What Rhymes with Cars and Girls

What Rhymes with Cars and Girls
What Rhymes with Cars and Girls
Studio album by Tim Rogers
Released	3 March 1999
Genre	Country, folk
Label	Ra Records/BMG
Producer	Jen Anderson
Tim Rogers chronology

What Rhymes with Cars and Girls is the debut studio album by You Am I frontman Tim Rogers,^[1] and also the name of the stage musical created by Rogers and playwright Aidan Fennessy in 2015.^[2]

The album was recorded at Jen Anderson's (of Weddings Parties Anything) home studio, and featured many varied musicians, including Sally Dastey of Tiddas (on "Up-A-Ways").^[1]^[3]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 1999, Rogers won Best Male Artist for this release.^[1]

Singles

"You've Been So Good to Me So Far" and "I Left My Heart All Over the Place" were released as a double-sided radio single.

Track listing

"Bushell and a Peck" – 2:08
"You've Been So Good to Me So Far" – 4:40
"I Left My Heart All Over the Place" – 4:11
"You Just Don't Do It for Me, Friend" – 3:36
"Arse Kickin' Lady from the Northwest" – 2:56
"Happy Anniversary" – 3:51
"Twenty Eight" – 3:28
"Under the Flight Path" – 3:10
"Up-A-Ways" – 3:16
"Hi, We're the Support Band" – 2:47
"The Songs They Played as I Drove Away" – 4:45

All songs were written by Rogers. "Arse Kickin' Lady from the Northwest" and "Under the Flight Path" both appeared previously as You Am I songs on the "Rumble" single, with the former also appearing as the first track on the live ...Saturday Night, 'Round Ten album.^[4]^[1]

Personnel

Tim Rogers – vocals, guitar, keyboards
Jen Anderson – violin, viola, harmonium, omnichord
Stuart Speed – upright bass
Ian Kitney – drums and percussion
Mark Wallace – accordion
Ed Bates – pedal steel
Peter Somerville – banjo
Richard Gillard – electric guitar
Ben Hoddanger – trombone
Andy Reid – clarinet and washboard
Jeff Burston – mandolin
Sally Dastey – vocals (on "Up-A-Ways"), brandy
David Lane – guitar

Charts

Chart performance for *What Rhymes with Cars & Girls*
Chart (1999)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[5]	14

Musical

In 2015, the album was adapted for the stage, with playwright Aidan Fennessy working with Rogers to create a new musical, What Rhymes with Cars and Girls, for the Melbourne Theatre Company.^[2]^[6]

Awards

The musical was nominated for a Helpmann Award for Best New Australian Work in 2015.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "What Rhymes with Cars and Girls". You Am I.net. Archived from the original on 7 April 2015.
^ ^a ^b "What Rhymes With Cars And Girls". AusStage. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
^ "Albums". You Am I.net. Archived from the original on 12 June 2019.
^ "Singles". You Am I.net. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019.
^ "Australiancharts.com – Tim Rogers & the Twin Set – What Rhymes with Cars & Girls". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
^ "What Rhymes With Cars And Girls (2015 event)". AusStage. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
^ "2015 Nominees and Winners". Helpmann Awards. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2021.

External links

You Am I official website

[albumpage-1] "What Rhymes with Cars and Girls". You Am I.net. Archived from the original on 7 April 2015.

[play-2] "What Rhymes With Cars And Girls". AusStage. Retrieved 17 July 2021.

[youami.net-3] "Albums". You Am I.net. Archived from the original on 12 June 2019.

[4] "Singles". You Am I.net. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019.

[ac_Australia_Tim_Rogers_&_the_Twin_Set-5] "Australiancharts.com – Tim Rogers & the Twin Set – What Rhymes with Cars & Girls". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 September 2022.

[6] "What Rhymes With Cars And Girls (2015 event)". AusStage. Retrieved 17 July 2021.

[7] "2015 Nominees and Winners". Helpmann Awards. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2021.

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