Chain Reaction (John Farnham album)
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Released | 24 September 1990 (Australia) | |||
Recorded | January–July 1990 | |||
Genre | Pop, rock | |||
Length | 51:59 | |||
Label | Sony BMG, RCA, Wheatley | |||
Producer | Ross Fraser | |||
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Chain Reaction is the 14th studio album by Australian singer John Farnham.[1] The album was released in Australia on 24 September 1990 on CD, cassette tape and LP. It was the highest selling album in Australia that year, debuting at No. 1 on the ARIA charts.
The album had four singles released under it, the first three of them yielding top 10 status, with the title track reaching No. 3 in August, "That's Freedom" at No. 5 in September and "Burn For You" reaching No. 5 in December. A fourth single, "In Days to Come", was released early the following year, peaking at No. 41.
The album was re-released on vinyl on 18 August 2017 by Sony Music.
Background[]
Keen to change his sound from previous two albums Whispering Jack and Age of Reason, John enlisted the songwriting help of Southern Sons guitarist Phil Buckle. 9 of the 12 songs on the album were co-written by John. Doug Brady was brought in to engineer the record. His baby daughter Caitlin was born during the recording sessions and a photograph of her was placed in the centre of the album's front cover.[2]
Chain Reaction tour and DVD[]
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 14 or 15 December 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 entitled Chain Reaction Live in Concert on 13 November 2005.
Track listing[]
- "That's Freedom" – (Tom 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, Siobhan Fahey) – 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
- Doug Brady – engineer
Charts[]
Weekly charts[]
Chart (1990/91) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] | 1 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[4] | 88 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[5] | 8 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[6] | 35 |
Year-end charts[]
Chart (1990) | Position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] | 1 |
Chart (1991) | Position |
Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] | 19 |
Certifications[]
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[8] | 7× Platinum | 490,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
See also[]
- List of number-one albums of 1990 (Australia)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b 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.
- ^ Gazzo, Jane (15 November 2015). John Farnahm: The Untold Story. Ebury Press. ISBN 9780857986573.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – John Farnham – Chain Reaction". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – John Farnham – Chain Reaction" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "Charts.nz – John Farnham – Chain Reaction". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – John Farnham – Chain Reaction". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "1990 ARIA ALBUMS CHART". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "1991 ARIA ALBUMS CHART". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- 1990 albums
- ARIA Award-winning albums
- John Farnham albums