Sondra (album)

Sondra
Studio album by
The Sports
ReleasedMay 1981
StudioArmstrong Studios, Melbourne, Australia
Genre
LabelMushroom
ProducerCameron Allan
The Sports chronology
Suddenly
(1980) 		Sondra
(1981) 		The Sports Play Dylan (and Donovan)
(1981)
Singles from Sondra
  1. "How Come"
    Released: March 1981
  2. "When We Go Out Tonight"
    Released: July 1981

Sondra is the fourth and final studio album by Australian rock and pop band The Sports, released in May 1981. The album peaked at number 20 on the Australian Kent Music Report.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Steve Schnee from AllMusic questioned the decision to have Cameron Allan produce the album, believing his skills to be "muddy and lifeless at best," adding that "the production not only reined in the band's considerable talent, it stifled any energy and excitement that they may have had." Schnee said "Stephen Cummings still sounded confident, but ultimately seemed detached from the material, as if he was already going through the motions." Perhaps he was already planning his escape to a solo career, which came to fruition when the band split up shortly after this album was released.

Track listing

Vinyl/cassette (L 37552)
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Against The Dance"Martin Armiger2:39
2."How Come"Stephen Cummings, Andrew Pendlebury3:11
3."When We Go Out Tonight"Armiger, Cummings2:57
4."Black Stockings (For Chelsea)"Armiger, Cummings3:28
5."Clint 1"Pendlebury, Armiger, Cummings0:29
6."This Is Really Something"Armiger, Cummings2:47
7."Softly, Softly"Pendlebury, Cummings2:52
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Passionette"Armiger, Cummings2:13
2."Stop the Baby Talking"Pendlebury, Cummings3:05
3."Lucky Shop"Cummings, Armiger2:16
4."Clint 2"Pendlebury, Armiger, Cummings1:05
5."Face the Tiger"Pendlebury, Cummings2:50
6."Happy Feet"Armiger, Cummings2:05
7."The Last House on the Left"Pendlebury, Cummings3:33

Personnel

The Sports
  • Steve Cummings - vocals
  • Martin Armiger - guitar, backing vocals
  • Andrew Pendlebury - guitar, backing vocals
  • Robert Glover - bass
  • Freddie Strauks - drums

Charts

Chart (1981) Peak
position
Australian Kent Music Report[2] 20

References

  1. ^ "The Sports - Sondra". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 238. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
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