. ^ "2000 | history | triple j hottest 100". Triple J (Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)). 2008. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  3. ^ "2001 | history | triple j hottest 100". Triple J (Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)). 2008. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Motor Ace – Five Star Laundry". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  5. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2002 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
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