In Roads

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In Roads
In Roads by Jon English.jpg
Studio album by
Released1981 (1981)
Genre
Label Mercury
Producer Tim Friese-Greene
Jon English chronology
Calm Before the Storm
(1980)
In Roads
(1981)
Beating the Boards
(1982)
Singles from In Roads
  1. "Straight from the Heart"
    Released: June 1981
  2. "The Shining"
    Released: September 1981
  3. "Josephine (Too Many Secrets)"
    Released: May 1982 (Scandinavia only)

In Roads is the seventh studio album by Australian musician Jon English. The album was released in Australia in 1981. Three singles were released from the album, including "Josephine (Too Many Secrets)" which peaked at number 9 in Norway.

Contents

Track listing

Vinyl/cassette (6357 067):

Side One

  1. "Been in Love Before" (Jon English) - 4:10
  2. "Blame It on the Night" (Dennis La Rue, Rick Blakemore) - 3:19
  3. "Straight from the Heart" (Bryan Adams) - 2:58
  4. "You Might Need Somebody" (Nan O'Byrne, Tom Snow) - 3:35
  5. "The Shining" (Greg Henson, English) - 4:14

Side Two

  1. "Touch and Go" (English) - 3:26
  2. "Stranger in a Strange Land" (La Rue, R. Blakemore) - 3:41
  3. "Move Better in the Night" (Chris Thompson, Robbie McIntosh, Stevie Lange) - 4:49
  4. "Hope It Turns Out Right" (Mike Wade, Graeme Connors) - 3:54
  5. "Last Night in Hollywood" (Wade, Connors) - 3:54
  6. "Josephine (Too Many Secrets)" (Tim Friese-Greene, English) - 3:58

Weekly charts

Chart (1981–82)Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)58
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [1] 4
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [2] 24

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References

  1. "Norwegiancharts.com – Jon English – In Roads". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  2. "Swedishcharts.com – Jon English – In Roads". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 October 2016.