| Out in the Blue | ||||
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| Released | 24 November 2007 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 47:45 | |||
| Label | Liberation Music | |||
| Producer | Nash Chambers | |||
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Out in the Blue is the twelfth studio album by Australian singer Jimmy Barnes. It was released on 24 November 2007 as both a single-disc and limited double-disc edition.
Out in the Blue is predominantly a rootsy acoustic rock album, but also contains elements of rockabilly and country. The majority of the songs on the album were written by Barnes, many of them in relation to his recent heart surgery. Neil Finn contributed the track "Blue Hotel" and Kasey Chambers performs a duet on "When Two Hearts Collide". Jim Moginie of Midnight Oil also appears on the album, along with Mark Punch, Chris Haigh, and Barnes' four children Mahalia, EJ, Jackie, and Elly-May. Produced by Nash Chambers at Barnes' own studio Freight Train Studios, it was released on 24 November 2007. [1]
Tracks on Out in the Blue are: [2]
(Limited edition bonus CD)
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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| Australian ARIA Albums Chart [3] | 3 |
| Chart (2007) | Position |
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| ARIA Albums Chart [4] | 52 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA) [5] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
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