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John Farnham - Whispering Jack album

John Farnham - Whispering Jack album

  • Performer: John Farnham
  • Genre: Rock
  • Title: Whispering Jack
  • Released: 1987
  • Style: Pop Rock
  • Country: Australia
  • MP3 version size: 1651 mb
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Description

Whispering Jack is the twelfth studio album by Australian adult contemporary pop singer John Farnham

Whispering Jack is the twelfth studio album by Australian adult contemporary pop singer John Farnham. It was produced by Ross Fraser, and released on 20 October 1986, peaking at on the Australian Kent Music Report Album Charts. Whispering Jack has become the second best-selling-album in Australia, behind Meatloaf's album Bat Out of Hell, and the highest selling album in Australia by an Australian artist - 24x platinum indicating sales of over . 8 million copies sold

John Farnham ‎– Whispering Jack. Label: Wheatley Records ‎– SFCD 0149.

Arranged By – John Farnham. Design, Art Direction – The Malpass. Engineer – Doug Brady. Guitar – Brett Garsed. Keyboards, Arranged By – David Hirschfelder. Photography By – Louis Petruccelli. Producer, Arranged By – Ross Fraser. This release has a different layout on the center label as the Whispering Jack already in the database. Matrix, Runout (Runout, side A, stamped): DM B-7005 A-1/1-87 II.

Former Little River Band singer John Farnham managed to reinvent himself as an '80s pop star on Whispering Jack. Immensely popular in Australia, the album as well as the first single "You're the Voice" sat at the top of the charts for many weeks. Whispering Jack was an album of slick, commercial synth pop, and from that point of view it was quite good.

Album · 1986 · 10 Songs. The keys to this album are John Farnham’s years of experience as both a solo singer and with Little River Band and David Hirschfelder’s rich keyboard textures. The combination still sounds fresh decades later, with Farnham’s voice showcasing incredible range, power and versatility. His vocals are warm and intense ( Pressure Down ) as well as tender ( A Touch of Paradise ). On standout track You’re the Voice, he pulls off a performance that bleeds honesty over soaring synths and bagpipes. Whispering Jack John Farnham.

Reasons" is a song which was written by Sam See for John Farnham, which he recorded for his sixteenth album Whispering Jack released in 1986

Whispering Jack transformed a struggling John Farnham and reinvigorated his career, becoming one of the greatest Pop masterpieces of the 1980's. After leaving the Little River Band as lead singer in 1985, John felt it was time to record a new studio album. From its creation, to its production, to its lyricism; Whispering Jack became a redemption for John Farnham, who achieved massive acclaim and success unparalleled by even his early career. For the realm's of 1980's Pop music, Whispering Jack shamelessly embraces the most commercially viable ideas of Pop; but combines beautiful imagery in lyricism and John's stellar vocals, to create one of the greatest Pop masterpieces of the 1980's.

Artists John Farnham Whispering Jack. This album has an average beat per minute of 114 BPM (slowest/fastest tempos: 84/134 BPM). See its BPM profile at the bottom of the page. Tracklist Whispering Jack. BPM Profile Whispering Jack. Album starts at 112BPM, ends at 106BPM (-6), with tempos within the -BPM range. Try refreshing the page if dots are missing). Recent albums by John Farnham. I Remember When I Was Young: Songs From the Great Australian Song Book.

John Farnham - Whispering Jack - 1986 – A Touch Of Paradise. John Farnham - Whispering Jack - 1986 – One Step Away. John Farnham - Whispering Jack - 1986 – Going, Going, Gone. John Farnham – Trouble. John Farnham – Whispering Jack (1986). John Farnham - Whispering Jack - 1986 – Reasons. John Farnham – Pressure Down. John Farnham, 1989 – You re The Voice. John Farnham – You re The Voice (Whispering Jack - 1986). John Farnham - (1986) Whispering Jack – 04 - Reasons. John Farnham - (1986) Whispering Jack – A Touch Of Paradise.

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1 Pressure Down
Written-By – H. Bogdanovs*
3:45
A2 You're The Voice
Written-By – A. Qunta*, C. Thompson*, K. Reid*, M. Ryder*
5:05
A3 One Step Away
Written-By – D. Skinner*, J. Kennett*
3:36
A4 Reasons
Written-By – S. See*
4:27
A5 Going, Going, Gone
Written-By – D. Hirschfelder*, J. Farnham*, R. Fraser*
3:35
B1 No One Comes Close
Written-By – E. McCusker*
4:05
B2 Love To Shine
Written-By – H. Bogdanovs*, K. Dee*
4:00
B3 Trouble
Written-By – D. East*
3:24
B4 A Touch Of Paradise
Written-By – G. Smith*, R. Wilson*
4:47
B5 Let Me Out
Written-By – C. Magnus*, G. Ballard*, J. Farnham*
4:23

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – Wheatley Records Pty. Ltd.
  • Distributed By – RCA, S.A.
  • Manufactured By – Iberofon, S.A.

Credits

  • Arranged By – David Hirschfelder, John Farnham
  • Arranged By, Producer – Ross Fraser
  • Engineer – Doug Brady
  • Engineer [Assistant] – Michael Wickow

Notes

Recorded at AAV Australia.

Publishers:
Rondor (A1,A2,B2), Warner Bros./Gilbey (A3), Control (A4,B2),
Wheatley (A5,B4,B5), Leosong (B1), Image (B3), Doo Dah Music (B4).

Original sound recording made by Wheatley Records, Pty. Ltd.
℗ 1986 Wheatley Records, Pty. Ltd.

Made in Spain.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Depósito Legal: M-3300-1987
  • Rights Society: S.G.A.E.
  • Other (Circled): 7A

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
SFL1-0149 John Farnham Whispering Jack ‎(LP, Album, Gat) Wheatley Records SFL1-0149 Australia 1986
PL71224 John Farnham Whispering Jack ‎(LP, Album, Promo) RCA PL71224 Italy 1986
SFK1 0149, TC-SFK1 0149 John Farnham Whispering Jack ‎(Cass, Album, Dol) Wheatley Records, Starcall Records SFK1 0149, TC-SFK1 0149 Australia 1986
RCLP 20402 John Farnham Whispering Jack ‎(LP, Album) RCA RCLP 20402 Greece 1986
6800-4-R John Farnham Whispering Jack ‎(Cass, Album) Wheatley Records, RCA 6800-4-R Canada 1986

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