Chain Reaction (John Farnham album)
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Released 24 September 1990 (Australia)
Recorded 1990
Genre Pop, rock
Length 51:59
Label Sony BMG, RCA, Wheatley
Producer Ross Fraser
Chain Reaction is a studio album by Australian singer John Farnham. The album was released in Australia on September 24th 1990 on CD, cassette tape and LP. It was the highest selling album in Australia that year, debuting at #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 #3 in August, “That’s Freedom” at #5 in September and “Burn For You” reaching #5 in December. A fourth single, “In Days to Come”, was released early the following year, peaking at #41.
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 December 14th or 15th in 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” – (T. 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, Sylvester Stewart) – 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:
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