Red Sails in the Sunset (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Red Sails in the Sunset
Type = Album
Artist = Midnight Oil


Released = 1984
Recorded = June - August 1984
Genre = Rock, New Wave
Length = 50:33
Label = Sprint Music / Columbia Records
Producer = Nick Launay & Midnight Oil
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:h9fwxqw5ld6e link]
*"Rolling Stone" (favorable) [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/midnightoil/albums/album/179177/review/5941111/red_sails_in_the_sunset link]
Last album = "10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1"
(1982)
This album = "Red Sails in the Sunset"
(1984)
Next album = "Species Deceases (EP)"
(1985)

"Red Sails in the Sunset" is an album by Midnight Oil that was released in 1984 under the Columbia Records label. This album was recorded and produced in Tokyo, Japan and is significant for becoming their first No. 1 album in Australia (it entered also the US Billboard 200). The cover image contains a striking depiction of Sydney Harbour after a hypothetical nuclear strike. This album contained tracks that were performed at their Sydney Harbour Goat Island concert in 1985 in tandem with Triple J celebrating the radio station's 10th birthday, which was simulcast on ABC Television and subsequently re-broadcast on their then-Tuesday night music program, "Rock Arena". This footage later became part of "Best of Both Worlds", released in 2004.

Track listing

# "When the Generals Talk" (Robert Hirst, James Moginie, Peter Garrett)
# "Best of Both Worlds" (Hirst, Moginie)
# "Sleep" (Moginie, Hirst, Garrett)
# "Minutes to Midnight" (Moginie, Garrett)
# "Jimmy Sharman's Boxers" (Hirst, Moginie)
# "Bakerman" (Hirst)
# "Who Can Stand in the Way" (Moginie, Garrett)
# "Kosciuszko" (Hirst, Moginie)
# "Helps Me Helps You" (Hirst, Moginie)
# "Harrisburg" (Moginie, Kevans)
# "Bells and Horns in the Back of Beyond" (Midnight Oil)
# "Shipyards of New Zealand" (Moginie, Garrett)

Chart positions

Personnel

* Martin Rotsey
* Peter Gifford
* Rob Hirst
* Jim Moginie
* Peter Garrett

External links

* [http://www.midnightoil.com Midnight Oil]

succession box
before = "The Unforgettable Fire" by U2
title = Australian Kent Music Report number-one album
years = November 5 - December 2 1984
after = "Choose 1985" by Various artists