Suddenly (The Sports album)

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Suddenly

Studio album by

the Sports

Released

March 1980

Recorded

1979

Studio

Eden Studios, Chiswick, London

The Sports chronology

O.K, U.K!
(1979)

Suddenly
(1980)

Sondra
(1981)

Singles from Suddenly

"Strangers on a Train"
Released: January 1980
"Perhaps"
Released: April 1980
"No Mama No"
Released: October 1980

Suddenly is the third studio album by Australian rock and pop band the Sports, released in March 1980. The album peaked at number 13 on the Australian Kent Music Report.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Steve Schnee from AllMusic wrote: "Although they are fully formed three-minute slices of Aussie pop/rock, the melodies aren't as immediate and engaging as before. There are moments that are equal to the previous album, including 'Strangers on a Train', 'Never Catch Her', 'Oh Mama No', and the title track, but those high points don't occur quite as often," adding "through it all, Stephen Cummings' 'angry young man' vocals are energetic and spirited and the band is tight and inspiring."^[1]

Luis Feliu from The Canberra Times opined that it showed "trimmed up reggae-favoured tunes and souped-up straight, melodic rockers... [and] has its fair share of goodies" while he "had reservations about the overall slickness, and excesses in production for the sake of commercial acceptance" by Solley.^[2]

Ian McFarlane noticed that it "featured an even slicker, more commercial pop sound."^[3]

Track listing

Vinyl/cassette (L 37131)
Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Suddenly"	Stephen Cummings, Andrew Pendlebury	2:33
2.	"No Mama No"	Martin Armiger	3:16
3.	"Between Us"	Cummings, Pendlebury	3:13
4.	"Go"	Cummings, Pendlebury	3:27
5.	"Strangers on a Train"	Armiger	2:39
6.	"It Hurts"	Cummings, Pendlebury, Wilson	2:58

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Murmurs"	Cummings, Pendlebury	2:31
2.	"I Tried To Love Her"	Armiger	2:26
3.	"Blue Hearts"	Cummings, Armiger	4:05
4.	"Perhaps"	Cummings, Wilson	4:18
5.	"The Lost and the Lonely"	Cummings, Armiger	3:10
6.	"Never Catch Her"	Cummings, Pendlebury	2:23

Personnel

The Sports

Steve Cummings - vocals
Martin Armiger - guitar, backing vocals
Andrew Pendlebury - guitar, backing vocals
Jim Niven - keyboards, backing vocals
Robert Glover - bass
Paul Hitchins - drums

with:

Herbie Flowers - string bass on "The Lost and the Lonely"
The Chanter Sisters - backing vocals on "Blue Hearts" and "Perhaps"

Charts

Chart (1980)	Peak position
Australian Kent Music Report^[4]	13

References

^ ^a ^b "The Sports - Suddenly". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
^ Feliu, Luis (14 March 1980). "Slickness, Who Needs It?". The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). National Library of Australia. p. 25. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
^ McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'The Sports'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 6 August 2004. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 238. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.

v t e The Sports
Stephen Cummings Andrew Pendlebury Martin Armiger Red Symons
Studio albums	Reckless Don't Throw Stones Suddenly Sondra
Extended plays	Fair Game O.K, U.K! The Sports Play Dylan (and Donovan)
Compilations	All Sports This Is Really Something: The Complete Anthology The Definitive Collection
Singles	"Boys! (What Did the Detective Say?)" "When You Walk in the Room" "Who Listens to the Radio" "Don't Throw Stones" "Wedding Ring" "Strangers on a Train" "How Come" "Sunshine Superman"
Related articles	Discography

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