Don't Waste My Time (The Angels song)

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"Don't Waste My Time"
Single by The Angels
from the album Howling
Released20 October 1986[1]
GenreHard rock
Length3:54 (single version)
5:15 (extended version)
LabelMushroom Records
Songwriter(s)Bob Spencer, Richard Brewster
Producer(s)Steve Brown
The Angels singles chronology
"Nature of the Beast"
(1986)
"Don't Waste My Time"
(1986)
"We Gotta Out of This Place"
(1986)

"Don't Waste My Time" is a song by Australian hard rock band the Angels, released in October 1986[1] as the second single from their eighth studio album Howling. The song peaked at number 40 on the Kent Music Report and number 38 on the Recorded Music NZ chart.

Track listing[edit]

7-inch single (Mushroom K80)

  1. Don't Waste My Time (Bob Spencer, Richard Brewster) - 3:54
  2. Hide Your Face (Richard Brewster) - 3:54

12-inch single

  1. Don't Waste My Time (Extended) (Bob Spencer, Richard Brewster) - 5:15
  2. Hide Your Face (Richard Brewster) - 3:54
  3. Don't Waste My Time (Bob Spencer, Richard Brewster) - 3:54

Personnel[edit]

  • Doc Neeson - lead vocals
  • Rick Brewster - lead guitar, percussion
  • Bob Spencer - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Jim Hilbun - bass guitar, sax, backing vocals, percussion
  • Brent Eccles - drums
  • Eddie Rayner - Keyboards
  • Swami Brown - percussion
  • Greg Thorne - Trumpet
  • Tony Buchanan - Tenor and Bari Saxes
  • Herbie Canon - Trombone

Production

  • Steve Brown - Producer
  • Andrew Scott - Engineer
  • Al Wright - Engineer
  • Heidi Cannova - Assistant Engineer
  • Bill Price - Mixing
  • Deitmar - Mixing Assistant

Charts[edit]

Chart (1986) Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report)[2] 40
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[3] 38

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Kent Music Report No 640 – 20 October 1986 > Singles: New Releases". Imgur.com (original document published by Kent Music Report). Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book Ltd. pp. 17–18. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) created their own charts
  3. ^ "The Angels – Don't Waste My Time". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 15 July 2014.