In September 2003, You Am I were dropped by record label BMG after “the company refused to support a tour of the US.” AllMusic’s Hal Horowitz noticed it was “a slight departure from their existing catalog, Deliverance nonetheless delivers the pop-rock goods… The acoustic guitars that propel much of the…
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You Am I’s sixth studio album, Deliverance , was recorded in January 2002 and released in September 2002. It did not receive the kind of critical and commercial success that the band’s earlier work had enjoyed. It was produced by McKercher and peaked at No. 12 on the ARIA Albums…
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After three years between studio albums, due to touring and record label interference, You Am I released Dress Me Slowly in April 2001 on BMG. It was Lane’s first appearance on a studio album, which was produced by Clif Norrell . According to Nimmervoll the group were “under a lot…
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The limited-edition version of Dress Me Slowly included an eight-track disc, The Temperance Union , which were solo recordings by Rogers and studio musicians. Three singles were released from the standard album, ” Damage ” (October 2000), ” Get Up ” (March 2001) and ” Kick a Hole in the…
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By July 1999, the line-up of the group was augmented by Davey Lane of The Pictures on second guitar. Lane came to the band’s attention via his work with The Pictures and by accurately transcribing You Am I’s guitar tabs from #4 Record on an early fan site. Lane said…
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You Am I recorded their first live album, …Saturday Night, ‘Round Ten , over a three-night series of gigs at Casa del Resaca, a warehouse in Richmond, in July 1999. It was released in September and includes Lane on guitar. McFarlane noticed that they provided “a strong, swaggering live outing…
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Subtle country influences were apparent on You Am I’s #4 Record , released in April 1998, such as the track, ” Heavy Heart “. It was produced by George Drakoulias in Los Angeles, which was their third number-one album in a row – they are the first Australian band to…
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The album provided three singles, ” What I Don’t Know ’bout You ” (February 1998), ” Rumble ” (April) and “Heavy Heart” (July). “What I Don’t Know ’bout You” is their highest-charting single, which peaked at No. 28; whereas “Heavy Heart” is their highest placed track on any annual Triple…
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For their US and United Kingdom versions of Hourly, Daily on WEA/Warner Bros and rooArt/BMG, in March 1997, two tracks were replaced by newly recorded material, ” Trike ” and “Opportunities”. AllMusic’s Jason Anderson opined that Hourly, Daily “did little to ingratiate the group to an America fascinated with the…
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You Am I’s third album, Hourly, Daily was released in July 1996, was produced by the group and recorded at Q Sound Studios, Sydney in December 1995. They were assisted by engineers, Connolly and Paul McKercher , which appeared on Ra/rooArt and was distributed by Shock Records . According to…
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