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Relativity (Indecent Obsession album)

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Relativity
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1994
Studio
  • Think Studios
  • Lillie Yard
GenrePop rock
Length56:10 (EU release)
LabelMushroom
MCA
Producer
  • Ian Richardson
  • Nick Coler
Indecent Obsession chronology
More Kiss Me!
(1992)
Relativity
(1994)
The Most Indecent Obsession
(1995)
Singles from Relativity
  1. "Fixing a Broken Heart"
    Released: June 1994
  2. "Fall from Grace"
    Released: August 1994

Relativity is the third and final studio album by Australian pop rock band Indecent Obsession, released by in June 1994 by Mushroom Records in Australia and MCA Records internationally. It features the single "Fixing a Broken Heart", which the band recorded a second version as a duet with Japanese singer-songwriter Mari Hamada. The album is the first and only release to feature lead vocalist Richard Hennassey and guitarist Graham Kearns, who replaced David Dixon and Andrew Coyne, respectively, after the band relocated to London in 1993.[1]

Track listing

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International release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Fall from Grace"
  • Nick Coler
  • Ian Richardson
  • Richard Hennassey
  • Michael Szumowski
4:49
2."Waiting for Me"
  • Coler
  • Richardson
  • Darryl Sims
  • Szumowski
4:08
3."Glory of Burning"
  • Coler
  • Richardson
  • Sims
  • Szumowski
4:07
4."Lady Rain"
  • Coler
  • Richardson
  • Sims
  • Szumowski
4:12
5."Healing Water"
  • Coler
  • Richardson
  • Sims
  • Szumowski
4:25
6."Changes"
  • Coler
  • Richardson
  • Hennassey
  • Graham Kearns
  • Sims
  • Szumowski
4:12
7."One Bad Dream"
4:10
8."Feel It"
  • Coler
  • Richardson
  • Hennassey
  • Sims
3:37
9."Fixing a Broken Heart"
  • Hennassey
  • Michael Jay
  • Mark Duffy
  • Neil McDiamind
  • Don Kilpatrick
3:33
10."My Reflection"
  • Coler
  • Richardson
  • Hennassey
  • Kearns
  • Sims
  • Szumowski
4:17
11."Taste Your Heaven"
  • Coler
  • Richardson
  • Hennassey
  • Kearns
  • Sims
  • Szumowski
  • Lewis A. Martinee
4:07
12."Alaskan Soul"
  • Coler
  • Richardson
  • Hennassey
  • Sims
  • Szumowski
5:49
European release bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Whispers in the Dark" (Acoustic '94)
  • Wolf
  • Dixon
  • Szumowski
4:47
Total length:56:10
South African release bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Fixing a Broken Heart" (Duet with Mari Hamada)
  • Hennassey
  • Jay
  • Duffy
  • McDiamind
  • Kilpatrick
3:32
Asian release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lady Rain"
  • Coler
  • Richardson
  • Sims
  • Szumowski
4:13
2."Fixing a Broken Heart" (Solo version)
  • Hennassey
  • Jay
  • Duffy
  • McDiamind
  • Kilpatrick
3:32
3."Fall from Grace"
  • Coler
  • Richardson
  • Hennassey
  • Szumowski
4:49
4."Waiting for Me"
  • Coler
  • Richardson
  • Sims
  • Szumowski
4:08
5."Glory of Burning"
  • Coler
  • Richardson
  • Sims
  • Szumowski
4:25
6."Healing Water"
  • Coler
  • Richardson
  • Sims
  • Szumowski
4:12
7."Changes"
  • Coler
  • Richardson
  • Hennassey
  • Kearns
  • Sims
  • Szumowski
4:10
8."One Bad Dream"
  • Coler
  • Richardson
  • Sims
  • Szumowski
  • Wolf
4:10
9."Feel It"
  • Coler
  • Richardson
  • Hennassey
  • Sims
3:37
10."My Reflection"
  • Coler
  • Richardson
  • Hennassey
  • Kearns
  • Sims
  • Szumowski
4:04
11."Taste Your Heaven"
  • Coler
  • Richardson
  • Hennassey
  • Kearns
  • Sims
  • Szumowski
  • Martinee
4:13
12."Alaskan Soul"
  • Coler
  • Richardson
  • Hennassey
  • Sims
  • Szumowski
5:47
Asian release bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Learn About Me"
  • Hennassey
  • Kearns
3:45
14."Whispers in the Dark" (Acoustic '94)
  • Wolf
  • Dixon
  • Szumowski
4:44
15."Fixing a Broken Heart" (Duet with Mari Hamada)
  • Hennassey
  • Jay
  • Duffy
  • McDiamind
  • Kilpatrick
3:34

Personnel

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  • Richard Hennassey – lead vocals
  • Graham Kearns – guitar, vocals
  • Michael Szumowski – keyboards, vocals
  • Darryl Sims – drums, percussion, vocals

with

  • Phil Smith – saxophone
  • Mark Feltham – harmonica
  • R. Harris – didgeridoo
  • Miles Bould – percussion
  • Mick Wilson – backing vocals
  • Nick Coler – backing vocals
  • Hazel Fernandez – backing vocals
  • Ian Richardson – backing vocals

Charts

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Chart performance for Relativity
Chart (1994) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] 151

References

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  1. ^ Relativity at AllMusic. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Indecent Obsession ARIA Albums chart history 1988 to 2022, received from ARIA in 2022". ARIA. Retrieved 2 December 2023 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
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