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"It's too indebted to US FM rock to find its own feet and the production is so polite it takes any edge off": Jimmy Barnes strives for solo success on For The Working Class Man

Jimmy Barnes circa 1985, headshot.
Jimmy Barnes: For The Working Class Man
(Image credit: Mushroom)

I'd Die to Be with You Tonight
Ride the Night Away
American Heartbeat
Working Class Man
Without Your Love
No Second Prize
Vision
Promise Me You'll Call
Boys Cry Out for War
Daylight
Thickskinned
Paradise

Jimmy Barnes first came to attention as the lead singer with popular Australian pub-rockers Cold Chisel, after a brief spell as the replacement for the AC/DC-bound Bon Scott in Fraternity. After seven albums, the band split up in 1983, and Barnes launched a solo career.

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