Just Testing
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{{Infobox album
| name = Just Testing
| type = studio
| artist = Wishbone Ash
| cover = Wishbone_Ash_-_Just_Testing_(1980).jpg
| border = yes
| alt =
| released = 18 January 1980
| recorded = 1979
| venue =
| studio = Surrey Sound Studios, Leatherhead, England; except "Helpless" at Kingsway Recorders, London
| genre = Hard rock
| length = {{Duration|m=38|s=00}}
| label = MCA
| producer = {{flatlist|
- Martin Turner
- John Sherry
- Wishbone Ash
}}
| prev_title = Live in Tokyo
| prev_year = 1979
| next_title = Live Dates 2
| next_year = 1980
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Just Testing
| type = studio
| single1 = Living Proof/Jail Bait
| single1date = 1980
| single2 = Helpless/Living Proof
| single2date = 1980
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{AllMusic | class = album | id = just-testing-mw0000739376 | label = Wishbone Ash: "Just Testing" > Review | first = Mark | last = Allan | accessdate = 17 November 2016}}
}}
Just Testing is the tenth studio album by the British rock band Wishbone Ash, released on 18 January 1980 by MCA Records. Recorded primarily at Surrey Sound Studios in England, it was the last to feature the original lead vocalist and bass guitarist Martin Turner until the release of Nouveau Calls (1987). The track "Helpless" is only the second cover version released by the band on a studio album, the previous one being "Vas Dis" on Pilgrimage.
The album reached number 43 in the UK Albums Chart.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Side one
| all_writing = Martin Turner, except where noted
| title1 = Living Proof
| writer1 = Laurie Wisefield, Claire Hamill
| length1 = 5:44
| title2 = Haunting Me
| length2 = 4:34
| title3 = Insomnia
| length3 = 5:10
| title4 = Helpless
| writer4 = Paul Kendrick
| length4 = 4:03
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
| total_length = 38:00
| title5 = Pay the Price
| length5 = 3:35
| title6 = New Rising Star
| length6 = 3:58
| title7 = Master of Disguise
| writer7 = Andy Powell
| length7 = 4:26
| title8 = Lifeline
| writer8 = Turner, Powell, Wisefield, Steve Upton
| length8 = 6:29
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = 1998 remastered edition bonus tracks
| total_length = 55:43
| title9 = Come On
| writer9 = Chuck Berry
| length9 = 3:23
| title10 = Fast Johnny
| writer10 = Turner, Powell, Wisefield, Upton
| length10 = 4:04
| title11 = Blowin' Free
| note11 = live
| writer11 = Powell, Upton, Ted Turner, Turner
| length11 = 6:34
| title12 = Helpless
| note12 = live
| writer12 = Kendrick
| length12 = 3:46
}}
Personnel
=Wishbone Ash=
- Andy Powell – electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals
- Laurie Wisefield – electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals
- Martin Turner – lead vocals, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals; co-producer
- Steve Upton – drums and percussion
=Additional musicians=
- Claire Hamill – vocals (on "Living Proof", "Pay the Price" and "Master of Disguise")
- Ian Kew – organ (on "Master of Disguise")
=Technical personnel=
- John Sherry – co-producer
- Martin Moss – engineer
- Bob Broglia – engineer
- Colin Elgie – sleeve design
- Hipgnosis – photography and art direction
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
| Chart (1980)
! Peak |
|---|
| {{Album chart|Germany4|51|id=12621|artist=Wishbone Ash|album= Just Testing|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 30, 2023}} |
| {{Album chart|UK2|41|date=19800203|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 30, 2023}} |
| {{Album chart|Billboard200|179|artist=Wishbone Ash|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 30, 2023}} |
References
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External links
- https://www.wishboneashofficial.com/ The Official Wishbone Ash Website
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080724221410/http://www.wishboneash.co.uk/ Classic Wishbone Ash History]
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