Front Page News

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Front Page News
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 7, 1977
Genre Rock, soft rock
Length42:01
Label MCA
Producer Ron Albert, Howard Albert
Wishbone Ash chronology
Classic Ash
(1977)
Front Page News
(1977)
No Smoke Without Fire
(1978)

Front Page News is the eighth album by rock band Wishbone Ash. It peaked at No. 31 in the UK Albums Chart. [1]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Leader-Post deemed the album "stylish and polished" and "gentle, light rock." [3]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Martin Turner, Andy Powell, Laurie Wisefield and Steve Upton; except where noted.

Side one

  1. "Front Page News" – 5:08
  2. "Midnight Dancer" – 4:24
  3. "Goodbye Baby Hello Friend" (Wisefield) – 3:51
  4. "Surface to Air" (Turner) – 4:49
  5. "714" (Wisefield) – 3:19

Side two

  1. "Come in from the Rain" (Turner) – 4:38
  2. "Right or Wrong" (Turner) – 2:50
  3. "Heart-Beat" (Turner) – 4:21
  4. "The Day I Found Your Love" – 4:27
  5. "Diamond Jack" – 4:17 [2]

Personnel

Wishbone Ash

Charts

Chart (1977)Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC) [4] 31
US Billboard 200 [5] 166

References

  1. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 607. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.
  2. 1 2 Eder, Bruce. Front Page News at AllMusic
  3. Whelan, Tim (24 February 1978). "Front Page News Wishbone Ash". Postscript. The Leader-Post. p. 7.
  4. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  5. "Wishbone Ash Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2023.