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Hourly, Daily
Studio album by You Am I
Released	July 1996
Genre	Alternative rock
You Am I chronology
Hi Fi Way (1995) Hourly, Daily (1996) #4 Record (1998)
International cover
International release cover

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Hourly, Daily is an album by the Australian rock band, You Am I, released in July 1996. The album is Tim Rogers' portrait of Australian life, spread across 15 tracks. Themes include childhood, suburbia and relationships. The album also seems to run the course of a day, "Good Mornin'" beginning with an alarm clock, ending with the question of "Who Takes Who Home" on a night out, and after a period of silence, the hidden track entitled "Forget It Sister" begins with 'good morning baby..'

The album debuted at No. 1 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart. In October 2010, Hourly, Daily, was listed in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums with their previous album, Hi Fi Way (1995) at No. 8.^[2]

Tim Rogers later said of the album, "I was probably listening to too many Kinks records, it must be said. I'm glad people like it, I don't listen to it."^[3]

Track listing [edit]

Australian version [edit]

1. "Hourly, Daily"
2. "Good Mornin'"
3. "Mr. Milk"
4. "Soldiers"
5. "Tuesday"
6. "If We Can't Get It Together"
7. "Flag Fall $1.80"
8. "Wally Raffles"
9. "Heavy Comfort"
10. "Dead Letter Chorus"
11. "Baby Clothes"
12. "Someone Else's Home"
13. "Please Don't Ask Me to Smile"
14. "Moon Shines on Trubble"
15. "Who Takes Who Home?"
16. "Forget It Sister" (hidden track)

International version [edit]

1. "Hourly, Daily"
2. "Good Mornin'"
3. "Mr. Milk"
4. "Soldiers
5. "Trike"
6. "Tuesday"
7. "Opportunities"
8. "If We Can't Get It Together"
9. "Flag Fall $1.80"
10. "Wally Raffles"
11. "Heavy Comfort"
12. "Dead Letter Chorus"
13. "Baby Clothes"
14. "Please Don't Ask Me to Smile"
15. "Who Takes Who Home?"
16. "Forget It Sister" (hidden track)

The international release (June 1997) replaced the songs "Someone Else's Home" and "Moon Shines on Trubble" with "Opportunities" and "Trike", supposedly to increase its overseas appeal by including songs that did not explicitly refer to Sydney or Australia. The international version also replaced the sleeve photo of the ubiquitous Australian overhead telegraph pole with a simpler photo of the band playing live. Unlike the original issue, the new cover also had the virtue of fitting in with You Am I's recurring theme of retro-styled album covers.

Beat Party! (Live At Wiseold's) [edit]

Some copies of the album came with a live bonus disc of songs recorded in May 1996 with Greg Hitchcock on second guitar and organ.

1. "Minor Byrd"
2. "Punkerella"
3. "She's So Fine" (The Easybeats cover)
4. "Making Time (Lyrice Ad Nauseum [sic] Mix)" (Creation cover)
5. "How Much Is Enough"
6. "Applecross Wing Commander"
7. "Search And Destroy" (The Stooges cover)

Chart positions [edit]

References [edit]

External links [edit]

• Hourly Daily
• Hourly Daily international release

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