Bodyrock (album)

Bodyrock is the fifth studio album by singer Lee Aaron, released on 13 September 1989 through Attic Records (Europe and North America)[2] and Alfa Records (Japan).[4] The album is Aaron's most successful and highest-charting release to date, reaching No. 32 on the Canadian albums chart[5] and No. 36 on the German albums chart.[6] Both of its singles also charted: "Whatcha Do to My Body" reached No. 25 on the Canadian singles chart[7] and "Hands On" reached No. 38.[8]

Bodyrock
Studio album by Lee Aaron
Released	13 September 1989 (1989-09-13)[1]
Recorded	Phase One Studios in Toronto[2]
Genre	Hard rock
Length	55:03
Label	Attic
Producer	Brian Allen, John Albani
Lee Aaron chronology
Lee Aaron (1987) Bodyrock (1989) Some Girls Do (1991)
Alternative cover
Japanese edition
Singles from Bodyrock
"Whatcha Do to My Body" / "Tough Girls Don't Cry" / "Nasty Boyz" Released: 16 August 1989[1][3] "Hands On" Released: 9 November 1989[1]

The music video for "Whatcha Do to My Body" was nominated for Video of the Year at the 1990 Juno Awards, while Bodyrock itself was nominated for Album of the Year and Rock Album of the Year in 1991.[9] Furthermore, recording engineer Lenny DeRose received a nomination for Recording Engineer of the Year in 1990 for his work on the album. Bodyrock was certified Platinum on 18 December 1989.[10]

Critical reception

Bodyrock was included on Chart magazine's list of "20 most influential Canadian albums of the '80s".[11]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Nasty Boyz"	Lee Aaron, John Albani	4:06
2.	"Yesterday"	Aaron, Albani, Phil Naro, Mladen Zarron	4:50
3.	"Gotta Thing for You"	Aaron, Albani, Naro, Zarron	4:06
4.	"Rock Candy"	Ronnie Montrose, Sammy Hagar, Bill Church, Denny Carmassi	4:11
5.	"Tough Girls Don't Cry"	Aaron, Albani	4:40
6.	"Sweet Talk"	Aaron, Albani	6:02
7.	"Rock the Hard Way"	Aaron, Albani, Stan Meissner	3:47
8.	"Shame"	Aaron, Albani	4:51
9.	"Whatcha Do to My Body"	Aaron, Albani	4:46
10.	"Hands On"	Aaron, Albani, Paul Sabu	4:15
11.	"Rebel Angel"	Aaron, Albani, Naro, Zarron	4:18
12.	"How Deep"	Aaron, Albani, Marvin Birt	5:11
Total length:			55:03

Personnel

• Lee Aaron – lead vocals, background vocals
• John Albani – guitar, background vocals, production
• Scott Humphrey – drum programming, bass (except track 12)
• Matthew Gerrard – bass (track 12)
• Phil Naro – background vocals
• Chas Anthony – background vocals
• Lenny DeRose – engineering, mixing
• Darren Millar – engineering
• Marty Ogden – mixing
• Brian Allen – production

Chart performance

Album

Year	Chart	Peak position
1989	Canadian albums chart	32[5]
	German albums chart	36[6]

Singles

Year	Title	Chart	Peak position
1989	"Whatcha Do to My Body"	Canadian singles chart	25[7]
	"Hands On"		38[8]

Awards

Event	Title	Award	Result
1990 Junos	"Whatcha Do to My Body"	Video of the Year	Nominated
1991 Junos	Bodyrock	Album of the Year
		Rock Album of the Year

Certifications

Year	Certification	Region
1989	Platinum	Canada[10]

References

1. "Lee Aaron Discography". The Almost Official Lee Aaron Home Page. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2014-11-29.
2. "Bodyrock". Lee Aaron European Fan Page. Retrieved 2014-11-29.
3. "Lee Aaron – Watcha Do To My Body". Discogs. Retrieved 2014-11-29.
4. "Bodyrock [Japan]". Lee Aaron European Fan Page. Retrieved 2014-11-29.
5. "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 51, No. 2, November 11 1989" Archived 2012-10-21 at the Wayback Machine. RPM. Retrieved 2014-11-29.
6. "Lee Aaron - Bodyrock (album)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-11-29.
7. "Top Singles - Volume 51, No. 5, December 02 1989" Archived 2012-10-21 at the Wayback Machine. RPM. Retrieved 2014-11-29.
8. "Top Singles - Volume 51, No. 12, February 03 1990" Archived 2012-10-21 at the Wayback Machine. RPM. Retrieved 2014-11-29.
9. "Aaron, Lee". Jam!. Canoe.ca. Retrieved 2014-11-29.
10. "Most Recent Certifications". Music Canada. Retrieved 2014-11-29.
11. "Lee Aaron". Canadian Classic Rock. Retrieved 2014-11-29.

External links

• Bodyrock at leeaaron.com