Chain Reaction (John Farnham album)
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Studio album by John Farnham | ||||
Released | 24 September 1990 (Australia) | |||
Recorded | 1990 | |||
Genre | Pop, rock | |||
Length | 51:59 | |||
Label | Sony BMG, RCA, Wheatley | |||
Producer | Ross Fraser | |||
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Chain Reaction is a studio album by Australian singer John Farnham.[1] The album was released in Australia on September 24th 1990 on CD, cassette tape and LP. It was the highest selling album in Australia that year, debuting at #1 on the ARIA charts in its first month of commercial availability and was certified 8x Platinum.
The album had four singles released under it, the first three of them yielding top 10 status, with the title track reaching #3 in August, "That's Freedom" at #5 in September and "Burn For You" reaching #5 in December. A fourth single, "In Days to Come", was released early the following year, peaking at #41.
The album was promoted by a nationwide tour titled, "The Chain Reaction Tour," which concluded with a televised performance at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, when it was then called the Flinders Park National Tennis Centre, on approximately December 14th or 15th in 1990. This performance aired on Australia's Channel Seven and was released shortly after as a VHS video cassette. This cassette was reissued as a DVD on 13 November 2005.
Track listing
- "That's Freedom" - (T. Kimmel, Jean A. Chapman) – 4:19
- "In Days To Come" - (John Farnham, David Hirschfelder, Ross Fraser) – 4:06
- "Burn For You" - (Phil Buckle, John Farnham, Ross Fraser) – 3:33
- "See The Banners Fall" - (John Farnham, David Hirschfelder, Ross Fraser) – 4:35
- "I Can Do Anything" - (Phil Buckle, John Farnham, Ross Fraser) – 4:27
- "All Our Sons And Daughters" - (Phil Buckle, John Farnham, Ross Fraser) – 4:09
- "Chain Reaction" - (David A. Stewart, Sylvester Stewart) – 3:12
- "In Your Hands" - (Phil Buckle, John Farnham, Ross Fraser) – 4:21
- "New Day" - (Phil Buckle, John Farnham, Ross Fraser) – 4:16
- "The Time Has Come" - (James Creighton, John Farnham, Ross Fraser) – 4:58
- "The First Step" - (C. Thompson, Jean-Jacques Kravetz, K. Reid) – 4:54
- "Time And Money" - (Phil Buckle, John Farnham, Ross Fraser) – 5:13
Personnel
Credited to:[1]
- John Farnham - vocals, acoustic guitar
- David Hirschfelder - keyboards, bass, string arrangements, programming, piano
- Brett Garsed - guitars
- Angus Burchall - drums & percussion
- Phil Buckle - guitars
- Jack Jones - guitars
- Tommy Emmanuel - guitars
- Ross Fraser - guitars
- Steve Williams - harp, tenor sax, harmonica
- Venetta Fields - vocals
- Lindsay Field - vocals
Chart positions
Year | Chart | Position |
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1990 | Australian Recording Industry Association Albums Chart | 1 |
References
- 1 2 Holmgren, Magnus; Reboulet, Scott; Albury, Lyn; Birtles, Beeb; Warnqvist, Stefan; Medlin, Peter. "John Farnham". Passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 27 November 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2014.