Red Back Fever Explained

Red Back Fever
Type:	Album
Artist:	The Angels
Cover:	Red Back Fever by The Angels - cover of red vinyl LP.jpg
Caption:	Cover of the red vinyl special edition LP
Released:	November 1991
Studio:	Trackdown Studios, Sydney, Australia and Ardent Studios, Memphis, Tennessee^[1]
Genre:	Hard rock
Length:	50:38
Label:	Mushroom
Producer:	Steve James and The Angels
Prev Title:	Beyond Salvation
Prev Year:	1990
Next Title:	Red Back Fever / Left Hand Drive
Next Year:	1992

Red Back Fever is the tenth studio album by hard rock band The Angels^[2] and reached No. 14 on the ARIA Albums Chart^[3] and No. 41 in New Zealand.^[4]

Track listing

1. "Tear Me Apart" (Bob Spencer, Richard Brewster, Brent Eccles) – 5:15
2. "Some of That Love" (Spencer, R. Brewster, Eccles) – 3:51
3. "Once Bitten Twice Shy" (Ian Hunter) – 4:38 (Ian Hunter cover)
4. "Child in You" (Amanda Brewster, R. Brewster) – 3:28
5. "Lyin' Awake in Bed" (Spencer, R. Brewster, Eccles) – 5:42
6. "Bedroom After Bedroom" (A. Brewster, Eccles, R. Brewster) – 3:58
7. "Red Back Fever" (Spencer, Eccles, Doc Neeson, James Morley, R. Brewster) – 3:59
8. "Don't Need You" (Spencer, Eccles, Morley, R.Brewster) – 2:20
9. "Natural Born Woman" (Steve Marriott) – 3:40 (Humble Pie cover)
10. "High and Dry" (Spencer, Eccles) – 5:53
11. "Hold On" (Spencer, R. Brewster, Eccles) – 6:12
12. "No More Words" (Spencer, R. Brewster, Eccles) – 1:42

Personnel

The Angels

• Doc Neeson – lead vocals
• Rick Brewster – lead guitar, rhythm guitar, piano, organ, backing vocals
• Bob Spencer – lead guitar, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• James Morley – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Brent Eccles – drums

Additional musicians

• Steve James – bass and percussion on track 3, backing vocals on tracks 2 and 3
• Chris Harris – harmonica on track 2

Production

• Steve James – producer, engineer, mixing at Gotham Audio, Melbourne, Australia
• James Cadsky – engineer
• David Hemming – mixing
• Nigel Derricks – mixing assistant
• Don Bartley – mastering at EMI Studios 301, Sydney, Australia

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Angels - Red Back Fever . . . 30 September 2021 .
2. https://www.discogs.com/Angels-Red-Back-Fever/release/3557461 The Angels - Red Back Fever at Discogs
3. Web site: The Angels - Red Back Fever (album) . Australian Charts Portal . Hung Medien . Hung . Steffen . 4 January 2017.
4. Web site: The Angels - Red Back Fever (album) . Nerw Zealand Charts Portal . Hung Medien . Hung . Steffen . 30 September 2021.