Two Fires

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Two Fires
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Studio album by
Jimmy Barnes
Released27 August 1990 (1990-08-27) [1]
Studio
Genre Rock
Length46:15
Label Mushroom
Producer Don Gehman
Jimmy Barnes chronology
Barnestorming
(1988)		Two Fires
(1990)		 Soul Deep
(1991)
Singles from Two Fires
  1. "Lay Down Your Guns"
    Released: 16 July 1990 [2]
  2. "Let's Make It Last All Night"
    Released: 1 October 1990 [3]
  3. "Little Darling"
    Released: 26 November 1990 [4]
  4. "When Your Love Is Gone"
    Released: 11 March 1991 [5]
  5. "Love Is Enough"
    Released: 15 July 1991 [6]

Two Fires is the fourth studio album by the Australian rock singer Jimmy Barnes, and his first United States release for Atlantic Records. It was released in Australia by Mushroom Records and was his fifth consecutive No. 1 album, debuting in September 1990 and remaining at the position for four weeks. [7] On 16 June 1991, Two Fires again reached No. 1, making it the only Barnes album to achieve such a feat. The title track, "Between Two Fires", was co-written with the hit songwriter, Holly Knight. It notably added "Stick to Your Guns".

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Lay Down Your Guns" (Jimmy Barnes, Rick Nowels)
  2. "Let's Make It Last All Night" (Barnes, Diane Warren, Desmond Child)
  3. "Little Darling" (Barnes)
  4. "Love Is Enough" (Barnes, Marvin Etzioni, Sandford, Thomas, Froggatt)
  5. "Hardline" (Barnes, Tony Brock, Jay Williams, Savigar)
  6. "One of a Kind" (Barnes, Brock, Williams, Savigar)
  7. "Sister Mercy" (Barnes, Ross Wilson, Neill)
  8. "When Your Love is Gone" (Barnes, Brock, Savigar)
  9. "Between Two Fires" (Barnes, Holly Knight)
  10. "Fade to Black" (Barnes, Bailey)
  11. "Hold On" (Barnes, Brock, Williams)
  12. "Stick to Your Guns" (Brock)

Singles

3 certain tracks from the Two Fires sessions did not make it to the final album, but they appeared as B-sides of the album's singles. These include:

  1. "Broken Hearts" (B-side of "Lay Down Your Guns")
  2. "Bad News" (B-side of "Let's Make It Last All Night")
  3. "No Frills" (B-side of "Little Darling")

Personnel

Technical

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Two Fires
Chart (1990/91)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [8] 1
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [9] 1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Two Fires
Chart (1990)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [10] 4
Chart (1991)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [11] 5
New Zealand Albums (RIANZ) [12] 3

Sales and certifications

Certifications and sales Two Fires
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [13] 6× Platinum420,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [14] Platinum15,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "New Release Summary: Albums". The ARIA Report . No. 33. 26 August 1990. p. 20.
  2. ↑ "New Release Summary: Singles". The ARIA Report. No. 27. 15 July 1990. p. 19.
  3. ↑ "New Release Summary: Singles". The ARIA Report. No. 38. 30 September 2025. p. 19.
  4. ↑ "New Release Summary: Singles". The ARIA Report. No. 46. 25 November 1990. p. 18.
  5. ↑ "New Release Summary – Product Available from : 11/03/91: Singles". The ARIA Report. No. 59. 10 March 1991. p. 19.
  6. ↑ "New Release Summary – Product Available from : 15/07/91: Singles". The ARIA Report. No. 77. 14 July 1991. p. 18.
  7. ↑ "Jimmy Barns Two Fires". Australian Charts. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  8. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Jimmy Barnes – Two Fires". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  9. ↑ "Charts.nz – Jimmy Barnes – Two Fires". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  10. ↑ "ARIA Top 100 Albums 1990". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  11. ↑ "ARIA Top 100 Albums 1991". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  12. ↑ "Official Top 40 Albums of 1991". Recorded Music NZ . 1991. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  13. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1998 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  14. ↑ "Official Top 40 Albums". Recorded Music NZ . 22 December 1991. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
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