℗ 2020 Bloodlines
| Released | May 22, 1985 |
| Duration | 1h 01m 41s |
| Record Label | Bloodlines |
| Catalogue No. | 9341004090743 |
| Genre | Rock |
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1.1
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I'd Die To Be With You Tonight
Jimmy Barnes |
4:00 | |||
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1.2
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Ride The Night Away
Jimmy Barnes |
4:24 | |||
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1.3
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American Heartbeat
Jimmy Barnes |
4:08 | |||
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1.4
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Working Class Man
Jimmy Barnes |
3:31 | |||
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1.5
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Without Your Love
Jimmy Barnes |
4:26 | |||
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1.6
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No Second Prize
Jimmy Barnes |
3:40 | |||
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1.7
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Vision
Jimmy Barnes |
3:06 | |||
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1.8
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Promise Me You'll Call
Jimmy Barnes |
3:31 | |||
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1.9
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Boys Cry Out For War
Jimmy Barnes |
3:56 | |||
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1.10
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Daylight
Jimmy Barnes |
3:19 | |||
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1.11
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Thick Skinned
Jimmy Barnes |
3:28 | |||
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1.12
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Paradise (Remastered)
Jimmy Barnes |
2:45 | |||
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1.13
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I'd Die To Be With You Tonight
Jimmy Barnes |
4:24 | |||
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1.14
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Ride The Night Away
Jimmy Barnes |
4:44 | |||
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1.15
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Working Class Man
Jimmy Barnes |
3:55 | |||
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1.16
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No Second Prize
Jimmy Barnes |
4:24 |
For the Working Class Man is the second studio album by former Cold Chisel frontman Jimmy Barnes, released in December 1985. The album consists of five original tracks and seven remixed tracks that had previously been released on Barnes' 1984 debut album Bodyswerve.
For the Working Class Man was specifically geared toward securing Barnes a break into the American music market by Geffen. The new material found on the album was recorded in New York and Los Angeles with a variety of high-profile American producers, session musicians, and outside songwriters. Journey's Jonathan Cain contributed, produced and performed on two tracks, "Working Class Man" (which has since become Barnes' signature song as a solo artist after being featured in the Ron Howard film Gung Ho) and "American Heartbeat", Steven Van Zandt of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band co-wrote "Ride the Night Away", Chas Sandford penned "I'd Die to Be with You Tonight" and "Without Your Love" was co-written with former Rainbow keyboardist Tony Carey.
44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Bloodlines Studio Masters
Tracks 1-16 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
Tracks 1-16 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.42 -1.50 to -0.20 | -11.39 -12.61 to -10.03 | -7.65 -8.80 to -6.50 | 6 6 to 7 | |
| 1 | I'd Die To Be With You Tonight | -0.46 | -12.23 | -8.2 | 6 |
| 2 | Ride The Night Away | -0.24 | -11.21 | -7.6 | 6 |
| 3 | American Heartbeat | -1.50 | -11.76 | -8.5 | 6 |
| 4 | Working Class Man | -0.33 | -12.17 | -8.5 | 6 |
| 5 | Without Your Love | -0.22 | -11.74 | -8.2 | 6 |
| 6 | No Second Prize | -0.37 | -11.01 | -7.0 | 6 |
| 7 | Vision | -0.23 | -11.44 | -7.7 | 7 |
| 8 | Promise Me You'll Call | -0.34 | -10.85 | -7.4 | 6 |
| 9 | Boys Cry Out For War | -0.20 | -10.03 | -6.5 | 6 |
| 10 | Daylight | -0.76 | -11.54 | -8.0 | 6 |
| 11 | Thick Skinned | -0.23 | -11.22 | -7.1 | 6 |
| 12 | Paradise (Remastered) | -0.87 | -10.46 | -6.7 | 6 |
| 13 | I'd Die To Be With You Tonight | -0.20 | -12.29 | -8.0 | 7 |
| 14 | Ride The Night Away | -0.20 | -11.09 | -7.0 | 7 |
| 15 | Working Class Man | -0.25 | -12.61 | -8.8 | 7 |
| 16 | No Second Prize | -0.36 | -10.62 | -7.2 | 6 |