Days of Innocence

Days of Innocence is the debut album released by Australian band Moving Pictures in October 1981. It spent 7 weeks at the top of the Australian Album charts in 1982[2] and was certified 3x Platinum.[3] It spawned the 1982 number one single in Australia "What About Me".

Days of Innocence
Studio album by
Moving Pictures
ReleasedOctober 1981 (Australia)
1982 (USA)
RecordedMusic Farm Studios at Byron Bay
GenreRock, New Wave, post-punk
Length43:13
LabelNetwork
Wheatley Records
Epic Records
ProducerCharles Fisher
Moving Pictures chronology
Days of Innocence
(1981)		 Matinée
(1983)
Singles from Days of Innocence
  1. "Bustin' Loose"
    Released: October 1981
  2. "What About Me"
    Released: January 1982
  3. "Sweet Cherie"
    Released: May 1982
  4. "Winners"
    Released: October 1982
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing
  1. "Nothing to Do" (Alex Smith, Garry Frost) - 3:28
  2. "What About Me" (Garry Frost, Frances Swan Frost) - 3:32
  3. "Round Again" (A. Smith, G. Frost) - 4:06
  4. "Bustin' Loose" (A. Smith) - 4:37
  5. "Wings" (A. Smith) - 4:53
  6. "The Angel and the Madman" (A. Smith, Charlie Cole, G. Frost) - 4:28
  7. "Sweet Cherie" (A. Smith, C. Cole, G. Frost) - 3:38
  8. "So Tired" (A. Smith) - 4:03
  9. "Joni and the Romeo" (A. Smith) - 3:31
  10. "Streetheart" (A. Smith, Ian Lees, C. Cole, Andrew Thompson, G. Frost, Paul Freeland) - 7:01

Musicians

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1981/82) Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report)[4] 1
US Billboard 200 101

Year-end charts
Chart (1982) Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report)[5] 4

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[3] 3× Platinum 150,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "Days Of Innocence - Moving Pictures". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  2. Days Of Innocence - Moving Pictures at Australian Music Database
  3. "Moving Pictures back on stage to mark 35 years of their big hit". Daily Telegraph. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 210. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 434. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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