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First single by 1980s Brisbane Australia band Solid Citizens Recorded at the UK Manor Studios in 1984 by Mike Shipley The Cars Def Leppard ACDC Nickleback Shania Twain Joni Mitchell Green Day etc and Mark Goldenberg Pointer Sisters Chicago and released on RoxyRCA Records Solid Citizens were Mick Walker and Glen Muirhead Singing in the Shower was written by Walker Muirhead John Barnes and published by GilbeyMCA Danielle Spencer daughter of actor Don Spencer and wife of Russell Crowe featured in the video produced by the K Team of Sue Davis and John Witteron who also did Who Can It Be Now for Aussie band Men at Work Interestingly the shower scene was shot at the South Sydney Rugby League team39s Rabbitohs change rooms now coowned by Russell Crowe The song was a minor hit in Australia although in Bathurst it entered the charts at 0351 knocking off Michael Jackson39s current national one hit The band was going to call the album Big in Bathurst but RCA dropped all their Australian bands for financial reasons and the album was never finished Glen went on to play in many Australian bands and Mick went to the UK as a songwriter The song was in the popular ABC TV series Sweet and Sour and included on various compilation albums The recording sessions were interesting for other reasons as studio and Virgin Records owner Richard Branson was also residing at the studios and spent days being exposed to Aussie culture humour and gocart driving expertise by the band members A good time was had by all
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Added: 22nd October 2008
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