That's When I Think of You

"That's When I Think of You"
Single by 1927
from the album ...ish
A-side That's When I Think of You
B-side Alright /The Mess
Released August 1988 (1988-08)
Format 7" Vinyl, 12" Vinyl, CD Single,
Recorded 1987-88
Genre rock, pop
Length 3:40
Label WEA
Writer(s) Garry Frost, Erik Weideman
Producer(s) Charles Fisher
1927 singles chronology
"That's When I Think of You"
(1988)		 "If I Could"
(1988)

"That's When I Think of You" is the debut single by Australian rock-pop band 1927. It was released in August 1988 and peaked at number six on the ARIA Singles Chart.

The track won the award for 'breakthrough artist' at the ARIA Music Awards of 1989. The song was further nominated for 'single of the year' by lost to "Under the Milky Way" by The Church and 'producer of the year' but lost out to Age of Reason by John Farnham.[1]

Background

1927 formed in Melbourne in 1987 as a pop, rock band with James Barton on drums, Bill Frost on bass guitar, his brother Garry Frost (ex-Moving Pictures) on guitar and keyboards, and Eric Weideman on lead vocals and guitar. [2] After a year of vainly seeking a recording contract, 1927 were signed mid-1988 by WEA.

Track listing

7" Single
No.TitleLength
1."That's When I Think Of You"  3:40
2."Alright"  2:46
12" Single
No.TitleLength
1."That's When I Think Of You (extended)"  5:25
2."That's When I Think Of You"  3:40
3."The Mess"  2:35

Charts

Weekly chart

Chart (1988) Peak
position
scope="row"Australia (ARIA)[3] 6

Year-end chart

Chart (1988) Position
Australian Singles Chart[4] 40
Australian Artist Singles Chart[5] 7

References

  1. ↑ "ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year: 3rd Annual ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  2. ↑ McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Whammo Homepage". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 5 April 2004. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – 1927 – That's When I Think of You". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 AustralianSingles 1988". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Australian Singles 1988". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
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