Boys Will Be Boys!

Boys Will Be Boys
Studio album by
Released1975
Recorded1974–1975
StudioRPM Studios (Johannesburg)
GenreRock
LabelJo'Burg
Producers
Rabbitt chronology
Boys Will Be Boys
(1975)
A Croak and a Grunt in the Night
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Boys Will Be Boys! is the debut studio album by South African rock band Rabbitt, released in 1975 on Jo'Burg Records. The album earned a gold certification in the country faster than any other previously released album in South Africa at the time. The group won a Sarie Award in the Best Contemporary Pop category. In 1989, Boys Will Be Boys! was reissued in Germany and the United States.

Track listing

  1. "Something's Going Wrong with My Baby" (Trevor Rabin) — 4:45
  2. "Savage" (Rabin) — 4:43
  3. "Lifeline" (Patrick van Blerk, Rabin) — 6:00
  4. "Locomotive Breath" (Ian Anderson) — 3:35
  5. "Hard Ride" (Rabin) — 4:05
  6. "Baby's Leaving" (Rabin) — 2:20
  7. "Eventides" (Rabin) — 2:34
  8. "Looking for the Man" (Van Blerk, Rabin) — 4:00
  9. "Death of Tulio" (Rabin) — 0:22
  10. "Charlie" (Van Blerk, Rabin) — 2:35
  11. "Brand New Love"* (Rabin) — 3:38
  12. "Auld Lang Syne"* (Traditional) — 1:18
  • *Bonus tracks on 2006 CD re-issue (Fresh Music)

Personnel

Rabbitt

  • Trevor Rabin – lead vocals (except "Hard Ride"), electric and acoustic guitars, keyboards, synthesizers
  • Duncan Faure – keyboards, synthesizers, lead vocals on "Hard Ride"
  • Ronnie Robot – bass guitar
  • Neil Cloud – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

  • Godfrey Rabin (Trevor's father) – violin solo on "Hard Ride"
  • Pro Arte – strings arrangement
  • Bram Verhoef – conductor

Production

  • Trevor Rabin – arrangement, production
  • Julian Laxton – production, engineering, mixing
  • Patrick van Blerk – production

References

  1. ↑ Boys Will Be Boys! at AllMusic. Retrieved 9 May 2025.