- Audio CD (17 Jan 2005)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Extra tracks, Original recording remastered
- Label: Bmg
- ASIN: B0006SNK8U
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette | Vinyl
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 81,870 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. The Lies In Your Eyes |
| 2. Cockroach |
| 3. Keep It In |
| 4. 4th Of July |
| 5. Action |
| 6. Yesterday’s Rain |
| 7. White Mice |
| 8. Healer |
| 9. Action (7” version) (Bonus Track) |
| 10. Cockroach (Munich mix) (Bonus Track) |
| 11. 4th Of July (Munich mix) (Bonus Track) |
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IN MINT CONDITION.
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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This album is 100 per cent Sweet, the record where the strings were cut and the band went it alone. The production is handled admirably by Scott, Connolly, Tucker and Priest and every song is a band composition. GIVE US A WINK was recorded for the most part at Musicland Studios in Munich with engineer Mack (who was later to work extensively with Queen.) Part of the recording process was watched by Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones who was particularly interested in the sound Mick Tucker had achieved in recording his drumming. (Coincidently the next Zeppelin album, PRESENCE was recorded in the same studio.) The recording was completed back in London at Ian Gillan`s Kingsway Recorders. There were two singles lifted from GIVE US A WINK, the first being ACTION, a fast and furious rocker which unfortunately only made number 16 in the charts but remains a classic to this day. It was covered by Def Leppard in the Nineties and provided the Sheffield lads with a hit! The other single LIES IN YOUR EYES fared even worse and proved to be the last hit Sweet would have for a couple of years. It was like the Stones and The Who rolled into one but heavier! The songs on this album were probably the hardest rockers Sweet ever recorded, punctuated by longer instrumental passages, which gave the band the opportunity to prove themselves the fine musicians they had always claimed to be and undoubtedly were. YESTERDAY`S RAIN is a superb track with phased guitar and very clever lyrics. COCKROACH is a fine example of the thunderous new drum sound mentioned previously whilst KEEP IT IN sees the band tying themselves in musical knots on the instrumental mid segment. WHITE MICE is a must for anyone who loves harmony guitarwork. The album closes with an experimental, lengthy, semi-funky plodder called HEALER. Great stuff! Sweet were reviled at the time this album was originally released for ripping off all the great bands of the Seventies but in doing so they came up with something unique! GIVE US A WINK is an essential album for any classic rock collection. Don`t hesitate to purchase. This latest reissue of the album also features some interesting out-takes.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
When i first heard this album back in 1976 it blowed me away with its sheer power and now with this new remastered version with bonus tracks the sound is even better,it contains two of the bands singles "action"and "lies in your eyes"which are great rocking tracks,there is plenty of good guitar and drum work on this cd thanks to andy scott and mick tucker with "yesterdays rain" and "keep it in" comming to mind,brian connollys vocals have never sounded stronger yes this was "sweet" at their hardest you will not be dissapointed with this cd!
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Sweet F.A. and Give Us A Wink were probably the best studio albums by The Sweet. Music on Give Us A Wink is brutal and energic hard rock in style. Yes, The Sweet was not only stupid buble gum band and this is living proof.
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B SIDE THEMSELVES.
I love The Sweet and really they were my first proper introduction to Hard Rock. Dismissed by a lot of people because most of their formative hits were written by Nicky Chin and... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mark Jones
Classic album
Give us a wink is one of the Sweet's 3 great albums (alongside Sweet FA and Off the Record) and stands the test of time pretty well. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Terrahurtz
SWEET GIVE US A WINK
GREAT ALBUM THEY TRIED TO ROCK TO HARD. LED ZEPPLIN GOT THE DRUM IDEA FROM WATCHING THEM RECORD THIS LP IN SWITCHERLAND.
Published 14 months ago by PAULLEE BOY
Give us a Wink
Any doubt about Sweet's credentials as a serious rock band were blown away by this album. All strong songs capped by the sublime Healer, coupled with brilliant musicians at the top... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Dave K
Sweet proving they can RAWK!
Loovve Mick's "Bonzo" drumming on "Cockroach" of course he was always a "bonzo" kind of drummer in his own right. Read more
Published on 19 Feb 2010 by M. DeJesus
Great heavy glam
Sweet's heaviest album - great, but lacking bonus tracks compared to the rest of this series.
Published on 17 Oct 2009 by R. Slee
Going down.......
After splitting with the Chinn-Chapman songwriting/production/management team in early 1975, Sweet delivered two fabulous self-penned hit singles "Fox On The Run" and "Action". Read more
Published on 8 Dec 2006 by A. Jackson
Then there were two ...
Two fatal casualties - Connoly and Tucker - one in Califonian real-estate (Priest) and one still on stage (Scott). Read more
Published on 2 Jan 2004 by Klaus Nrskov
"EVERYBODY WANTS A PIECE OF THE ACTION!"
This album is 100 per cent Sweet, the record where the strings were cut and the band went it alone. The production is handled admirably by Scott, Connolly, Tucker and Priest and... Read more
Published on 7 Sep 2003 by Derek J. Liddard
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