On April 4, 1997, “Mercury” label released “Elegantly Wasted”, the tenth INXS studio album. It was recorded December 1996 – February 1997, at “Armoury Studio” in Vancouver , and was produced by Bruce Fairbairn and Andrew Farriss. This was band’s final album with lead singer Michael Hutchence, who died in November that same year.

Personnel:

• Michael Hutchence– vocals, guitar
• Tim Farriss– guitar
• Gary Beers– bass
• Andrew Farriss– keyboards, guitar
• Jon Farriss– drums
• Kirk Pengilly– guitar, saxophone
• Richard Guy – engineer
• Mike Plotnikoff – engineer
• Tom Lord-Alge– mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence.

1. Show Me (Cherry Baby)
2. Elegantly Wasted
3. Everything
4. Don’t Lose Your Head
5. Searching
6. I’m Just A Man
7. Girl on Fire
8. We Are Thrown Together
9. Shake That Three
10. She Is Rising
11. Building Bridges
12. Shine