Howling (The Angels album)

Howling is the eighth studio album by Australian hard rock band The Angels, released in October 1986.^[3] The album charted at number 6 in Australia and it peaked at number 10 in New Zealand.^[4][5]

Howling
Studio album by The Angels
Released	October 1986
Recorded	1986
Studio	Rhinoceros Studios, Sydney, Australia
Genre	Hard rock
Length	48:25
Label	Mushroom
Producer	Steve Brown
The Angels chronology
The Angels' Greatest Vol. II (1985) Howling (1986) Live Line (1987)
Singles from Howling
"Nature of the Beast" Released: July 1986 "Don't Waste My Time" Released: 20 October 1986[1] "We Gotta Get out of This Place" Released: December 1986 "Can't Take Any More" Released: April 1987

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	7/10[2]

Track listing

Credits adapted from the original LP release.^[6]

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Did You Hurt Somebody"	Doc Neeson, Richard Brewster, Bob Spencer, Brent Eccles, Jim Hilbun, Steve Brown	3:59
2.	"When the Time Comes"	Neeson, John Brewster, R. Brewster	2:56
3.	"Don't Waste My Time"	Spencer, R. Brewster	3:55
4.	"Can't Take Any More"	R. Brewster, Eccles	3:22
5.	"Where Do You Run"	Neeson, R. Brewster, Brown	3:21
6.	"Man There"	R. Brewster	5:06

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"Hide Your Face"	R. Brewster	3:54
8.	"We Gotta Get Out of This Place" (The Animals cover)	Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil	4:43
9.	"Standing over You"	R. Brewster, Eccles	3:09
10.	"Stonewall"	J. Brewster, Eccles, R. Brewster	4:14
11.	"All Night for You"	Neeson, Geoffrey Leib	3:15
12.	"Nature of the Beast"	Neeson, Leib	4:22

Personnel

The Angels

• Doc Neeson – lead vocals
• Rick Brewster – lead guitar, percussion on "Don't Waste My Time"
• Bob Spencer – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Jim Hilbun – bass guitar, saxophone, backing vocals, organ on "Did You Hurt Somebody", percussion on "Don't Waste My Time"
• Brent Eccles – drums

Additional musicians

• Eddie Rayner – keyboards
• Swami Brown – percussion on "Don't Waste My Time"
• Mary Azzopardi – backing vocals on "Hide Your Face" and "Can't Take Anymore"
• Bridget O'Donoghue – backing vocals on "Hide Your Face" and "Can't Take Anymore"
• Greg Thorne – trumpet on "Standing over You" and "Don't Waste My Time"
• Tony Buchanan – tenor and baritone saxophones on "Standing over You" and "Don't Waste My Time"
• Herbie Canon – trombone on "Standing over You" and "Don't Waste My Time"

Production

• Steve Brown – producer
• Andrew Scott, Al Wright – engineers
• Heidi Cannova – assistant engineer
• Bill Price – mixing at Wessex Sound Studios, London
• Deitmar – mixing assistant

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Howling Chart (1986–87) Peak position Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[7] 6 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[8] 10

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Howling Chart (1987) Position New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[9] 42

References

1. "Kent Music Report No 640 – 20 October 1986 > Singles: New Releases". Imgur.com (original document published by Kent Music Report). Retrieved 30 November 2017.
2. Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 20. ISBN 978-1894959315.
3. The Angels - Howling at Allmusic
4. The Angels - Howling at Australian-Charts
5. The Angels - Howling at Australian Music Database
6. Howling (LP sleeve). The Angels. Melbourne, Australia: Mushroom Records. 1986. RML 53226.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
7. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book Ltd. pp. 17–18. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) created their own charts
8. "Charts.nz – The Angels – Howling". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
9. "Top Selling Albums of 1987 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved 8 February 2022.