Midnight Sun (Redgum album)

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{{Infobox album

| name = Midnight Sun

| type = studio

| artist = Redgum

| cover = Midnight Sun (Redgum album).jpg

| alt =

| released = November 1986

| recorded = Fast Forward Studios, Melbourne, July/August 1986

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Folk, Rock

| length = 44:01

| label = Epic

| producer = Michael Atkinson & Hugh McDonald

| prev_title = Anything's Legal, Anything Goes

| prev_year = 1984

| next_title = The Very Best of Redgum

| next_year = 1987

}}

Midnight Sun is the fifth and final studio album by Redgum, released through Epic Records in November 1986.Striped Sunlight Blog [http://stripedsunlight.blogspot.com/2008/05/redgum-midnight-sun.html Midnight Sun review]

John Schumann had left the group in 1985 to pursue a solo career,John Schumann website [http://www.schumann.com.au/john/redgum/redgum_history.html Redgum history] so Hugh McDonald took over as lead singer.Bmusic [http://www.bmusic.com.au/links/whatsnew/newsletters/archives/newsno102.html#where Redgum: Where Are They Now?] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091023114930/http://www.bmusic.com.au/links/whatsnew/newsletters/archives/newsno102.html |date=2009-10-23 }} Michael Atkinson left the group in 1987 after its release; the remaining members toured until 1990 to pay off the band's debts, and then disbanded.

Track listing

;Side A

  1. "Talk" (Hugh McDonald/Michael Spicer) - 4:21
  2. "When Your Luck Ran Out" (Hugh McDonald) - 5:48
  3. "Running with the Hurricane" (Hugh McDonald/Michael Atkinson) - 3:47
  4. "Empty Page" (Michael Spicer/Verity Truman) - 4:39
  5. "Midnight Sun" (Michael Atkinson) - 4:45

;Side B

  1. "Too Many Dollars" (Michael Atkinson) - 3:44
  2. "Another Country" (Michael Atkinson) - 5:02
  3. "In Their Hands" (Verity Truman) - 4:30
  4. "Blood upon the Rain" (Hugh McDonald/Michael Atkinson) - 4:24
  5. "La Partida (The Parting)" (Victor Jara) - 3:05

Charts

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!Chart (1986/87)

!Position

Australia (Kent Music Report)

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Personnel

  • Michael Atkinson - bass, vocals
  • Hugh McDonald - lead vocals, guitars, violin
  • Michael Spicer - keyboards, flute
  • Verity Truman - vocals, saxophone, flute
  • Alex Pertout
  • Chris Doheny
  • Dave Clabour
  • David Burgos
  • Eddie Rayner
  • John Barrett
  • Lisa Young
  • Roger McLachlan
  • Shane Howard
  • Trevor Courtney

References

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Category:1986 albums

Category:Redgum albums

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