5013929782426

Young Men Gone West / Book Early: Expanded Edition

City Boy

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Format: 2CD

Cat No: CDLEMD224

Release Date:  07 July 2023

Label:  Lemon / Cherry Red

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  2

Barcode:  5013929782426

Genres:  Rock  Classic Rock  

  • Description

    • The first official release of these albums on
    • Remastered from original
    • With sleeve notes by Malcolm Dome.
    • Contains the smash hit ‘5705’.

    The first albums produced by renowned producer Mutt Lange (Def Leppard, Muse).

    City Boy were successful in the late 1970s, characterised by complex vocal arrangements and heavy guitars.

    City Boy's first five albums were produced by Mutt Lange, and are among the first albums he produced after relocating to the UK from South Africa. Lange became the seventh member of the band, helping Chris Dunn hone his bass guitar skills and assisting with City Boy's vocal harmonies.

    Their breakthrough came in 1978 with their hit song ‘5705’ which reached the Top 10 in the UK, the Top 30 in the US and the Top 40in Australia. It was Mutt Lange's first hit single outside of his homeland of South Africa.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. 5.7.0.5
      • 2. Summer in the School Yard
      • 3. Goodbye Laurelie
      • 4. Raise Your Glass (to Foolish Me)
      • 5. Cigarettes
      • 6. Do What You Do, Do Well
      • 7. What a Night
      • 8. The World Loves a Dancer
      • 9. Beth
      • 10. Moving the Circles
      • 11. Dangerous Ground
      • 12. Medicine
      • 13. Turn on to Jesus
      • 14. Bordello Night
      • 15. Dear Jean (I'm Nervous)
      • 16. Honymooners
      • 17. She's Got Style
      • 18. Bad for Business
      • 19. Young Men Gone West
      • 20. I've Been Spun
      • 21. One After Two
      • 22. The Runaround
      • 23. The Man Who Ate His Car
      • 24. Millionaire