Cargo is the second studio album by the Australian pop rock band Men at Work, which was released in April 1983.
Four singles were released from the album, with "Overkill" being an international top 10 hit in Canada, Ireland, Norway, and US Billboard Hot 100.
Australian pop rock group Men at Work released their second album, Cargo, in April 1983, which peaked at No.
[3] In Smash Hits, Fred Dellar praised Cargo as "an immaculately constructed album of outback pop for in-front people".
[10] John Mendelssohn of Record also felt that none of the tracks measured up to Men at Work's early hits, but went further, saying the album in its entirety is inoffensive but forgettable, with "Upstairs in My House" being the only highlight.
He found the band's instrumental solos particularly dull, and assessed that Men at Work's one asset is that "Colin Hay may be the most effortlessly soulful pop singer since Sting".
[12] In a retrospective review, AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine praised "Overkill" and "It's a Mistake" as "demonstrating more depth than anything on the debut".