Red Sails in the Sunset (1984)

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Jun 30, 2024

Title: Red Sails in the Sunset
Artist: Midnight Oil
Genre: Rock
Released: 1984

Tracks:
1 - When the Generals Talk - 3:33
2 - Best of Both Worlds - 4:04 -

3 - Sleep - 5:09
4 - Minutes to Midnight - 3:07
5 - Jimmy Sharman's Boxers - 7:24
6 - Bakerman - 0:54
7 - Who Can Stand in the Way - 4:35
8 - Kosciusko - 4:39
9 - Helps Me Helps You - 3:49
10 - Harrisburg - 3:50
11 - Bells and Horns in the Back of Beyond - 3:27
12 - Shipyards of New Zealand - 5:53

Overview:

Red Sails in the Sunset is a rock album by Australian group Midnight Oil which was released in October 1984 under the Columbia Records label. It was recorded and produced in Tokyo, Japan and is significant for becoming their first No. 1 album in Australia – it also entered the United States Billboard 200. The cover image, by Japanese artist Tsunehisa Kimura, depicts Sydney Harbour after a hypothetical nuclear strike.

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