For the 2000 feature film, Sample People 's soundtrack The Superjesus delivered a "vibrant recording" according to Brad Green of Urban Cinefile he continued that it "might have been great, but fails because it's clearly been mixed by the guitarist's mother." Dragon and Jenny Morris provided an acoustic rendition for the various artists' compilation, The best of acoustic. In June 1999, Jimmy Little, recorded a cover version of "Alone with You" for his album, Messenger. The result is a great pop song that is equal parts tension (in the verse lyrics) and release (the catchy chorus, the great harmony vocals and blistering outro guitar solo)." Cover versions Closely followed by 'Alone with You'." Ĭraig Mathieson in 100 Best Australian Albums describes it as their "signature song" and states that it "captures the excitement and trepidation of a first date, but the naive charm of the moment is undercut by the darkness of lyrics. Garry Raffaele of The Canberra Times reviewed Sunnyboys and felt that "'Happy Man', the single, is still, in my view, their best. Mushroom re-released the single in 1998 following the concert as part of their limited edition Classic Mushroom Singles series. The song was one of two the band performed during a November 1998 reunion for the Mushroom 25 Live concert to celebrate the label's 25th anniversary. It was partly about a chick I knew and partly a generalisation about the pent up feelings of teenage lust and love." It was written at Longdown Street in between going to Art School and rehearsals. In the liner notes of the compilation album, Sunnyboys, Our Best of (December 2013), Jeremy Oxley wrote "'Alone With You' was picked as the second single off the album although I always thought it was the song with the most potential to be a hit. It was included on their eponymous debut album, which had been released that September. Īfter signing with Mushroom Records "Alone with You" was re-recorded and issued as their second single in October 1981, which reached No. 28 on the Kent Music Report singles chart. The initial pressing of 1,000 copies sold out in two weeks it was later remixed and reissued as a 12" EP. They appeared on the band's self-titled and independently released 7" EP via Phantom Records in December that year.
In October 1980, Sunnyboys recorded four tracks produced by Lobby Loyde: "Love to Rule", "The Seeker", "What You Need" and "Alone with You".
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