In the Middle of the Land

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"In the Middle of the Land"
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Single by Hoodoo Gurus
from the album Blow Your Cool!
A-side"In the Middle of the Land"
B-side"Hayride to Hell, part 2 (The Showdown)"
ReleasedDecember, 1987
GenreRock
Length4:06
LabelBig Time
Songwriter(s)Dave Faulkner
Producer(s)Charles Fisher
Hoodoo Gurus singles chronology
"Good Times"
(1987) 		"In the Middle of the Land"
(1987) 		"The Generation Gap"
(1988)

"In the Middle of the Land" was a single by iconic[1][2] Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus. It was released on Big Time Records in 1987; and was written by Dave Faulkner.[3] "Hayride to Hell, part 2 (The Showdown)", the B-side, was also written by Faulkner.[3]

"... was written about one of my pet subjects: evangelical preachers and their hypocrisy. As a later song of mine says, 'Follow any creed / If my freedom's guaranteed / I don't mind.'" - Dave Faulkner.[4]

Dream Syndicate members Steve Wynn & Mark Walton provided background vocals for this single.[5]

Track listing[]

7" version

  1. "In the Middle of the Land" (Dave Faulkner) — 4:06
  2. "Hayride to Hell, part 2 (The Showdown)" (Faulkner) — 3:29

Personnel[]

Credited to:[5]

Additional musicians[]

  • Dream Syndicate members Steve Wynn & Mark Walton provided background vocals.[5]

Other credits[]

  • Producer — Charles Fisher
  • Engineer — John Bee
  • Mastering — Don Bartley

References[]

  1. ^ "ARIA Awards 2007: About Hall of Fame". ARIA Awards. Archived from the original on 2008-02-02. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
  2. ^ Pope, Mark (7 May 2007). "ARIA presents the 2007 ARIA Hall of Fame" (PDF). Archived from (PDF) the original Check |url= value (help) on October 30, 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Australasian Performing Right Association". APRA. Archived from the original on 2008-05-05. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
  4. ^ Faulkner, Dave (June 2000). "Pop and punishment". juliat. Archived from the original on 2007-08-08. Retrieved 2008-01-29.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c Murr, Kater. "Hoodoo Gurus - Blow Your Cool!". Discogs. Retrieved 2008-01-30.

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