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| Released | July 1982 | |||
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| Label | Midnight Records, | |||
| Producer | Jon English and Charlie Hull | |||
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Jokers and Queens is a collaborative album released by Australian musicians Marcia Hines and Jon English, in July 1982. The album features 3 original and 3 covers and it peaked at number 36 on the Australian Kent Music Report. [1]
Jon English and Hines had worked together in the 1973/74 Australian production of Jesus Christ Superstar [2] In 1981, English had toured the UK and Scandinavia with a number of Hines' band members.
All tracks composed by Charlie Hull and Jon English; except where indicated
Side one
Side two
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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| Australian (Kent Music Report) [3] | 36 |
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