Two Fires Explained

Two Fires
Type:	studio
Artist:	Jimmy Barnes
Cover:	TwoFires.jpg
Released:	7 September 1990^[1]
Studio:	Rhinoceros (Sydney, Australia) Chapel (Encino, California)
Genre:	Rock
Length:	46:15
Label:	Mushroom
Producer:	Don Gehman
Prev Title:	Barnestorming
Prev Year:	1988
Next Title:	Soul Deep
Next Year:	1991

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.^[2] 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 omitted "Stick to Your Guns".

Track listing

1. "Lay Down Your Guns" (Jimmy Barnes, Rick Nowels)
2. "Let's Make It Last All Night" (Barnes, Diane Warren, Desmond Child)
3. "Little Darling" (Barnes)
4. "Love Is Enough" (Barnes, Marvin Etzioni, Sandford, Thomas, Froggatt)
5. "Hardline" (Barnes, Tony Brock, Jay Williams, Savigar)
6. "One of a Kind" (Barnes, Brock, Williams, Savigar)
7. "Sister Mercy" (Barnes, Ross Wilson, Neill)
8. "When Your Love is Gone" (Barnes, Brock, Savigar)
9. "Between Two Fires" (Barnes, Holly Knight)
10. "Fade to Black" (Barnes, Bailey)
11. "Hold On" (Barnes, Brock, Williams)
12. "Stick to Your Guns" (Brock)

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

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Two Fires

Chart (1990)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[3]	4
Chart (1991)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[4]	5
New Zealand Albums (RIANZ)^[5]	3

See also

• List of number-one albums in Australia during the 1990s

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jimmy Barns Two Fires. Australian Charts. 24 October 2014.
2. Web site: Jimmy Barns Two Fires. Australian Charts. 24 October 2014.
3. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Albums 1990. Australian Recording Industry Association. 28 October 2014.
4. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Albums 1991. Australian Recording Industry Association. 28 October 2014.
5. Web site: Official Top 40 Albums of 1991. Recorded Music NZ. 1991. 6 December 2022.