A Little Bit About The Man

Jimmy Barnes was born April, 28 1956 in Glasgow, Scotland. His original name was 'James Dixon Swan' and his father was a featherweight boxing champion in Glasgow. In 1961/62 his family moved to Australia. After playing in a school band (I think it was called 'Orange') he replaced Bon Scott (who joined AC/DC) as lead vocalist in the band Fraternity.

Then, aged 16 and a half, he joined Cold Chisel in 1973. First they played the pubs of Adelaide, then they played the pubs of Australia and finally they got a record contract in 1976. Now, Cold Chisel are Australian history. One of the best bands Australia ever had. They split up in 1983 because they thought they weren´t playing good music anymore and they didn´t want to rip their fans off with another album. Can you imagine the Rolling Stones splitting up on the peak of their success and telling their fans "Sorry, folks, we´re to bad for you"??? And I´d say they were playing damn good! Anyway, Jimmy started his solo career and his first album'Bodyswerve', produced by Mark Opitz, was published in 1984. It included the hit singles 'No Second Price'and 'Daylight' and went straight to number one of the Australian album chart. In 1985 Jimmy recorded a few new songs and recut some of the tracks from 'Bodyswerve' for his American debut 'For The Working Class Man'.

The title track was used for Ron Howard´s movie 'Gung Ho', the album was mixed for American audience and recorded with American musicians. It sold very good in Australia (several times platinum, one of the biggest selling albums down under). In America it didn´t sell at all. In 1987 Jimmy recorded 'Freight Train Heart' and Australia loved it. America, well, maybe the managers of Jimmy´s American record lable were right. If you want to be a rockstar in America, you have to demolish the furniture of every motel you visit, you have to fuck every groupie you see and you´ve got to beat up a journatist once in a while. And last but not least you´ve got to be nice to Mister Important and tell him that you´ve waited you´re whole life to meet him. What Jimmy did was absolutly wrong. He toured with his family, didn´t break anything in his motel rooms and told Mister Important that he doesn´t know him and that there was no reason for him to change this fact.

Jimmy left his wild years behind when he left Chisel and married Jane Mahoney (he says she saved his life). He became a responsible family man and in his life was no place for such rockstar nonsense. In other words: 'Freight Train Heart' was a flop in the US. He recorded two songs ('Good Times', 'Laying Down The Law') together with INXS for the'Lost Boys' soundtrack and in 1988 his first live album 'Barnestorming' was published (and it sold several times platinum down under). Then, in 1990, he recorded 'Two Fires', his fourth studio album. I guess I don´t need to mention that it was a big success down under, do I? In 1991 he recorded a cover album containing his favourite soul classics ('Soul Deep') and in 1992 he went into a studio together with Tina Turner and Diesel to record a great new version of 'The Best'.

In 1993 'Heat' was another brilliant Barnes album that went straight to the number one of the Australian album chart. An acoustic album, called 'Flesh And Wood', was recorded in the same year. On this record Barnes was supported by The Badloves, Joe Cocker, Ross Wilson, Tommy Emmanuel, Diesel , Don Walker, Deborah Conway and Archie Roach. His last album, 'Psyclone', was published in 1995. It contains the song 'Come Undone' that was written by Diesel , Jimmy´s brother in law (he married Janes sister Jep Mahoney). Jimmy recorded a different version of this song with the Dutch band 'The Pilgrims',the new version was published in the Netherlands a few weeks ago.

Jimmy Barnes is an Australian folk hero, he is the 'working class man' and if you ever have the chance to see him live you´ll know why. Rock music is his profession and because he´s well payed, Jimmy gives his best. On stage,he 'works' like a madman. I´ve never seen anybody sweat like Jimmy Barnes on stage. Jimmy lived in France for a while but he went back to Australia. A "best of" including a bonus album full of rare stuff was published in October 1996 and there are in December 1998 Jimmy toured with some good old "friends" of the Chisel days.


Jimmy Barnes: 50 [Limited edition] (2007)

Product Description
Extremely limited edition 13 CD box set celebrating the solo career of the former Cold Chisel frontman as he turns 50. The box contains digitally remastered versions of all 11 of Jimmy's solo studio albums pressed on Gold CDs plus a bonus two Gold CD set featuring rarities and live tracks. All Gold discs will be housed in individual gatefold matte finish sleeves. The box will be 12 x 12 (the same size as an LP) and will feature a 24 page booklet with extensive photos and liner notes. All copies individually signed by Barnsie and comes with a certificate of authenticity. The albums contained in this box include Bodyswerve, For The Working Class Man, Freight Train Heart, Two Fires, Soul Deep and others.

LP sized Box
Book with extensive notes
Limited to 5.000 copies

CD 1-11:
All original studio albums digitally remastered and repackaged:
Bodyswerve
For The Working Class Man
Freight Train Heart
Two Fires
Soul Deep
Heat
Flesh and Wood
Psyclone
Love And Fear
Soul Deeper
Double Happiness

CD 12:
Live show from the Freight Train Heart Tour.
CD 13:
Rarities and Remixes.



Tracks:
CD 1:

01 Vision
02 Daylight
03 Promise Me You'Ll Call
04 No Second Prize
05 Boys Cry out for War
06 Paradise
07 Change is Gonna Come
08 Thick Skinned
09 Piece of My Heart
10 Fire
11 World's on Fire

CD 2:

01 I'd Die to Be with You Tonight
02 Ride the Night Away
03 American Heartbeat
04 Working Class Man
05 Without Your Love
06 No Second Prize
07 Vision
08 Promise Me You'Ll Call
09 Boys Cry out for War
10 Daylight
11 Thickskinned
12 Paradise

CD 3:

01 Driving Wheels
02 Seven Days
03 Too Much Ain't Enough Love
04 Do or Die
05 Waitin' for the Heartache
06 Last Frontier
07 I Wanna Get Started with You
08 I'm Still on Your Side
09 Lessons in Love
10 Walk on

CD 4:

01 Lay Down Your Guns
02 Let's Make It Last All Night
03 Little Darling
04 Love is Enough
05 Hardline
06 One of a Kind
07 Sister Mercy
08 When Your Love is Gone
09 Between Two Fires)
10 Fade to Black
11 Hold on

CD 5:

01 I Gotcha
02 (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher
03 When Something is Wrong with My Baby
04 Show Me
05 Many Rivers to Cross
06 Reflections
07 Ain't No Mountain High Enough
08 I Found a Love
09 Signed Sealed Delivered (I'm Yours)
10 Bring It on Home to Me
11 Here I Am (Come and Take Me)
12 River Deep, Mountain High
13 Respect
14 Reach out I'Ll Be There
15 Try a Little Tenderness
16 Stagger Lee
17 Sweet Soul Music

CD 6:

01 Sweat It out
02 Wheels in Motion
03 Stand Up)
04 Burn Baby Burn
05 Something's Got a Hold
06 Love Thing
07 Talking to You
08 Stone Cold
09 Wait for Me
10 Tears We Cry
11 Right by Your Side
12 Little Bit of Love
13 I'd Rather Be Blind
14 Not the Loving Kind
15 Knock Me Down
16 Catch Your Shadow

CD 7:

01 It Will Be Alright
02 Weight
03 Ride the Night Away
04 Gulty
05 You Cant Make Love Without a Soul
06 Hell of a Time
07 Other of Mine
08 Fade to Black
09 Flame Trees
10 Still Got a Long Way to Go
11 Still on Your Side
12 Stone Cold
13 Let It Go
14 We Could Be Gone
15 Love Me Tender

CD 8:

01 Used to the Truth
02 Spend the Night
03 Change of Heart
04 Every Beat
05 Come Undone
06 Stumbling
07 Love & Devotion
08 Mirror of Your Soul
09 Just a Man
10 Fooling Yourself
11 Tears
12 Going Down Alone
13 Because You Wanted It

CD 9:

01 Love & Hate
02 Time Will Tell
03 By the Grace of God
04 Thankful for the Rain
05 Temptation
06 Love Song
07 Do It to Me
08 Love Gone Cold
09 Heart Cries Alone
10 Radio Song
11 Blind Can't Lead the Blind
12 Sorry

CD 10:

01 Land of 1000 Dances
02 Chain of Fools
03 What Becomes of the Broken Hearted
04 To Love Somebody
05 634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.a.)
06 Ain't Too Proud to Beg
07 I Put a Spell on You
08 Money
09 Hold on! I'm Comin'
10 Dancing in the Street
11 All the Young Dudes
12 Respect

CD 11:

01 Jimmy Barnes & Dallas Crane - Sit on My Knee
02 Jimmy & Mahalia Barnes - Gonna Take Some Time
03 Jimmy Barnes & Roachford - Attention
04 Jimmy Barnes & Mica Paris - Run
05 Jimmy Barnes & John Swan - What Will They Say
06 Jimmy Barnes & Tim Rogers - out of Time
07 Jimmy Barnes & Diesel - Got You As a Friend
08 Jimmy Barnes & the Living End - Resurrection Shuffle
09 Jimmy Barnes & Tina Harrod - Piece of My Heart
10 Jimmy Barnes & David Campbell - Wichita Lineman
11 Jimmy & Jackie Barnes - Same Woman
12 Jimmy Barnes & Rahsaan Patterson - Say It Ain't So
13 Jimmy Barnes & Elly-May Barnes - I'Ll Be There
14 Jimmy Barnes & Gary Pinto - Higher
15 Jimmy Barnes & Ej Barnes - Settle for Me
16 Jimmy Barnes & Troy Cassar-Daley Featuring Bella - Bird on a Wire
17 Jimmy Barnes & Billy Thorpe - Shout

CD 12:

01 Daylight
02 American Heartbeat
03 Last Frontier
04 Still on Your Side
05 Rising Sun
06 Do or Die
07 I'd Die to Be with You Tonight
08 Too Much (Aint Enough Love)
09 Working Class Man
10 Resurrection Shuffle

CD 13:

01 Different Lives
02 Broken Hearts
03 All I Got
04 Tell Me the Truth
05 Sitting at the Bar
06 Rather Be with You
07 Here and Now
08 Radio Song
09 Secret Place (Demo)
10 Good Times


.- Booklet not scanned, soory: too big.

.- Covers for all cds, included.