1979/1985 | 1986/1995 | 1996...
The Men at Work
was back, Colin & Greg joined forces with new guys for the band
After so many requests
Colin formed Men at Work
again with Greg Ham, for a tour in South America. The concerts in Brazil
resulted in Men at Work's fourth album, the live Brazil '96,
released in 1997 only for South America. At this same year, Colin
recorded a new version for "Overkill" with the band Lazlo
Bane, which he's a kind of godfather. Colin
already has acted in another movies like "Cosi" and "Heaven's
Burning". Men at Work was back in studio for the recording of "The
Longest Night", a song composed by Greg Ham.
Men at Work was back but Colin
didn't stop recording solo, in 1998 he released his fifth album, Transcendental
Highway. Sony/Legacy released Men at Work's live album in world
wide with the adiction of "The Longest Night" in the new studio
version, now the album was just named Brazil.
Colin composed and sung the
song "Misty Bay" with his girlfriend, the latin-singer/composer/dancer
Cecilia Noël. He also acted in the movie "The Craíc"
with Jimeoin, a new acoustic version of "Down Under" is on
the soundtrack of this movie.
Colin released a new acoustic
album in 2000, named Going Somewhere, bringing the main songs
played at his acoustic concerts that were not in Peaks & Valleys.
Men at Work was the closing act for the Ending Cerimonies of Sydneys
Olympics, playing "Down Under", after 17 years live for all
the world again. Paul Hogan released the movie "Crocodile Dundee
in Los Angeles" and there's "Down Under" at the soundtrack,
in a new version with the featuring of Cecilia Noël & The Wild
Clams. Colin lent his voice talent into the
Disney's live action movie "The Country Bears", the songs
are in the movie's soundtrack, he also appeared at the NBC's series
'Scrubs', singing "Overkill". Colin
released his seventh solo album named "Company of Strangers".
The Men at Work gave a break up into touring.
Greg Ham & Colin Hay are leading the Men at Work
for tours, but no release preview,
Colin Hay released his seventh solo album.
This picture taken by Stacy Greene