Midnight Sun (Redgum album)

Midnight Sun
Studio album by Redgum
Released	November 1986
Recorded	Fast Forward Studios, Melbourne, July/August 1986
Genre	Folk, Rock
Length	44:01
Label	Epic
Producer	Michael Atkinson & Hugh McDonald
Redgum chronology
Anything's Legal, Anything Goes (1984) Midnight Sun (1986) The Very Best of Redgum (1987)

Midnight Sun is the fifth and final studio album by Redgum, released through Epic Records in November 1986. ^[1]

John Schumann had left the group in 1985 to pursue a solo career, ^[2] so Hugh McDonald took over as lead singer. ^[3] Michael Atkinson left the group in 1987 after its release; the remaining members toured until 1990 to pay off the band's debts, and then disbanded.

Track listing

Side A

1. "Talk" (Hugh McDonald/Michael Spicer) - 4:21
2. "When Your Luck Ran Out" (Hugh McDonald) - 5:48
3. "Running with the Hurricane" (Hugh McDonald/Michael Atkinson) - 3:47
4. "Empty Page" (Michael Spicer/Verity Truman) - 4:39
5. "Midnight Sun" (Michael Atkinson) - 4:45

Side B

1. "Too Many Dollars" (Michael Atkinson) - 3:44
2. "Another Country" (Michael Atkinson) - 5:02
3. "In Their Hands" (Verity Truman) - 4:30
4. "Blood upon the Rain" (Hugh McDonald/Michael Atkinson) - 4:24
5. "La Partida (The Parting)" (Victor Jara) - 3:05

Charts

Chart (1986/87)	Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)	77 [4]

Personnel

• Michael Atkinson - bass, vocals
• Hugh McDonald - lead vocals, guitars, violin
• Michael Spicer - keyboards, flute
• Verity Truman - vocals, saxophone, flute
• Alex Pertout
• Chris Doheny
• Dave Clabour
• David Burgos
• Eddie Rayner
• John Barrett
• Lisa Young
• Roger McLachlan
• Shane Howard
• Trevor Courtney

References

1. Striped Sunlight Blog Midnight Sun review
2. John Schumann website Redgum history
3. Bmusic Redgum: Where Are They Now? Archived 2009-10-23 at the Wayback Machine
4. David Kent (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, New South Wales: Australian Chart Book. p. 248. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.