Two Fires is the fourth studio album by the Australian rock singer Jimmy Barnes, and his first United States release for Atlantic Records. It was released in Australia by Mushroom Records and was his fifth consecutive No. 1 album, debuting in September 1990 and remaining at the position for four weeks. On 16 June 1991, Two Fires again reached No. 1, making it the only Barnes album to achieve such a feat. The title track, "Between Two Fires", was co-written with the hit songwriter, Holly Knight. It notably added "Stick to Your Guns".
Track listing "Lay Down Your Guns" (Jimmy Barnes, Rick Nowels) "Let's Make It Last All Night" (Barnes, Diane Warren, Desmond Child) "Little Darling" (Barnes) "Love Is Enough" (Barnes, Marvin Etzioni, Sandford, Thomas, Froggatt) "Hardline" (Barnes, Tony Brock, Jay Williams, Savigar) "One of a Kind" (Barnes, Brock, Williams, Savigar) "Sister Mercy" (Barnes, Ross Wilson, Neill) "When Your Love is Gone" (Barnes, Brock, Savigar) "Between Two Fires" (Barnes, Holly Knight) "Fade to Black" (Barnes, Bailey) "Hold On" (Barnes, Brock, Williams) "Stick to Your Guns" (Brock)
Singles 3 certain tracks from the Two Fires sessions did not make it to the final album, but they appeared as B-sides of the album's singles. These include: "Broken Hearts" (B-side of "Lay Down Your Guns") "Bad News" (B-side of "Let's Make It Last All Night") "No Frills" (B-side of "Little Darling")
Personnel Jimmy Barnes – vocals Jeff Neill, Mark Lizotte, Brian Setzer, Todd Sharp, Wally Stocker – guitar Jimmy Haslip – bass Tony Brock – drums Kevin Savigar – keyboards Eliza-Jane 'E.J.' Barnes, Jackie Barnes, Jane Barnes, Jimmy Barnes, Mahalia Barnes, Spencer Brock, Taylor Brock, Tony Brock, Leanne D'Hudson, Wendy Fraser, Grace Gehman, Portia Griffin, Marcy Levy, Jeff Neill, Brian Setzer, Todd Sharp, Jade Thacker, Nicholas Thacker, Sue Thacker, Tyler Thacker, Debbie Harwood – backing vocals
Technical Rick O'Neil – mastering engineer
Charts Weekly charts +Weekly chart performance for Two Fires Chart (1990/91) Peakposition
Year-end charts +Year-end chart performance for Two Fires Chart (1990) Position Australian Albums (ARIA) 4 Chart (1991) Position Australian Albums (ARIA) 5 New Zealand Albums (RIANZ)3
Sales and certifications
See also List of number-one albums in Australia during the 1990s
References