Two Fires

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 also includes a bonus track "Stick To Your Guns".

Two Fires
Studio album by
Jimmy Barnes
Released7 September 1990[1]
Studio
GenreRock
Length46:15
LabelMushroom
ProducerDon Gehman
Jimmy Barnes chronology
Barnestorming
(1988)		 Two Fires
(1990)		 Soul Deep
(1991)
Singles from Two Fires
  1. "Lay Down Your Guns"
    Released: July 1990
  2. "Let's Make it Last All Night"
    Released: October 1990
  3. "Little Darling"
    Released: November 1990
  4. "When Your Love is Gone"
    Released: March 1991
  5. "Love is Enough"
    Released: July 1991

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" (Barnes) (Bonus Track)

Outtakes

A demo recording session in July 1989 produced 12 several tracks which were not included in the final album and which remain unreleased.
"Ain't That Just Like Love"
"All Is Forgiven"
"Body and Soul"
"Crazy World"
"Don't Make Me Wait"
"Give and Take"
"Glory Bound"
"Jealousy"
"Killer Love"
"Love is For Nothing"
"Rock Me Over"
"Testify"

Certain songs from the Two Fires sessions did not make the final album, but appeared as B-sides of the album's singles. These include:

"Broken Hearts" (B-side of "Lay Down Your Guns")
"No Frills" (B-side of "Little Darling")
"Bad News" (B-side of "Let's Make It Last All Night")

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) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 1
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[4] 1

Year-end charts
Year-end chart performance for Two Fires
Chart (1990) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 4
Chart (1991) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 5
New Zealand Albums (RIANZ)[7] 3

Sales and certifications
Certifications and sales Two Fires
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[8] 6× Platinum 420,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[9] Platinum 15,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

References
  1. "Jimmy Barns Two Fires". Australian Charts. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  2. "Jimmy Barns Two Fires". Australian Charts. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  3. "Australiancharts.com – Jimmy Barnes – Two Fires". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  4. "Charts.nz – Jimmy Barnes – Two Fires". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  5. "ARIA Top 100 Albums 1990". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  6. "ARIA Top 100 Albums 1991". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  7. "Official Top 40 Albums of 1991". Recorded Music NZ. 1991. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  8. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1998 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  9. "Official Top 40 Albums". Recorded Music NZ. 22 December 1991. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
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