Album Review:
Cargo
- Release Date: 1983
- Genre: Rock
- Label: Sony Extra Value
- Total Time: 42:21
- Artist: Men at Work
- Flags: Lyrics are included with the album
- Rating:
- Styles: Pop/Rock, New Wave
- Track Picks: "It's a Mistake," "Overkill," "Upstairs in My House"
- Similar Albums: Singles 45's and Under, Creatures of Leisure, English Settlement, Black Sea, The Hurting, Argybargy [Bonus Tracks],
Error in the System , Zenyatta Mondatta,Careful , Reach the Beach, Colour by Numbers
Review
Cargo was bashed out fairly quickly, but its release was delayed because of the success of Men at Work's debut, Business as Usual. Though it was recorded on the road, Cargo is considerably more diverse -- but not necessarily more ambitious -- than its predecessor. Again, the album is anchored by two extraordinary singles. Fortunately, the soaring ballad "Overkill" and the satiric, anti-nuclear "It's a Mistake" aren't rewrites of "Who Can It Be Now?" and "Down Under," demonstrating more depth than anything on the debut. Despite this growth, the remainder of Cargo is weighed down by filler. "Doctor Heckyll and Mr. Jive" might be goofy fun and "High Wire" and "Blue for You" are tight pop songs, but the rest are simply pleasant, occasionally embarrassing ("I Like To," "Settle Down My Boy") new wave pop. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | iTunes | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Dr. Heckyll & Mr. Jive | |
Colin Hay | Men at Work | (4:38) |
| Overkill | |
Colin Hay | Men at Work | (3:46) |
| Settle Down My Boy | Ron Strykert | Men at Work | (3:30) | |
| Upstairs in My House | |
Colin Hay, Ron Strykert | Men at Work | (4:02) |
| No Sign of Yesterday | Colin Hay | Men at Work | (6:14) | |
| It's a Mistake | |
Colin Hay | Men at Work | (4:34) |
| High Wire | |
Colin Hay | Men at Work | (3:02) |
| Blue for You | Colin Hay | Men at Work | (3:54) | |
| I Like To | |
Ron Strykert | Men at Work | (4:03) |
| No Restrictions | Colin Hay | Men at Work | (4:30) |
