Out in the Blue is the twelfth studio album by Australian singer Jimmy Barnes. It was released on 24 November 2007 as both a single-disc and limited double-disc edition.
Description Out in the Blue is predominantly a rootsy acoustic rock album, but also contains elements of rockabilly and country. The majority of the songs on the album were written by Barnes, many of them in relation to his recent heart surgery. Neil Finn contributed the track "Blue Hotel" and Kasey Chambers performs a duet on "When Two Hearts Collide". Jim Moginie of Midnight Oil also appears on the album, along with Mark Punch, Chris Haigh, and Barnes' four children Mahalia, EJ, Jackie, and Elly-May. Produced by Nash Chambers at Barnes' own studio Freight Train Studios, it was released on 24 November 2007.
Track listing Out in the Blue Tracks on Out in the Blue are:Out In The Blue – "Track By Track" "I Can't Tell You Why" (Jimmy Barnes) – 3:38 "Out in the Blue" (Jimmy Barnes) – 4:47 "You From Me" (Jimmy Barnes) – 3:37 "Blue Hotel" (Neil Finn) – 4:15 "When Two Hearts Collide" (with Kasey Chambers) (Jimmy Barnes) – 3:49 "Red Light" (Jimmy Barnes, Nick Barker) – 4:54 "Everything Is Changing" (Jimmy Barnes, EJ Barnes) – 4:08 "Better Off Alone" (Jimmy Barnes) – 2:59 "Water Wash All Over Me" (Jimmy Barnes, Glenn Cunningham, Paul Graham) – 4:22 "I'm Surprised" (Tex Perkins, Jimmy Barnes, Jackie Barnes) – 2:54 "Losing You" (Jimmy Barnes) – 3:35 "Forgiveness" (Jimmy Barnes) – 4:47
Live at the Sydney Opera House: The Max Session (Limited edition bonus CD) "Flame Trees" (Steve Prestwich, Don Walker) – 5:50 "Out in The Blue" (Jimmy Barnes) – 4:58 "Without Your Love" (Jimmy Barnes, Anthony Carey) – 5:09 "Never Give Up" (Jimmy Barnes, Jane Barnes, Guy Davies) – 5:12 "Blue Hotel" (Neil Finn) – 4:49 "Come Undone" (Jimmy Barnes, Mark Lizotte) – 5:08 "Four Walls" (Don Walker) – 2:33 "When Your Love Is Gone" (Jimmy Barnes, Tony Brock, Kevin Savigar) – 5:36
Personnel Out in the Blue Jimmy Barnes – lead vocals, harmony vocals, acoustic guitar Jackie Barnes – drums, percussion, piano, Wurlitzer, backing vocals Chris Haigh – bass Jim Moginie – electric, acoustic, nylon and resonator guitars, keyboards, piano, rhodes, omnichord Mark Punch – electric, slide and baritone guitars Kasey Chambers – vocals on When Two Hearts Collide
Live at the Sydney Opera House: The Max Session Jimmy Barnes – vocals Ben Rodgers – acoustic guitar Jak Housden – electric guitar Lawrie Minson – pedal steel and acoustic guitar Dario Bortolin – bass Jackie Barnes – drums Dave Pritchard – piano Mark Lizotte (Diesel) – vocals and guitar on Come Undone Mahalia Barnes – backing vocals EJ Barnes – backing vocals Elly-May Barnes – backing vocals Juanita Tippins – backing vocals Gary Pinto – backing vocals Darren Percival – backing vocals
Charts Chart (2007) Peakposition Australian ARIA Albums ChartTop 50 ARIA Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2 December 2007. 3
Year-end charts Chart (2007) Position ARIA Albums Chart 52
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External links Official Jimmy Barnes website