For the Working Class Man

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For the Working Class Man
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Australian version
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 4, 1985
Genre Hard rock
Length44:00
Label Mushroom
Producer Mark Opitz, Jonathan Cain, Gary Gersh, Chas Sanford
Jimmy Barnes chronology
Bodyswerve
(1984)
For the Working Class Man
(1985)
Freight Train Heart
(1987)
Singles from For the Working Class Man
  1. "I'd Die to Be with You Tonight"
    Released: 26 August 1985 [1]
  2. "Working Class Man"
    Released: November 1985
  3. "Ride the Night Away"
    Released: February 1986
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'd Die to Be with You Tonight"Chas Sandford4:02
2."Ride the Night Away" Steven Van Zandt, Steve Jordan4:26
3."American Heartbeat" Jonathan Cain 4:10
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Working Class Man"Cain3:33
2."Without Your Love" Jimmy Barnes, Tony Carey 4:28
Side three
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."No Second Prize"Barnes3:42
2."Vision"Barnes3:08
3."Promise Me You'll Call"Barnes3:33
4."Boys Cry Out for War"Barnes3:58
Side four
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Daylight"Barnes3:21
2."Thickskinned"Barnes, Ray Arnott 3:30
3."Paradise"Barnes2:45

Jimmy Barnes / A Week Away from Paradise

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."No Second Prize"Barnes3:42
2."I'd Die to Be with You Tonight"Sandford4:02
3."Working Class Man"Cain3:33
4."Promise Me You'll Call"Barnes3:33
5."Boys Cry Out for War"Barnes3:58
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Paradise"Barnes2:45
2."Without Your Love"Barnes, Carey4:28
3."American Heartbeat"Cain4:10
4."Thickskinned"Barnes, Arnott3:30
5."Ride the Night Away"Van Zandt, Jordan4:26
6."Daylight"Barnes3:21

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [12] 7× Platinum490,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [13] Platinum15,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

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