Frontline (album)

Frontline is the fourth studio album by the Australian folk-rock group Redgum.[1] It was the last album that John Schumann performed on before he left the group at the end of 1985.[2]

Frontline
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1984
StudioRichmond Recorders, Melbourne
GenreFolk, Rock
Length44:57
LabelEpic
ProducerTrevor Lucas
Redgum chronology
Caught in the Act
(1983)
Frontline
(1984)
Anything's Legal, Anything Goes
(1984)

Track listing

Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I've Been to Bali Too"John Schumann3:47
2."A.S.I.O."Michael Atkinson4:16
3."Friday Night"Atkinson3:08
4."Spirit of the Land"Hugh McDonald4:57
5."Gladstone Pier"Atkinson7:46
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Spark of the Heart"Atkinson4:33
2."Still Life"McDonald, Verity Truman3:44
3."Working Girls"Schumann4:40
4."Beyond Reason"Schumann4:41
5."Hira (Diamond of the Dawn)"Stephen Cooney3:30
Total length:44:58

Personnel

The Band

  • Michael Atkinson – vocals, guitar
  • Hugh McDonald – acoustic and electric guitars, violin, vocals
  • John Schumann – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Verity Truman – saxophone, flute, vocals
  • Stephen Cooney - bass, didgeridoo, guitar, mandolin, banjo, vocals
  • Brian Czempinski - drums
  • Michael Spicer - piano, keyboards

Guests

  • Mick O'Connor - Hammond organ
  • Michael Harris - violin
  • Dobe Newton - lagerphone
  • Wilbur Wilde - saxophone
  • Bill Harrower - saxophone, alto flute
  • Trevor Lucas - guitar
  • Greg Sheehan - percussion
  • Tim Fetters - trumpet

Technical

  • Trevor Lucas - producer
  • Tony Buettel - engineer
  • Richmond Recorders - recording studio
  • Music Farm Studios - mixing studio

Design

  • A&L Barnum Graphic Design, CBS Art Studio - artwork
  • Ron Bell, The Age - front cover photography
  • The Age, Peter Dombrovskis, Greg Noakes - back cover photography
  • Stuart Fox - insert photography

Charts

Chart (1984) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 18[3]

References

  1. Redgum discography Album information
  2. That Striped Sunlight Sound blog Frontline review
  3. David Kent (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, New South Wales: Australian Chart Book. p. 248. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.



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