''Two Fires'' is the fourth studio album by the Australian

rock Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids * Rock music, a genre of popular music Rock or Rocks may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wale ...

singer

Jimmy Barnes James Dixon Barnes ( Swan; born 28 April 1956) is an Australian rock singer. His career, both as a solo performer and as the lead vocalist with the rock band Cold Chisel, has made him one of the most popular and best-selling Australian music a ...

, and his first

United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...

release for

Atlantic Records Atlantic Recording Corporation (simply known as Atlantic Records) is an American record label founded in October 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson. Over the course of its first two decades, starting from the release of its first recor ...

. It was released in Australia by

Mushroom Records Mushroom Records was an Australian flagship record label, founded in 1972 in Melbourne. It published and distributed many successful Australian artists and expanded internationally, until it was merged with Festival Records in 1998. Festival ...

and was his fifth consecutive No. 1 album, debuting in September 1990 and remaining at the position for four weeks. On 16 June 1991, ''Two Fires'' again reached No. 1, making it the only Barnes album to achieve such a feat. The title track, "Between Two Fires", was co-written with the hit songwriter,

Holly Knight Holly Knight (born 1956) is an American songwriter, musician, and singer. She was a member of the 1980s pop rock groups Spider and Device, and wrote or co-wrote several hit singles for other artists, such as " Rag Doll", " Obsession", " Love Is ...

. It notably added "Stick to Your Guns".

Track listing

# " Lay Down Your Guns" (Jimmy Barnes,

Rick Nowels Richard Wright Nowels Jr. (born March 16, 1954) is an American songwriter and record producer. He has co-written and co-produced over 90 hit singles with multiple artists,Let's Make It Last All Night" (Barnes,

Diane Warren Diane Eve Warren (born September 7, 1956) is an American songwriter. She has won an Academy Honorary Award, Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, two Golden Globe Awards and three consecutive ''Billboard'' Music Awards for Songwriter of the Year from 19 ...

Desmond Child John Charles Barrett (born October 28, 1953), known professionally as Desmond Child, is an American songwriter and record producer. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2008. He has been nominated for four Grammy Awards, a Primet ...

) # " Little Darling" (Barnes) # "Love Is Enough" (Barnes,

Marvin Etzioni Marvin Elan Etzioni is an American singer, mandolinist, bassist, and record producer. Also known as the Mandolin Man, Etzioni is best known as a founder of, and bassist for, the band Lone Justice. He is a noted record producer and has released t ...

, Sandford, Thomas, Froggatt) # "Hardline" (Barnes,

Tony Brock Tony Brock (born 31 March 1954) is a British rock drummer, who is best known as the drummer and occasional vocalist for the English group the Babys. He was originally a drummer for Spontaneous Combustion. Through his tenure with the Babys, h ...

, Jay Williams, Savigar) # "One of a Kind" (Barnes, Brock, Williams, Savigar) # "Sister Mercy" (Barnes, Ross Wilson, Neill) # " When Your Love is Gone" (Barnes, Brock, Savigar) # "Between Two Fires" (Barnes,

) # "Fade to Black" (Barnes, Bailey) # "Hold On" (Barnes, Brock, Williams) # "Stick to Your Guns" (Brock)

Singles

3 certain tracks from the Two Fires sessions did not make it to the final album, but they appeared as B-sides of the album's singles. These include: # "Broken Hearts" (B-side of "Lay Down Your Guns")
# "Bad News" (B-side of "Let's Make It Last All Night")
# "No Frills" (B-side of "Little Darling")

Personnel

* Jimmy Barnes – vocals * Jeff Neill, Mark Lizotte,

Brian Setzer Brian Robert Setzer (born April 10, 1959) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He found widespread success in the early 1980s with the 1950s-style rockabilly group Stray Cats, and returned to the music scene in the early 1990s with ...

, Todd Sharp, Wally Stocker – guitar *

Jimmy Haslip James Robert Haslip (born December 31, 1951) is an American bass guitarist who was a founding member of the jazz fusion group the Yellowjackets, which he left in 2012. He was also an early user of the five-string electric bass. Early life and ...

– bass *

– drums *

Kevin Savigar Kevin Savigar (born 9 November 1956) is an English session keyboardist, record producer, songwriter, and composer based in Los Angeles, CA. Perhaps most recognised for his longtime collaboration with Rod Stewart, Savigar has also contributed to ...

– keyboards * Eliza-Jane 'E.J.' Barnes,

Jackie Barnes Jackie James Barnes is an Australian drummer and singer. He has been performing since the age of four. He is the third child and only son of Jimmy Barnes and his wife Jane. Early life and education Born in Sydney, Jackie James Barnes is the t ...

, Jane Barnes, Jimmy Barnes,

Mahalia Barnes Mahalia Violet Barnes (born 12 July 1982) is an Australian singer-songwriter, the daughter of Scottish-Australian rock singer Jimmy Barnes and Jane Mahoney. She began performing as part of children's pop group The Tin Lids with siblings, Eli ...

, Spencer Brock, Taylor Brock, Tony Brock, Leanne D'Hudson, Wendy Fraser, Grace Gehman, Portia Griffin,

Marcy Levy Marcella Levy (born June 21, 1952), known professionally as Marcy Levy and (later in her career) Marcella Detroit, is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. She co-wrote the 1977 Eric Clapton hit " Lay Down Sally" and released her debut ...

, Jeff Neill, Brian Setzer, Todd Sharp, Jade Thacker, Nicholas Thacker, Sue Thacker, Tyler Thacker, Debbie Harwood – backing vocals Technical * Rick O'Neil – mastering engineer

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Sales and certifications

References

{{Authority control 1990 albums Jimmy Barnes albums Albums produced by Don Gehman Mushroom Records albums